Update: Rediff informs us that they haven't abandoned Indic languages for email altogether - they intend to include Indian languages in the new user interface once some bugs have been fixed. The New Rediffmail is available for new registrants as of now, and Rediff also intends to make the new interface available to Rediffmail PRO users. In terms of giving users the option of adding RSS feeds, the company might include feeds from social networks like Orkut, LinkedIn, Facebook besides Rediff in the Feeds, but there's no plan on making it a feed reader. Original Story (July 1st 2009): NASDAQ listed Indian Internet company Rediff appears to be making a concerted effort to become mobile friendly: after redesigning its international portal India Abroad to make it mobile and iPhone friendly, the company has now revisited its mail service Rediffmail. Where Have All The Text Ads Gone? The blue-white-grey interface is now almost all white, with a dose of red icons. The new Rediff Mail has a neat, minimalist interface without many advertisements. Gone is the left menu bar, and consequently the text advertisements there, as well as the text advertisements; one large banner on the right remains, and banner advertisements are sent out in the emails. Some screenshots: New version on the left, and old on the right: Additional services like - Activate POP3, Check mail via SMS/GPRS - once in the menu bar, have been moved to the 'Settings' section. The navigation is now entirely top menu based, except in…
