Bangalore, Karnataka, India, August 8, 2008 (PRESSbooth.ORG) -- Following the success of its fare search utility service for Air Tickets and Train Tickets, Rediff.com, India’s leading online portal, today announced the launch of Bus FareSearch service - (http://bus-tickets.rediff.com/index.php). Rediff Bus FareSearch allows the users to search for buses plying between states and get detailed schedules, pick up points, check availability and book seats for over 1000 destinations in India . The new search service currently covers over 20000 buses including both private and state transport buses for 7 Indian states - Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh, West Bengal and Uttar Pradesh.

The Rediff Bus FareSearch service also allows users to get comparative view of the trains available for the chosen bus route helping users to plan their travel more efficiently. The service is designed like a simple search engine utility which does not requires any registration process, Users can classify their search based on the boarding location and also select the type of Bus which includes A/C, Non A/C, seating or sleeper class.

Once the user has finalized the appropriate bus they can book the tickets either through travel agents whose details are also available on the system and also through partner sites.

Rediff.com today provides the widest range of most commonly searched verticals by Indians which includes Image search, Air fare search, Job search, Train Search, Ring tone search and Product Search.

Highlights of Rediff Bus FareSearch:
· Get detailed Schedules for both private & state transport buses for over 10000 destinations across 7 states - Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh, West Bengal and Uttar Pradesh
· Book tickets and check pick up and drop points
· Covers over 20000 buses
· Get the comparative view of the lowest train fare ticket available for the chosen bus route · Check availability by type of bus which includes AC, Non AC Seating and sleeper
· Book the tickets through agents and partner sites across the cities

About Rediff.com: (NASDAQ: REDF)
Rediff.com is one of the premier worldwide online providers of news, information, communication, entertainment and shopping services to Indians worldwide. Rediff.com provides a platform for Indians worldwide to connect with one another online. Founded in 1996, Rediff.com is headquartered in Mumbai , India with offices in New Delhi and New York , USA .

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Gautam Mahtani / Benazir Akhtar / Sreeja Nair
98860 24977 / 99002 22648 / 98861 10527
gautam @ gri.co.in / benazir @ gri.co.in / sreeja @ gri.co.in