Indian portals are engaged in a battle for supremacy among themselves and with their international counterparts in an attempt to provide rich content, search, chat, messaging, and a host of other features.

Even as the battle rages, the Editor’s Choice, Rediff.com continues to attract an ever-increasing number of eyeballs. Its homepage is replete with rich features and provides just the ideal startup to anybody entering the Internet. Moreover, community features like Rediff Bol, an Instant messaging software that runs as both chat and e-mail give the portal an edge over others. As in the past, Rediff is the first to catch up with new technologies. It now also provides WAP-enabled information that rather tipped the scales in its favor. The site provides easy-to-use-templates for resume building and other jobs in addition to having some excellent sections like news, information, education, etc. And did we mention the Rediff Shop? A popular section that offers books, music, gifts, and even does hotel reservations. Further attractions are channels like chat, education, movies, and cricket that cater to different audiences.

Indiatimes.com

Close on the heels of the leader is Indiatimes.com. Ideal hunting ground for information on the Net, Indiatimes.com contains a mind-boggling search powered by Google and its very own directory. Plus, the site’s affiliation to top journals like Times of India, and Economic Times helps it gather the best news and information. It remains a happening place also because of its popular chat and offbeat sections like Pets, Dating, Poetic License, and Jokes and is full of different contests, quizzes, and other events. For e-mailing, Indiatimes provides 3MB of storage space, much less than our Editor’s Choice, which offers 5MB.

Indya.com

Our Second runner-up, Indya.com offers all the mirch, masala, and masti associated with India. Its sister concerns such as Planetasia.com, ITspace.com-a leading technology portal and media2india.net assist this portal with content and services thus enabling a unique and coherent amalgamation. Indya.com too offers chat, e-mail, e-cards, jobs, music, and a host of other services besides providing 3MB of e-mail storage space.