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Should Orkut be banned?

The government is toying with the idea of banning Orkut.com, the popular social-networking Web site, following an attack by Shiv Sena activists on cyber cafes in a Mumbai suburb and the subsequent......

Orkut bans Indian Mujahideen community

Google's social networking site Orkut on Thursday banned a community named as Indian Mujahideen following the serial blasts in the national capital on September 13. "Google strongly condemns......

Google removes Mayawati's fake profile from Orkut

Internet giant Google, which operates the social networking site Orkut, removed a fake profile of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati from the website on Tuesday. "The fake profile of Chief......

Did Orkut friends kidnap and kill Adnan?

A "friend" that Mumbai teenager Adnan Patrawala met on Orkut could have been involved in his kidnapping and murder, reports quoted the Mumbai police as saying. Adnan had been regularly......

Google told to block objectionable stuff on Orkut

Police have requested website owners Google to block 'objectionable material' on its social networking site Orkut.com, following recent attacks by Shiv Sainiks on cyber cafes at Kalyan in Mumbai,......

Worm exposes vulnerability in Orkut

A recent, relatively harmless worm attack on Orkut, Google's popular social networking website, has once again highlighted the increased vulnerability of web applications, InfoWorld reported.......

Spotted: Orkut founder Buyukkokten

Reader Girish(right) spotted Orkut Buyukkokten, founder of Orkut.com, at Google Inc, Mountain View, California, in January 2008. He waselated to meetOrkutand requested for a photograph along with......

Orkut trumps Facebook in India: Survey

Facebook might have overtaken Orkut globally in terms of the number of users, but Google's social networking offering still remains the favourite in India, according to the England-based online......

RIP Orkut! Google to shut down website on Sep 30

Orkut, Google's first social networking site, will cease to exist after September, with the Internet giant deciding to shut down the service launched 10 years ago. Google said it will shut down......

Google works on monetising Orkut for IPL

With the Indian Premier League cricket season round the corner, Google's social networking platform, Orkut, is hoping to turn itself into a hot-bed for advertisers. In discussion with IPL to......

Review: Orkut Oru Ormakoot is outdated

Paresh C Palicha feels Orkut Oru Ormakoot is redundant as Malaylam cinema has moved on to tackle innovative subjects. The Orkut in the title Orkut Oru Ormakoot refers to the social networking site......

'It's exhausting to to watch bad films'

'After many years of having to find new adjectives to say horrible, I realised I would rather write about things I want to write about.' IMAGE: Raja Sen, right, with Formula One racer Fernando......

Gen-Next arrives in Malayalam

Three new Malayalam films are releasing this weekend, and the battle lines are drawn. The battle is essentially between two of the most high-profile young heroes of Malayalam, as Jayasurya's......

Raja Sen meets Raja Sen!

It was getting a bit too surreal, even for a Tim Burton fan. Every other day, there would be The Query. On the phone, in my inbox, on orkut; messages from friends close and farflung, curious......

Tanmay Bhat got roasted for a bad joke

The internet is a moody lover. Two weeks ago, it put comedian Tanmay Bhat on a pedestal for his roughly three-minute speech on feminism. Just days later, it vehemently called him out for making an......