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......

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......

Student held for vulgar Orkut profiles of teachers

The Kerala police's cyber cell in coordination with Google, arrested a college student, who created fake profiles of two of his lady teachers with obscene text, 'to teach them a lesson' for chiding......

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......

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......

He plans to topple Orkut by next year

Thirty-year-old Kalyan Manyam is the chief executive officer and co-founder of indyarocks, which claims to be India's leading entertainment social network. His tryst with entrepreneurship......

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......

Review: Orkut Oru Ormakoot is outdated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......

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......

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......

'You will find a different Rima in City of God'

Actress Rima Kallingal can look both traditional and trendy. After films like Rithu, Neelathamara, Happy Husbands and Kerala Cafe, she has carved a niche for herself among the hottest young faces......

The F1 2009 report card, Vol 1

Pull up your seats, F1 fans, the season class is well under way. With a third of the F1 season already wrapped up in white and neon green, here are a few facts we can glean from this insanely......