Orkut traces missing teen

Scoring less than expected marks in CBSE Class XII examination made him run away from his house in Delhi but a scrap he sent to his friend on Orkut helped police to track him.

The police had last week tracked Siddhant Singh, the 18-year-old son of a Special Cell sub-inspector, who went missing on May 22, the day when the result for Class XII was announced.

The teenager, who ran away from his house in Geeta Colony here, was tracked to Ambala with the help of a friend on a social networking site who got in touch with his family, who then informed the police.

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Social networking sites could harm moral values

Social networking sites may help people stay connected in today’s fast-paced world but they can also harm moral values, says a new study. An international team has found that social networking sites could make people indifferent to human suffering as they don’t allow time for compassion or admiration, leading British newspaper The Daily Telegraph reported.

What’s more shocking is that the study has found that emotions linked to moral sense are slow to respond to news and events and have failed to keep up with the modern world.

And, according to researchers, as activities such as reading books and meeting friends, where people can define their morals, are taken over by news snippets and fast-moving social networking, the problem could become widespread.

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