Tag: Twitter
Peace call goes viral
People say they don’t hate each other; enough of hate politics
Sudheendra Kulkarni terms it a campaign to urge the two governments to resolve the...
Edward Snowden comes to Twitter – and follows NSA
Can you hear me now?
— Edward Snowden (@Snowden) September 29, 2015
Edward Snowden, the NSA whistleblower who became something of a folk hero, recently joined...
Tweet-for-tat: Twitter claims it’s bigger than Facebook
With Facebook's user base touching 1.49 billion - or roughly 20 per cent of the world's population - can any social networking site claim...
Priyanka Chopra is on ‘Twitter’s 100 Most Powerful Women’ list
B-Town bombshell Priyanka Chopra has been dominating the local and international box offices of late. Not surprisingly, this dark-haired beauty is now on Huffington...
Reham advertises ‘IK Chappal for Rs 5,500’, gets trolled on twitter
In what appears to be an attempt to highlight masses’ love for Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan, his wife Reham Khan tweeted that...
RANDI– couldn’t think of anything better?
Chinese President Xi Jinping’s two-day visit to Pakistan has been sated with rhetoric extol of mutual love between both countries, however the name chosen for a new joint think tank has left some social media users in titters.
Twitter fans target Anushka after Kohli’s poor show in semis
With Virat Kohli getting out after scoring just one run against Australia in Thursday’s World Cup semi-final at the Sydney Cricket Ground, the Twitter community erupted...
Newsweek Twitter account hacked by ‘Cybercaliphate’
Newsweek magazine's Twitter account was the victim of hackers on Tuesday who posted an image of an Islamic militant's kerchief-covered head and the words...
Ancient Indian epic to be retold on Twitter from villain’s viewpoint
NEW DELHI-
A lecturer based in Britain has reimagined an ancient Indian epic for Twitter audiences, spawning a book and spurring a second attempt, this...
Twitter, Google strike deal to show tweets in search results
NEW YORK-
Microblogging site Twitter Inc has reached a deal with Google Inc to make its tweets more searchable online, Bloomberg reported, citing people...
Michelle Obama draws flak for going without headscarf in Saudi Arabia
Joining President Barack Obama for a condolence visit after the death of the King Abdullah, Michelle Obama stepped off of Air Force One wearing...
Twitter woos users with group chat and video features
Twitter on Tuesday began rolling out new group chat and video features as it worked to ramp up use of the one-to-many messaging service.
"Private...
Nation must commit to fight terror : Imran Khan
ISLAMABAD-
Chairman Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Imran Khan said Friday that the nation must stay committed in the fight against terror to safeguard its children, one month into...
“WhoisMuhammad” trends on Twitter in response to Charlie Hebdo attack
After last week’s terror attacks on French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo and the kosher supermarket, social media site Twitter has been flooded with a...
JK Rowling’s slams Murdoch’s anti-Muslim tweet
Harry Potter author JK Rowling has conjured a comeback to a widely-criticised Rupert Murdoch tweet.
In a sarcastic swipe at the News Corp boss, Rowling...
Daring man stops driver-less 22-wheeler truck on Lhr-Isb Motorway
Video of a heroic act by a man named Athar Ali went viral online on Sunday, with #ProudOfAtharAli trend ranking among the top three...
Anger at Islamophobic web postings
Facebook and Twitter have defended their approach to content on their sites after it was reported that they are refusing to take down hundreds...