Shahid Afridi steps up to help the ailing national hero Mansoor Ahmed
- 20-Mar-2018
KARACHI: Pakistan’s veteran all-rounder, Shahid Afridi has stepped up to help the national hero Mansoor Ahmed, who is fighting for his life for the last one month due to deteriorating heart condition, which has reduced the organ’s functioning to just 20 percent. Former hockey player Mansoor Ahmed was struggling with health as well as with […]
Twitter steps up effort to curb harassment
- 08-Feb-2017
Twitter on Tuesday unveiled a new initiative to crack down on “abusive accounts,” in the latest attempt by the social network to curb online harassment. The effort comes with Twitter and other social platforms struggling to keep up with online abuse, especially from anonymous accounts. “We’re taking steps to identify people who have been permanently […]
Jackie Chan’s son arrested on drugs charge
- 19-Aug-2014
BEIJING: China is turning up the heat in a high-profile crackdown on drugs that has ensnared a string of celebrities, including the son of Hong Kong kungfu movie star Jackie Chan, as the government seeks to push forward a wider campaign against extravagance and decadence.