Malala Yousafzai
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Satyarthi calls for Nepal Constitution to protect child rights
World | Dec 21, 2014, 09:32 PM ISTKathmandu: Child rights activist and Nobel peace laureate Kailash Satyarthi today appealed to Nepal's political parties to draft a constitution that would ensure the welfare of children.Satyarthi who met Nepal President Ram Baran Yadav, Prime
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Pakistan school Attack: Death toll climbs to 148
World | Dec 17, 2014, 12:48 PM ISTIslamabad: Children were the majority of the 148 people killed Tuesday in a Taliban attack on a school run by the Pakistani army in the northwestern city of Peshawar, near the border with Afghanistan.The fatalities
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Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai condemns 'senseless, cold-blooded' attack on school
World | Dec 17, 2014, 07:05 AM ISTNew Delhi: Education campaigner and Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai yesterday condemned the attack on school children in Pakistan as a "senseless and cold-blooded act of terror"."I am heartbroken by this senseless and cold-blooded act of
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Killing of kids in Pakistan one of the darkest days of humanity: Satyarthi
India | Dec 16, 2014, 08:56 PM ISTNew Delhi: Nobel Laureate Kailash Satyarthi today termed the killing of 124 students in a school in Pakistan's Peshawar by Taliban militants as “one of the darkest days of humanity” and offered himself to the
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Malala bursts into tears seeing her blood-stained uniform
World | Dec 13, 2014, 11:33 AM ISTOslo: The sight of blood-spattered school uniform she was wearing the day the Taliban shot her, made Pakistan's teen Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai burst into tears, prompting fellow awardee India's Kailash Satyarthi to comfort her
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God willing I will return to Pakistan soon: Malala Yousafzai
World | Dec 12, 2014, 11:14 AM ISTIslamabad: Pakistan's Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai has said that she intends to return to Pakistan next year, media reported Friday."God willing I will return to Pakistan very soon," the 17-year-old Nobel laureate said
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Malala: Will not back India during Indo-Pak cricket match
Cricket | Dec 11, 2014, 08:51 PM ISTOslo: Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai is ready to consider co-winner Kailash Satyarthi as her 'father' but when arch-rivals Pakistan and India face-off on the cricket ground, she is very clear whom to support."Only
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Resolution in US Senate to honour Satyarthi, Malala
World | Dec 11, 2014, 01:06 PM ISTWashington: In acknowledgement of their efforts to end the financial exploitation of children and to ensure the right of all children to an education, a US Senate resolution has been introduced to recognise Nobel laureates
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Malala, Satyarthi inspire people across the globe: World Bank
World | Dec 11, 2014, 11:39 AM ISTWashington: World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim today said the joint winners of Nobel Peace Prize awards, Malala Yousafzai and Kailash Satyarthi, have inspired people across the world with their courageous efforts."Malala Yousafzai and
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Vidisha residents celebrate as Satyarthi receives Nobel
India | Dec 11, 2014, 10:52 AM ISTVidisha : A mood of jubilation prevailed in Vidisha today as the child rights activist Kailash Satyarthi, who hails from the city, received the Nobel Peace Prize alongwith Malala Yousafzai at a ceremony in Oslo.
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Indian and Pakistan can come together for child rights: Malala Yousafzai
World | Dec 11, 2014, 08:06 AM ISTOslo: Pakistani teenage activist Malala Yousafzai on Wednesday said that her winning the Nobel Peace Prize jointly with Kailash Satyarthi shows the world that an Indian and a Pakistani can be united in peace and
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India's Kailash Satyarthi and Pakistan's Malala Yousafzai receive Nobel Peace Prize
World | Dec 27, 2014, 11:08 AM ISTOslo: India's child rights crusader Kailash Satyarthi and Pakistan's girls' education activist Malala Yousafzai received the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo Wednesday evening.Kailash (60) and Malala (17) jointly received this year's Nobel Peace Prize. They
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Kailash Satyarthi, Malala Yousafzai to be conferred Nobel Peace Prize today
World | Dec 10, 2014, 07:10 AM ISTStockholm: India's child rights activists Kailash Satyarthi and Pakistan's Malala Yousafzai and 11 others will be today conferred this year's Nobel Prizes at a glittering ceremony in Norway's capital Oslo.The ceremony is special for both
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Nobel awards for Satyarthi, Malala tomorrow
World | Dec 09, 2014, 02:54 PM ISTStockholm: Child rights activists India's Kailash Satyarthi and Pakistan's Malala Yousafzai, along with 11 others will receive this year's Nobel Prizes tomorrow. The Nobel Laureates take centrestage in Sweden's capital Stockholm and Norwegian Oslo, where
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PM Modi wins TIME readers' poll for 'Person of the Year' title
World | Dec 09, 2014, 07:21 AM ISTNew York: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who did not make it to the final eight selected by TIME for the annual ‘Person of the Year' title, has been hailed as one by its readers in
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PM Narendra Modi among Time magazine's 'Person of the Year' contenders
National | Nov 20, 2014, 05:46 PM ISTNew York: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is among 50 global leaders, business chiefs and pop icons named as contenders by Time magazine for its annual 'Person of the Year' honour.The Time 'Person of the Year
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Bringing change in society requires immense struggle: Malala
World | Nov 19, 2014, 08:05 AM ISTPeshawar: Pakistani teenage activist and Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai today asked school children in her country to fight for their rights to get education.The 17-year-old activist was addressing Malala Nobel Peace Prize celebration
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US lawmakers congratulate Malala for winning Nobel Prize
World | Nov 15, 2014, 10:02 AM ISTWashington: More than a dozen of US lawmakers have introduced a resolution in the House of Representatives congratulating young Pakistani peace activist Malala Yousafzai for winning the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize.The youngest Nobel laureate in
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UN secretary-general reiterates supports for Malala Yousafzai
World | Nov 12, 2014, 11:08 AM ISTUnited Nations: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has reiterated his support for Malala Yousufzai, the Pakistani Nobel Laureate and girls' education advocate, who has come under a renewed volley of attacks in her homeland.Moon's deputy spokesman,
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PCB names U-21 women's tournament after Malala
Cricket | Oct 31, 2014, 08:56 PM ISTKarachi: On the initiative of newly-appointed PCB Chairman, Shaharyar Khan, the Board authorities have named the inaugural Under-21 National Women Cricket Championship after Nobel peace laureate Malala Yousafzai.The Pakistan Cricket Board today dedicated the U-21