Malala Yousafzai
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Nobel Laureate Malala to donate USD 50,000 to Gaza
World | Oct 30, 2014, 07:18 AM ISTJerusalem: Malala Yousafzai, the youngest ever Nobel Peace Prize laureate, is to donate USD 50,000 to help rebuild United Nations schools in Gaza, the UN's Palestinian refugee agency said today.The 17-year-old Pakistani children's rights activist
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Ban assures UN support to Satyarthi, Malala
World | Oct 17, 2014, 02:26 PM ISTUnited Nations: Lauding this year's Nobel Peace laureates Kailash Satyarthi and Malala Yousafzai, UN chief Ban Ki-moon said the two "remarkable" Asians give hope to people around the world struggling against exploitation and assured the
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At a glance: 2014 Nobel Prize winners
India | Dec 10, 2014, 12:27 PM ISTNew Delhi: Nobel Prize is a set of annual international awards bestowed in a number of categories.The awards are given by Swedish and Norwegian committees in recognition of cultural or scientific advances. Since 1901, the
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Malala Yousafzai among Time's most influential teens of 2014
World | Oct 15, 2014, 09:14 AM ISTNew York: Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai, Obama's daughters and Joshua Wong, the face of the Hong Kong protests against China have been named by Time magazine among its list of the 25 most
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TN Chief Minister lauds Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi
India | Oct 13, 2014, 05:28 PM ISTChennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O Panneerselvam today lauded child rights activist Kailash Satyarthi, who together with Pakistan's Malala Yousafzai were announced as recipients of the Nobel Peace Prize for 2014. “It gives me immense
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Reese Witherspoon's daughter in awe of Malala Yousafzai
Hollywood | Oct 13, 2014, 07:08 AM ISTLos Angeles: Hollywood actress Reese Witherspoon finds Malala Yousafzai amazing and says her daughter is in awe of the Pakistani activist.On Friday Yousafzai made history by becoming the youngest-ever winner of the Nobel Peace Prize
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Efforts of Malala, Kailash have benefited millions: John Kerry
World | Oct 12, 2014, 09:57 AM ISTWashington: US Secretary of State John Kerry has said the efforts of Kailash Satyarthi and Malala Yousafzai - recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize 2014 - to promote the rights of children have benefited millions
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UN celebrates awarding of Nobel Peace Prize to Kailash, Malala
World | Oct 12, 2014, 07:25 AM ISTUnited Nations: The United Nations lauded the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to Indian child rights activist Kailash Satyarthi and Pakistani girls rights activist Malala Yousafzai, with Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and a host
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Why Malala's Nobel Prize acceptance speech is a must watch for everyone!
World | Nov 03, 2014, 10:06 AM ISTShe's just 17, and already has a Nobel Peace prize in her name, the world needs no introduction of Malala Yousafzai, the 'Girl Who Survived Taliban'.This young pretty girl hailing from Pakistan created history for
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Malala Yousafzai to become honorary Canadian citizen
World | Oct 11, 2014, 11:46 AM ISTOttawa: Malala Yousafzai will travel to Canada to become an honorary citizen, Prime Minister Stephen Harper has said, the same day the 17-year-old education rights campaigner was awarded a Nobel Peace Prize.Malala was named an
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Nobel prize victory for all striving for human dignity: Barak Obama
World | Oct 11, 2014, 08:29 AM ISTWashington: President Barack Obama has congratulated Indian and Pakistani activists Kailash Satyarthi and Malala Yousafzai saying their Nobel Peace Prize "is a victory for all who strive to uphold the dignity of every human being."In a
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Know Malala Yousafzai - World's youngest ever Nobel laureate
World | Dec 10, 2014, 12:26 PM ISTExactly two years and a day after Taliban gunmen shot her in the head for daring to speak up for the rights of a girl to get an education, Malala Yousafzai of Pakistan was awarded
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Modi hails Satyarthi, Malala for winning Nobel Peace Prize
India | Oct 10, 2014, 07:29 PM ISTNew Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today congratulated child rights activist Kailash Satyarthi and Pakistani girls education rights activist Malala Yousafzai on being chosen for the the Nobel Peace Prize. “Congratulations to Kailash Satyarthi on being
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India's Kailash Satyarthi and Pakistan's Malala Yousafzai share Nobel Peace Prize for 2014
World | Oct 10, 2014, 03:10 PM ISTOslo: An Indo-Pak and Hindu-Muslim combination of Kailash Satyarthi and Malala Yousafzai today shared the Nobel Peace Prize honours for 2014 for their work on promoting child rights in the troubled sub-continent. 60-year-old Satyarthi, who runs
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Malala Yousafzai urges young people to campaign for change
World | Aug 20, 2014, 11:37 AM ISTUnited Nations: Pakistani teenager Malala Yousafzai, who was shot by the Taliban for campaigning for girls' education, has told more than 500 young people that they should start working right now to change the world.Malala,
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Malala Yousafzai nominated for 'Children's Nobel'
World | Feb 08, 2014, 12:47 PM ISTStockholm: Malala Yousafzai, the teenaged Pakistani education activist attacked by the Taliban, is among the three candidates nominated for this year's World Children's Prize, also known as the Children's Nobel.Yousafzai has been nominated “for her
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Malala Yousafzai to receive Anne Frank award for Moral Courage
World | Jan 30, 2014, 09:05 AM ISTLondon: The 16-year-old Pakistani activist Malala Yousafzai will be honoured with the Anne Frank Award for moral courage at a ceremony in London on Thursday.Malala came to public attention in 2012 , when she was
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Malala named as Britain's most influential Asian
World | Nov 28, 2013, 04:32 PM ISTLondon: Malala Yousafzai, has been ranked no. 1 among Britain's most influential Asians by a weekly publication. Malala along with her friend Kainat Riaz and Shazia Ramzan, who survived the Taliban attack last year were
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Malia Obama, Malala Yousafzai among Time's most influential teens
World | Nov 13, 2013, 02:21 PM ISTNew York: US President Barack Obama's elder daughter Malia and Pakistani girls' education activist Malala Yousafzai have been named among the 16 most influential teens of 2013 by Time magazine.Time's list, out yesterday, comprises young
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Know about Malala Yousafzai, an epitome of courage
World | Mar 25, 2014, 07:40 AM ISTNew Delhi: Malala Yousafzai, born on 12th July, 1997 has become the liberal, thinking world's pride. Born in Swat valley of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in Pakistan, she has worked for women education rights immensely.Being the daughter