Malala Yousafzai: News

20 Nov 2024

Afghanistan

Afghan girl who encouraged others to sing wins peace prize

Nila Ibrahimi, a 17-year-old Afghan activist, has been awarded the 2024 International Children's Peace Prize. The award honors her work for the rights of Afghan girls and women.

23 May 2024

David Letterman

Netflix renews David Letterman's show for S05; Miley to guest

Netflix has announced the renewal of My Next Guest Needs No Introduction With David Letterman for a fifth season.

14 Nov 2023

Lifestyle

These children shaped history with their inspiring tales

Children's Day is a time to honor the youth and their potential to bring about positive change.

11 Oct 2023

Netflix

On feminists, filmmakers, activists: Must-watch women-centric documentaries 

Through the ages, women have been making history one victory at a time.

05 Oct 2022

Meta

Meta says goodbye to Bulletin newsletter service amid restructuring efforts

Things are changing in Meta's empire. As the company continues its restructuring effort to tackle various issues, no one is safe.

29 Jul 2022

South Africa

5 autobiographical novels which discuss social issues

Sometimes books can provide a great escape from our problems and transport us to a different world.

09 Feb 2022

Karnataka

'Horrifying': Malala Yousafzai weighs in on Karnataka hijab row

Women's rights activist and Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai on Tuesday waded into the ongoing hijab controversy in Karnataka where Muslim girls wearing headscarves were barred from attending classes.

10 Nov 2021

World

Malala Yousafzai is now married! Here's all we know

Pakistani activist Malala Yousafzai is now married.

16 Aug 2021

Afghanistan

'Deeply worried' for women, minorities in Afghanistan: Malala Yousafzai

Shocked at the takeover of Afghanistan by the Taliban, Pakistani activist and the youngest Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai has said she is "deeply worried" for women, minorities, and human rights advocates living in the strife-torn country.

02 Jun 2021

Vogue

Pakistani activist Malala Yousafzai is British Vogue's July cover star

Renowned activist Malala Yousafzai has been featured on the British Vogue cover, for its July edition.

10 Mar 2021

Apple TV

Pakistani Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai signs Apple TV+ deal

Malala Yousafzai has signed a deal with Apple TV+ that will see her produce original content focused on women and children.

29 Jun 2019

London

SRK has a special message for Suhana, on her graduation

It's a cocktail of emotions when one realizes that their children have grown up and that they have grown older with them.

11 May 2019

India

IPS officer, who cracked Nirbhaya gang-rape case, gets leadership award

On 17 December 2012, India woke up to a horrific crime, one which hung humanity's head in shame. A 23-year-old physiotherapy student was brutally gang-raped on a moving bus in Delhi.

16 Mar 2019

Greta Thunberg

Not Imran Khan, this 16-year-old has been nominated for Nobel

She is just 16 years old and she has no qualms in calling out the world leaders for not doing enough for climate change.

03 Aug 2018

Pakistan News

Pakistan: 12 girls' schools burnt down in Gilgit-Baltistan

Twelve girls' schools have been burnt down by unidentified persons in coordinated attacks in Pakistan's restive Gilgit-Baltistan, Geo News reported, quoting police officials.

12 Jul 2018

India

$15-30 trillion loss if girls don't finish school: World Bank

Not educating girls or creating barriers in their school education globally costs between $15-30 trillion, the World Bank said as the UN marks "Malala Day" today.

15 Jun 2018

Pakistan News

Pakistan's most wanted terrorist killed in air-strike in Afghanistan

Pakistan Taliban leader Mullah Fazlullah has been killed in an air strike in Afghanistan, the latter confirmed today.

31 Mar 2018

Pakistan News

Pakistan divided over Malala Yousafzai visiting homeland

Malala Yousafzai flew in a helicopter to her hometown Swat on Saturday, her first visit in five years since she was shot in the head by the Taliban in 2012 for advocating girls' education and opposing Islamist militancy.

29 Mar 2018

Pakistan News

Malala visits Pakistan for first time since she was shot

Malala Yousafzai, the youngest Nobel Peace Prize winner, is visiting Pakistan for the first time since she was shot by Taliban militants in 2012.

US announces $5mn-reward for information on Pakistani Taliban Chief Fazlullah

The US has announced a $5 million award for information leading to the arrest of Afghanistan-based Maulana Fazlullah, leader of Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), an outfit which carries out terrorist attacks inside Pakistan.

14 Dec 2017

Serena Williams

Spot Harry Potter, Usain Bolt, Serena Williams in the night-sky!

We have all read about constellations like Orion, Ursa Major, Cygnus; but astronomers have now created eight new constellations based on modern-day figures like Harry Potter (for JK Rowling), athlete Usain Bolt, tennis-star Serena Williams, Malala Yousafzai.

08 Jul 2017

Justin Trudeau

Malala graduates from high school, Twitter applauds her

Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani teenager who became a global face of girls education after getting shot in the head by the Taliban in 2012, recently graduated from Birmingham's Edgbaston school.

16 Apr 2017

Pakistan News

Pakistan mob-lynching: Malala Yousafzai blames Pakistan for poor global image

Pakistani Nobel Laureate and pro-education activist Malala Yousafzai condemned the recent mob lynching of Pakistani university student Mashal Khan for blasphemy.