TopNews

Karachi, Sep 17 : A report has revealed that Malala Yousufzai and Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy have been chosen from Pakistan by the Asia society for the first Asia Game changer awards that will be handed out at the United Nations ( UN) later this year.

According to The Express Tribune, the society chose Malala, the teenage child activist who was shot in the head by the Taliban, for the award for her incessant fight "for continuing to dream, and fight for girls the world over, after living a nightmare." Chinoy, Pakistan's only Oscar winner, on the other hand, was selected for her "eye-opening" films that gave voice to the voiceless.

London, Sep 17 : Steven Gerrard's late penalty got Liverpool back into the Champions League football by defeating Bulgarian champions Ludogorets Razgrad.

According to the BBC, after a low-key first half, the Reds took the lead in the 82nd minute when Mario Balotelli held off two defenders and poked home his first goal for the club.

Meanwhile, substitute Dani Abalo ensured a point for Razgrad after he rounded Simon Mignolet and scored a goal.

Milan Borjan, the debutant goalkeeper of Razgrad ended up giving Liverpool a spot-kick after he fouled Javier Manquillo in the second minute of stoppage time.

Washington, Sept 17 : Young stars Angourie Rice and Margaret Qualley will be joining Ryan Gosling and Russell Crowe in the upcoming film ' Nice Guys.'

The Warner Bros. crime thriller, which would be produced by Joel Silver, would be helmed by Shane Black, who also co-scripted the project with Anthony Bagarozzi, the Hollywood Reporter reported.

Washington, Sep 17 : A new study has revealed that sharks possibly are more sensible than clever, which might make them appear like they are brilliant mathematicians.

Levy flight, the mathematician-like behavior attributed to sharks and certain other marine predators, animals and organisms, was a seemingly complex form of random walk comprising clusters of short step lengths with longer movements between them, Discovery News reported.

Andy Reynolds of Rothamsted Research said that sharks and other marine predators use Levy flight to locate their prey but it was in question how sharks perform it as they are not mathematicians.

New Delhi - Sebi is working on guidelines to deal with wilful defaulters but there is no restriction at present on such entities from raising funds from the capital market, according to the regulator's chief U K Sinha.

"We are working on the guidelines for wilful defaulters. It will take some time," Sebi Chairman Sinha said here Wednesday.

He also said that at present, there is no restriction on wilful defaulters from raising funds.

Earlier this month, United Bank of India had declared Kingfisher Airlines, its promoter Vijay Mallya and three other directors as wilful defaulter citing alleged diversion of funds.

London, Sept. 17 - The United Nations has tapped Leonardo DiCaprio as its Messenger of Peace, a post he will use to raise awareness about climate change, it has been reported.

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday while declaring his name stated that the Hollywood star was not just one of the world's leading actors, but also has a long-standing commitment to environmental causes, including through his foundation, the Mirror reported.

DiCaprio has been slated to speak on September 23, 2014 at the U. N. Climate Summit to address the topic of climate change, which would be attended by leaders from at least 193 member states.