India-China face off in Ladakh, tensions eased after talks
Ladakh | A face-off between Indian and Chinese soldiers on Wednesday near Pangong lake in Eastern Ladakh eased after delegation-level talks were held. The stand-off started...
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Tibetan issue no longer struggle for political independence: Dalai Lama
New Delhi | The Tibetan issue is no longer a struggle for political independence, the Dalai Lama has said, even as he asserted that there is...
Dalai Lama represents Tibetan people’s spirit of resiliency, says Pelosi
Washington | The Dalai Lama represents the spirit of resiliency of the Tibetan people, a top American Congresswoman has said. Nancy Pelosi, speaker of the US...
China closes Tibet to foreigners for sensitive anniversaries
Beijing | China is keeping foreign travellers out of Tibet during sensitive political anniversaries. Travel agencies contacted on Wednesday said foreign tourists would not be allowed...
Thousands evacuated after 5.8-magnitude quake hits Tibet
Beijing | More than 2,100 people were evacuated on Monday after a 5.8-magnitude earthquake jolted China’s Tibet Autonomous Region. No casualty has been reported so far...
Dalai Lama condoles Vajpayee’s demise, hails his eloquent support to Tibetan people
Dharamsala | Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama has condoled the death of former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, saying he was an “eloquent” supporter of...
China: Tibetan students banned from religious activities
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Children in traditionally Buddhist Tibet have been banned from taking part in religious activities over the summer holidays, an official Chinese Communist Party newspaper has...
Nearly 200 stranded Indian Kailash Mansarovar pilgrims evacuated from Hilsa
Nearly 200 Indian pilgrims were evacuated from Nepal’s mountainous Hilsa region today, as authorities stepped up efforts to rescue those stranded there due to heavy...
Commercial flights, Nepal Army choppers deployed to evacuate stranded Indian Kailash Mansarovar pilgrims
Nearly 100 Indian pilgrims were today evacuated, as authorities stepped up efforts to rescue those stranded in Nepal’s mountainous region due to heavy rain while...
Sushma Swaraj requests Nepal for army helicopters to evacuate over 1,500 Indian Kailash Mansarovar pilgrims
Over 1,500 Indian pilgrims, undertaking Kailash Mansarovar yatra, have been stranded in mountainous region in Nepal near Tibet due to inclement weather and India has...