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  Support Dalai Lama for return to Tibet: Lawmakers to Barack Obama

  World | August 19, 2016 13:55 IST

  A group of 72 American lawmakers have asked US President Barack Obama to publicly support the right of the Dalai Lama to return to Tibet and call for an immediate and unconditional release of all

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  Tibetan priest’s niece flees China to Dharamsala, claims he died of torture

  India | July 28, 2016 23:30 IST

  The niece of a prominent Tibetan religious leader has fled China and arrived in India to reveal “the truth about the man's death” in a Chinese prison. Nyima Lhamo, a niece of Tenzin Delek Rinpoche,

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  On Dalai Lama’s 81st birthday, Tibetan cabinet says “committed to dialogue with China soon”

  World | July 06, 2016 17:21 IST

  On Dalai Lama’s 81st birthday today, the Tibetan cabinet said that it will work to ensure that dialogue with China takes place in the near future.

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  China invites Subramanian Swamy to visit Tibet

  National | May 14, 2016 17:15 IST

  Rajya Sabha MP Subramanian Swamy has been invited by a Chinese think tank to meet top officials of the Chinese government and visit Tibet

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  Tibetan Prime Minister Lobsang Sangay wants China to hand over prisoner's ashes to family

  World | July 22, 2015 17:43 IST

  Dharamsala:  Tibetan Prime Minister-in-exile Lobsang Sangay on Wednesday urged China to hand over the ashes of Tibetan political prisoner Tulku Tenzin Delek Rinpoche to his family.He also called for the release of Rinpoche's sister and her

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  'India is fortunate Dalai Lama chose it as his home'

  India | July 05, 2015 11:32 IST

  New Delhi: Three former Indian foreign secretaries, one of whom was also the National Security Advisor, and a former union minister came together on stage on Saturday here to pay warm tributes to the Dalai

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  China shuts Tibet border, Mansarovar pilgrimage hit

  World | June 01, 2015 23:07 IST

  Kathmandu: Over 25,000 foreign tourists planning to visit Kailash Mansarovar through Nepal were forced to change their itinerary after the Chinese government shut down all border points in Tibet citing the recent earthquakes in the

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  5 important events happened on 23rd May

  Who cares | May 24, 2015 10:16 IST

  History is not created in a day! But, a day can bring many changes in history. Following are five historical events that happened this day and changed the future course of the world.1.    In the

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  India-China friendship will have an impact on other nations,says Dalai Lama

  India | May 10, 2015 8:55 IST

  Palampur: Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama on Saturday said that if Indo-Chinese friendship is based on mutual trust, it will be a "welcome step" and have impact not only on relations between the two nations

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  China evacuates people from quake-hit Tibetan town

  World | April 30, 2015 11:26 IST

  Beijing: China has begun the evacuation of nearly 6,000 people trapped in a quake-hit Tibetan town along the Nepal border after its entry highway was cleared of obstructions caused by the temblor.  Access to Zham

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  Nepal Earthquake: Death toll rises to 25, 117 injured in Tibet

  World | April 28, 2015 13:20 IST

  Beijing: The death toll in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region due to Saturday's earthquake and its aftershocks, climbed to 25 today, even as rescuers continued to reach out to the affected people in the remotest

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  Tibet quake death toll 18; China offers assistance to Nepal

  World | April 26, 2015 22:07 IST

  Beijing:  The death toll in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region due to the devastating earthquake that hit Nepal climbed to 18 today as the Communist giant stepped up relief and rescue assistance to its neighbour.The

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  Top 15 developments about Nepal earthquake

  India | April 26, 2015 14:13 IST

  Saturday's catastrophic earthquake in Nepal – which measured 7.8 on the Richter scale – wrecked houses, levelled centuries-old temples and triggered avalanches on Mount Everest, killing over 2299 people. At least 18 people were killed

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  China's emergency response to 5.9 earthquake in Tibet

  World | April 25, 2015 23:37 IST

  Beijing: China`s ministry of civil affairs (MCA) and the National Commission for Disaster Reduction on Saturday evening issued a level-IV emergency response to the earthquake in Tibet that measured 5.9 on the Richter scale.The quake

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  Houses collapse in Tibet earthquake

  World | April 25, 2015 18:11 IST

  Lhasa: Houses collapsed in parts of Tibet, when an 8.1-magnitude earthquake that struck Nepal earlier on Saturday, also hit the region.Houses collapsed in Kyirong county, and communications signals were interrupted in Kyirong and Dram counties

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  Glaciers in Tibet retreating at alarming rate

  World | April 23, 2015 14:14 IST

  Beijing: China's glaciers particularly those in Tibet have retreated by about 7,600 square kms - nearly 18 per cent - in the last 65 years and even the thick ice around the base camp of

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  'Post dams Brahmaputra won't be same again'

  India | February 15, 2015 11:59 IST

  New Delhi: If all the large dams proposed by China on rivers within Tibet begin operations, the Brahmaputra river will never be the same again, warns a Canadian environmentalist who has done extensive research on

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  Dalai Lama, 79, still longing for his homeland

  India | February 11, 2015 14:14 IST

  Dharamsala: Fifty-six years in exile in India and still longing for his homeland: Spiritual leader the Dalai Lama said the spirit of Tibetans in Tibet is still very strong.The 79-year-old pontiff made the remark Tuesday

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  Richard Gere meets Prime Minister Modi

  Hollywood | January 05, 2015 19:16 IST

  New Delhi: Hollywood actor Richard Gere  met Prime Minister Narendra Modi here on Monday."Mr. Richard Gere met Prime Minister @narendramodi," read a post from the @PMOIndia Twitter handle.The Amircan actor gifted a bunch of flowers

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  Tibetan art to be displayed at Dastkaari Haat

  Lifestyle | December 30, 2014 19:51 IST

  New Delhi: Tibetan rugs, singing bowls, ritual objects and antiques, along with traditional Indian handicraft products will be displayed at the annual Dastkari Haat Craft Bazaar beginning Jan 1, organisers said Tuesday.Apart from Tibetan products,