Tibet
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Support Dalai Lama for return to Tibet: Lawmakers to Barack Obama
World | Aug 19, 2016, 01:55 PM ISTA 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 | Jul 28, 2016, 11:30 PM ISTThe 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 | Jul 06, 2016, 05:21 PM ISTOn 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, 05:15 PM ISTRajya 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 | Jul 22, 2015, 05:43 PM ISTDharamsala: 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 | Jul 05, 2015, 11:32 AM ISTNew 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 | Jun 01, 2015, 11:07 PM ISTKathmandu: 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 AM ISTHistory 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, 08:55 AM ISTPalampur: 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 | Apr 30, 2015, 11:26 AM ISTBeijing: 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 | Apr 28, 2015, 01:20 PM ISTBeijing: 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 | Apr 26, 2015, 10:07 PM ISTBeijing: 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 | Apr 26, 2015, 02:13 PM ISTSaturday'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 | Apr 25, 2015, 11:37 PM ISTBeijing: 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 | Apr 25, 2015, 06:11 PM ISTLhasa: 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 | Apr 23, 2015, 02:14 PM ISTBeijing: 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 | Feb 15, 2015, 11:59 AM ISTNew 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 | Feb 11, 2015, 02:14 PM ISTDharamsala: 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 | Jan 05, 2015, 07:16 PM ISTNew 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 | Dec 30, 2014, 07:51 PM ISTNew 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,