Last Updated: Thursday, December 19, 2013, 18:29
The monk, 43, "committed self-immolation," in Gansu province, which has a heavy ethnic Tibetan population, state-run news service Xinhua said on a social media account.
Last Updated: Thursday, December 19, 2013, 17:44
A 32-year old woman was burnt alive, allegedly by her husband, in Pattamundai area of Odisha`s Kendrapara district apparently for her failure to bear an offspring.
Last Updated: Thursday, October 10, 2013, 18:28
AAP extended its support to a protest organised by DU teachers, employees and students` unions over police inaction into allegations of sexual harassment against a DU college principal by a sacked employee who committed suicide.
Last Updated: Sunday, October 6, 2013, 20:51
Self-immolation bid by former employee of Bheem Rao Ambedkar College outside Delhi secretariat was result of "sexual harassment" at workplace, BJP`s Vijay Jolly and Aarti Mehra demanded FIR in case.
Last Updated: Sunday, October 6, 2013, 10:54
A man who set himself on fire on the National Mall in the US capital has died of his injuries, which were so severe that authorities will have to use DNA and dental records to identify him, District of Columbia police has said.
Last Updated: Monday, September 30, 2013, 22:42
A woman formerly employed in a Delhi University college set herself on fire here Monday over alleged sexually harassment by the institution`s principal, police said. The victim is in hospital with critical burns.
Last Updated: Tuesday, September 17, 2013, 14:02
In a move that would significantly reduce the time taken to travel to provincial capital Chengdu and promote tourism, China has opened world’s highest civilian airport in Garzi, a Tibetan region of Sichuan province.
Last Updated: Sunday, September 15, 2013, 21:48
Unable to bear constant harassment by two youths, a 14-year-old dalit girl on Sunday allegedly committed self immolation in Kalayat town.
Last Updated: Sunday, September 15, 2013, 18:36
Additional Director General of Police RK Sahay set himself afire at his home late Saturday. Police officials said Sunday it was a suicide attempt.
Last Updated: Friday, August 2, 2013, 20:09
A Buddhist monk has been arrested in China for allegedly "fabricating" the suicide of a Tibetan herdsman into a case of self-immolation protesting against Chinese rule in Tibet.
Last Updated: Sunday, July 21, 2013, 18:30
A 51-year-old BJP woman functionary who set herself on fire, apparently upset over the murder of party`s state General Secretary V Ramesh, died on Sunday, police said.
Last Updated: Thursday, June 20, 2013, 15:35
A Tibetan nun who last week set fire to herself in protest at Chinese rule has died, a US-based broadcaster and rights group said.
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