Acting Tibetan PM in-exile wishes India to become world`s most powerful nation

Last Updated: Sunday, January 26, 2014, 16:00

Acting Tibetan Prime Minister in-exile, Pema Chhinjor, unfurled the tricolor here on Sunday to mark 65th Republic Day, and also expressed the desire to see India as the most powerful nation in the world.

Dalai Lama urges media to unleash truth about corrupt leaders

Last Updated: Monday, January 6, 2014, 13:41

Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, has urged Indian media to make the nation`s citizens aware about the truth of corrupt leaders through clear and honest reporting.

World highest altitude swimming race kicks off

Last Updated: Sunday, January 5, 2014, 18:24

The fourth International Limit Challenging Race of Winter Swimming across Yellow River started in China`s Qinghai Province Sunday.

China detains Tibetan monk and supporters: Writer

Last Updated: Friday, December 27, 2013, 22:35

Chinese authorities have detained a highly regarded Tibetan monk and 16 of his supporters, a Tibetan writer said.

Tibetan monk sets self on fire in China: Reports

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.

Tibetan monk sets himself on fire in China: Reports

Last Updated: Wednesday, November 13, 2013, 08:17

A Tibetan monk has set himself on fire in an act of protest in China, reports and campaign groups said.

Karmapa asks China, India to help save Tibetan plateau

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 12, 2013, 21:35

The 17th Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorje, the third most important Tibetan religious head, Tuesday called on China and India to help save its environment.

Subhas Goswami is new ITBP DG

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 30, 2013, 18:22

Two months after the post fell vacant, government today appointed senior IPS officer Subhas Goswami as the new chief of the paramilitary Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) which guards the crucial Indian border with China.

Money sanctioned for constructions at ITBP posts

Last Updated: Thursday, October 24, 2013, 14:02

The government on Thursday announced sanctioning of Rs 12.6 billion for construction activity at ITBP posts at various places.

Tibetan denies official version of cousin`s death

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 23, 2013, 16:20

Soon after Sangay Gyatso lit himself on fire and burned to death in one of China`s ethnic Tibetan areas, police came knocking on his family`s door with questions and seemingly the answers as well.

Dalai Lama ‘manufactured’ Tibetan orphans: China

Last Updated: Tuesday, October 15, 2013, 21:29

China on Tuesday accused the Dalai Lama of tearing apart hundreds of families by orchestrating a campaign in Switzerland to adopt Tibetan orphans in the 1960s.