The Delhi high court on Tuesday dismissed a public interest litigation over the alleged molestation of a boy by the Dalai Lama, as claimed to have been shown in a video clip that went viral last year, saying the religious leader was "being playful" and has already apologised for the incident.
Indian Tibetans protested against China's actions in Tibet at the start of the one-year countdown to the Beijing Olympics.
Tibetans, both in the occupied Tibetan areas of China and in the diaspora, are increasingly frustrated by what they perceive as the ambivalent attitude of United States President Barack Obama on the continued unrest in the Tibetan areas of China, and the violations of the human rights of the Tibetans by Beijing, says B Raman
A large number of Tibetan refugees on Saturday organised a rally in Guwahati to register their protest against continued self-immolation by their compatriots back home against the 'suppression' by the Chinese regime. The protestors, under the aegis of the Tibetan Solidarity Committee, orgainsed a rally on the occasion of the 53rd Tibetan National Uprising Day to express their anguish over the death of another Tibetan due to self-immolation in Ngaba in north-eastern Tibet.
Two young Tibetan monks have died after setting themselves ablaze as self-immolation protests against Chinese rule escalated ahead of Xi Jinping's take over as president at the annual legislature session.
Three Tibetan activists were detained on Wednesday morning when they were going towards Qutub Minar to protest against Chinese Defence Minister Gen Liang Guanglie's visit. The three weree detained from Mehrauli bus stand, a senior police official said
The 62nd Raising Day of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police Force was commemorated with great enthusiasm at the Seema Dwar in Dehradun.
In the first major anti-Beijing protests by Tibetans after the Lhasa riots, hundreds of people from the community attacked a police station and government officials in northwest China, leading to arrests of nearly 100 pro-Dalai Lama monks, authorities said on Sunday.
Though Beijing asserts the Dalai Lama's successor needs its approval, observers say it remains concerned as the present Panchen Lama, the number two spiritual leader who was appointed by it after unseating the boy nominated by the Dalai Lama, has not gained much traction in Tibet.
A Tibetan man died on Friday after setting himself on fire, the latest in a series of anti-government suicide protests in China's Tibetan autonomous prefecture.
Rescue operations were underway on Friday to trace over 45 people missing following flash floods triggered by cloudbursts in three districts of Himachal Pradesh, officials said on Friday.
Tibetan singing bowl meditation technique of healing and destressing session by Shameem Akhtar trained with internationally renowned Shree Krishna Shahi, Kathmandu.
Large sections of the Tibetan youth felt that even while pretending to keep the door open for a dialogue with the Dalai Lama, the Chinese were undermining his political and spiritual authority, encouraged by the silence of the Indian authorities.
Zak Crawley, Tom Hartley, Dan Lawrence, Ollie Pope, Gus Atkinson and assistant coach Marcus Trescothick met the Dalai Lama at his residence.
Little is known about the Tibetan Forces' role in the Bangladesh operations in 1971. Dapon Ratuk Ngawang, now 84, speaks to Claude Arpi about being a part of the Tibetan guerrilla outfit which fought against Chinese rule and played a key role in the Dalai Lama's escape to India in March 1959.
According to Tibetan sources in the Sichuan province of China, leaflets in the Tibetan language have been circulating in the Tibetan areas of the province calling for a day of protests and fasting on October 19 in solidarity with a similar observance by Tibetans all over the world to condemn their continued oppression by the Chinese and the military detention of a large number of Tibetan monks of the Kirti monastery in the province since March following the self-immolation.
Eight Naxalites and a jawan of the Special Task Force (STF) were killed in an encounter in Chhattisgarh's Narayanpur district on Saturday, police said.
Scores of Tibetans staged a protest on Friday morning outside HotelTajPalace where Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife are staying.
Nine Naxalites, including three women, were killed in an encounter with security personnel in a forest along the border of Narayanpur and Kanker districts in Chhattisgarh on Tuesday, state's Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Sharma said.
Dalai Lama said making it clear that he is not seeking Tibet's independence from China.
The protesters claimed that the visiting leader has no right to talk about border issue.
Some 581 Tibetan representatives from all over the world are taking part in the six-day meeting, making it the largest political meeting of Tibetan exiles ever held since coming into exile in 1959. More than 17,000 Tibetans in Tibet have also contributed their say on the meeting, and a summary of their opinion and views have been prepared and would be discussed during this important "special meeting"
Five people were killed and about 50 missing following several incidents of cloudburst in Himachal Pradesh where rains washed away many houses, bridges and roads, officials said on Thursday.
The arrest and imprisonment of noted environmentalist Karma Samdrup has sent shock waves through the Tibetan community, who perceive it as a renewed crackdown by the Chinese authorities on anyone trying to assert their Tibetan identity.His arrest comes in the wake of reports about the arrest of hundreds of students, bloggers, musicians, artists and businessman for encouraging the secessionist movement in Tibet.
Short messaging services in Tibet has received a significant boost with China launching Tibetan language interface for the first time for mobile phone subscribers in the remote Himalayan region.
The Dalai Lama, 76, has said that he would ask the Tibetan parliament in exile to make the necessary constitutional changes to relieve him of his "formal authority" as head of the Tibetan community outside.
March 10, Thursday, marked the 46th anniversary of the Tibetan national uprising against the Chinese occupation of Tibet.
The police on Saturday claimed to have gunned down eight Maoists during an encounter in forests near Kutul-Farasbeda and Kodtameta villages in the district.
China is trying to legitimise its claim over Tibet through museums, and cultural institutions in the region, according to Tibet Rights Collective.
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Ten Tibetans were detained on Wednesday morning after they staged a protest outside Chinese embassy against the visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to India.
Thousands of exiled Tibetans on Friday assembled in Dharamsala to bid adieu to Tawu Jamphel Yeshi, who self-immolated at New Delhi to protest the visit of Chinese president Hu Jintao.
US President George W Bush has urged China to hold substantive talks with the Dalai Lama's representatives to address the tibetan people's problems.
Tibetans would gather at their main temple at Mcleodganj with their faces covered with black clothes at 6 pm on Friday, when the Olympics inauguration ceremony is scheduled to begin, to show solidarity towards people 'suffering' in their homeland, he said.
The Chinese reaction came after Zeya met with the Dalai Lama during her India visit, according to Central Tibetan administration, a non-profit political organisation, which works for the Tibetan government in exile.
General Manoj C Pande celebrated Diwali with Indian Army, Border Roads Organisation and Indo Tibetan Border Police officers and troops during his visit to forward areas in the Harsil sector in the Garhwal Himalayas on Sunday, November 12, 2023.
'Would not proudly showing President Xi Jinping that people from India's North-East are as much a part of India as those from anywhere else be like a slap on the face of Chinese aggression?' asks Chitra Ahanthem.
Twenty-seven Tibetans, including nine women, managed to run almost the entire stretch of the Rajpath, the designated route for the April 17 Olympic torch relay, and entered into a minor clash with the police as they attempted to douse the flame. The protesters suddenly emerged on the Rajpath, about a kilometre from Rashtrapati Bhavan from where the relay is scheduled to start, at around 3 pm and started running towards India Gate, where the original run is to culminate.
Tibetan monks and migrant Chinese workers have both dared to defy Chinese authorities, says B Raman
A Tibetan youth on Monday set himself on fire at a protest meet of the Tibetan Youth Congress at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi.
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