By Louise Watt, Associated Press | January 28, 2015
BEIJING — Investigators have found that 15 Communist Party officials in Tibet joined underground Tibetan independence organizations, provided intelligence to the Dalai Lama and his supporters
Read moreDHARAMSALA, Jan 28: A Tibetan Buddhist monk who was arrested last march along with three other fellow monks of Drilda monastery in Trido Township in former Kham Province’s Sog County has been sentenced to ten years in prison.
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[TNN] NEW DELHI, Jan 26: Multi-hued images of India’s rich cultural diversity and military might as well as achievements in diverse fields unfolded on Monday at the 66th Republic Day parade which had a US President — Barack Obama — as the chief guest for the first time.
Read moreGopal Puri, TNN | January 26, 2015
DHARAMSHALA: Tibetans-in-exile, who are known for their innovative campaigns to rake up their issue against China worldwide, are now targeting US President Barack Obama’s three-day visit to India for their cause.
Read moreDHARAMSALA, Jan 26: The elected head of the Tibetan people Sikyong Dr Lobsang Sangay today congratulated the government and people of India on its 66th Republic Day celebration at a brief ceremony held at the Kashag (Cabinet) Secretariat to observe the occasion.
Read moreDHARAMSALA, Jan 23: Two days after Pope Francis told a group of journalists that a date has been “fixed” for a meeting with the Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama, China on Wednesday urged the Vatican to create conditions for better bilateral ties.
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DHARAMSALA, Jan 22: Dhongthog Trulku Tenpai Gyaltsen also known as Dhongthog Rinpoche, a widely respected Tibetan scholar who was also a reincarnated lama has passed away earlier this month in the American city of Seattle.
Read moreBy Matt Adler, Culturally Curious | January 20, 2015
Ever since I was a teenager, I’ve taken an interest in Tibet. As a high schooler, I was a member of Students for a Free Tibet and last year, I participated in the International Campaign for Tibet’s lobby day in D.C. As a Jew, I feel great solidarity with the Tibetan people- a people displaced from their land and striving to maintain their culture both at home and in their Diaspora.
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[dalailama.com] New Delhi, India, 20 January 2015 – In response to an invitation from the Director Dr Prof HK Kar and members of the faculty, His Holiness the Dalai Lama visited Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital today. Formerly known as the Willingdon Hospital, it was originally founded in the early 20th century during the British Raj to treat government staff.
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BEIJING, Jan 19: China on Monday lodged a protest with Tokyo after Japanese media quoted Japan’s foreign minister as saying that a disputed border region between China and India belonged to India, in the latest source of friction between the two Asian rivals.
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