Tibetan PM for resumption of talks with China (Lead)
August 8th, 2012 - 6:19 pm ICT by IANS
Dharamsala, Aug 8 (IANS) Tibetan Prime Minister-in-exile Lobsang Sangay Wednesday called for early resumption of dialogue with China on the Tibet issue."We are committed to the middle-way approach and the ... Read more...
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Tibetan PM for resumption of talks with China
August 8th, 2012 - 12:46 pm ICT by IANS
Dharamsala, Aug 8 (IANS) Tibetan Prime Minister-in-exile Lobsang Sangay Wednesday again insisted on early resumption of dialogue with China on the Tibet issue, but he blamed Beijing for igniting self-immolation ... Read more...
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Tibetan PM completes one year in office
August 7th, 2012 - 3:25 pm ICT by IANS
Dharamsala, Aug 7 (IANS) It has been a year of global diplomacy for Tibetan Prime Minister-in-exile Lobsang Sangay for a land he has never been to.The 43-year-old and Harvard educated ... Read more...
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Dalai Lama blames Beijing for self-immolations
April 21st, 2012 - 7:45 pm ICT by IANS
Dharamsala, April 21 (IANS) Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama has blamed Beijing for igniting self-immolation protests in Tibet, saying the issue is "very political", a post on his official ... Read more...
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Tibet situation volatile amid Chinese crackdown on dissidents, say exiles (Lead)
February 24th, 2012 - 5:11 pm ICT by IANS
Dharamsala, Feb 24 (IANS) Chinese authorities have stepped up major crackdowns against suspected dissidents in Tibet in recent months, with young men taken away from homes and families being ... Read more...
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Tibet situation grim, needs global intervention, say exiles
February 24th, 2012 - 4:17 pm ICT by IANS
Dharamsala, Feb 24 (IANS) An 18-year-old monk immolated himself in front of a monastery in Tibet. While in flames, he was praying, "May His Holiness the Dalai Lama live ... Read more...
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Writer, artist, environmentalist and Karmapa
February 1st, 2012 - 12:57 pm ICT by IANS
Dharamsala, Feb 1 (IANS) Controversies have not overshadowed the artistic skills of Tibetan religious head and 17th Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorje. The 26-year-old monk not only paints but also pens ... Read more...
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Chinese monks prevented from self-immolation
September 26th, 2011 - 6:31 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Sep 26 (IANS) Two monks were rescued after they set themselves on fire Monday in a southwestern Chinese province, authorities said.The incident took place in Sichuan province, Xinhua reported.The ... Read more...
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Tibetan monk jailed for 11 years in immolation case
August 29th, 2011 - 6:59 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 29 (IANS) A Tibetan monk was Monday sentenced by a Chinese court to jail for 11 years for plotting and assisting another monk's self-immolation.Drongdru, a 46-year-old monk in ... Read more...
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Tibetan monk dies after setting himself on fire in China protest
August 15th, 2011 - 11:48 pm ICT by BNO News
BEIJING (BNO NEWS) -- A Tibetan monk died on Monday after setting himself on fire in an apparent protest against Chinese rule in the southwestern province of Sichuan, a group campaigning for ... Read more...
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Ready for epic journey to Lhasa: new Tibetan PM
August 8th, 2011 - 7:20 pm ICT by IANS
Dharamsala, Aug 8 (IANS) The Dalai Lama was ready to embark on an epic journey back to Lhasa, Lobsang Sangay said Monday, as he took over as the new prime ... Read more...
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Lobsang Sangay is Kalon Tripa, to carry on Tibetan legacy (Lead)
August 8th, 2011 - 1:27 pm ICT by IANS
Dharamsala, Aug 8 (IANS) Harvard-educated Lobsang Sangay, 43, took oath of office Monday as the new Kalon Tripa, or prime minister, of the Tibetan government-in-exile in an event termed a ... Read more...
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Lobsang Sangay takes oath as Tibetan Kalon Tripa
August 8th, 2011 - 11:16 am ICT by IANS
Dharamsala, Aug 8 (IANS) Lobsang Sangay, the new Kalon Tripa or the prime minister of the Tibetan government-in-exile, took the oath of office Monday morning at a ceremony held in ... Read more...
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Tibetan Buddhist monks protest against China in Delhi
May 1st, 2011 - 5:28 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, May 1 (ANI): Condemning the alleged lockdown of the Kirti Monastery in Tibet by Chinese forces, hundreds of Buddhist monks, along with Tibetan activists, undertook a peace rally here todayPraying ... Read more...
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Tibetans in exile protest against China in Dharamsala
April 24th, 2011 - 10:20 pm ICT by ANI
Dharamsala, Apr 24(ANI): Activists of the Tibetan Women's Association (TWA) on Sunday organized a protest rally in Dharamsala against Chinese atrocities in Tibet's Ngawa city.Hundreds of protestors including TWA activists, Gu Chu ... Read more...
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Chinese monk’s self-immolation was planned: Police
April 23rd, 2011 - 4:18 pm ICT by ANI
Beijing, Apr 23 (ANI): Police in China's Aba county have claimed that the self-immolation by a Kirti Monastery monk last month was planned and aimed at triggering disturbances.Rigzin Phuntsog, a 16-year-old monk ... Read more...
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Tibetans go on hunger strike in Delhi to protest Chinese atrocities
April 22nd, 2011 - 10:26 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Apr 22(ANI): Tibetans in exile went on a hunger strike in New Delhi on Friday to protest the atrocities of Chinese troops imposing a severe lockdown on Tibet's Kirti Monastery.Tibetans ... Read more...
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Sophi Monk parts ways with French millionaire Jimmy Esebag
March 7th, 2011 - 4:53 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Mar 7 (ANI): Sophi Monk is apparently no longer engaged to her fiance, US-based French millionaire Jimmy Esebag.The news came from American talk show host Chelsea Handler. 31-year-old Monk flew in ... Read more...
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Director Imtiaz Ali To Act Again In Sushil Rajpal’s ‘Old Monk’
September 3rd, 2010 - 11:33 am ICT by Sampurn Wire
September 3, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Director Imtiaz Ali is ready to face the camera again and this time for director Sushil Rajpal, who initially wanted to cast Ali in his latest ... Read more...
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Imtiaz Ali to act in Sushil Rajpal’s ‘Old Monk’
September 2nd, 2010 - 3:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 2 (IANS) Director Imtiaz Ali couldn't act in Sushil Rajpal's "Antardwand" but is all set to work in his next film "Old Monk".
"Old Monk" moves between Mumbai and Bihar ... Read more...
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Imtiaz Ali to act in ‘Old Monk’ directed by Antardwand director Sushil Rajpal!!
September 1st, 2010 - 10:10 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
September 1, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Sushil Rajpal's whose directorial debut, true to life film ANTARDWAND, received 95% of the good reviews and accolades from the industry, including a National Award, is ... Read more...
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Indian monk charged with murder in Nepal
February 25th, 2010 - 4:54 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, Feb 25 (IANS) Nepal's police have formally charged an Indian monk belonging to the renowned Bharat Sevashram Sangh order with murder following the death of a six-year-old boy who was entrusted ... Read more...
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Indian monk arrested in Nepal
February 24th, 2010 - 5:41 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, Feb 24 (IANS) A 40-year-old monk from India's renowned social service organisation Bharat Sevasharm Sangha, known especially for relief work during disasters, has been arrested in Nepal after a six-year-old boy ... Read more...
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Obama ignores China, to meet Dalai Lama in White House ` Map Room’
February 18th, 2010 - 12:29 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb.18 (ANI): US President Barack Obama will meet Tibet's exiled spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, today putting a further strain on America's relations with China.China has called on Washington to ... Read more...
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Meet the Buddhist monk who wears Armani, enjoys female followers’ company
February 10th, 2010 - 5:49 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Feb 10 (AN): Geshe Michael Roach is not just any other Buddhist monk who wears saffron robe or remain celibate.The 57-year-old monk wears Armani suits, dances at Cielo, and enjoys ... Read more...
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Sophie Monk’s boobs overshadow her in new horror flick!
November 11th, 2009 - 5:01 pm ICT by ANI
Adelaide, Nov 11 (ANI): Aussie actress Sophie Monk's lead role in the horror flick 'The Hills Have Eyes' is said to have been overshadowed by her own breasts.According to Confidential, the film, ... Read more...
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Monk, 88, charged with sex attacks on two women in UK
August 22nd, 2009 - 4:47 pm ICT by ANI
London, 22 (ANI): An 88-year-old monk has been accused of sexually assaulting two women.Father Luke McNally from Cistercian Sancta Maria Abbey at Nunraw East Lothian allegedly attacked both since 2004.However, he hasn't ... Read more...
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‘Telecom sector more resilient than other sectors’
February 5th, 2009 - 5:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 5 (IANS) The booming Indian telecom industry that boasts of the world's second largest mobile network is more resilient than others in combating crises such as the current economic ... Read more...
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‘Our notion of happiness responsible for our suffering’
September 27th, 2008 - 12:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 27 (IANS) “If we practise looking deeply, we will see that our notion of happiness may be responsible for our suffering. That is why Buddha advises us to look ... Read more...
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Chinese propaganda portrays me as devil: Dalai Lama
May 25th, 2008 - 11:25 am ICT by admin
London, May 25 (ANI): The Dalai Lama has said he was saddened that Beijings state propaganda had left many Chinese considering him a devil with horns.On the first of five ... Read more...
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‘Tibetan monk killed in China’s Sichuan province’
March 26th, 2008 - 5:19 pm ICT by admin
Dharamsala, March 26 (IANS) At least one monk was killed and another seriously injured in China's Sichuan province as hundreds took part in anti-China protests there, said the Tibetan government-in-exile here Wednesday. ... Read more...
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Gateway to Tibet is a virtual war zone, closed as unrest continues
March 26th, 2008 - 1:56 pm ICT by admin
New York, Mar.26 (ANI): The gateway to the Tibetan plateau, Chengdu, a city of 10 million people in the middle of China, has been blocked off at various points by police ... Read more...
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India-China military bonhomie at Kunming resplendent with Bollywood touch
December 26th, 2007 - 3:30 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, Dec 26 (ANI): If anyone thought that the first ever joint counter terror exercise carried out by Indian and Chinese militaries in Kunming in China's Yunnan province would be an ... Read more...
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Full horror of Burmese junta’s repression of monks revealed
November 14th, 2007 - 2:02 am ICT by admin
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