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A Tibetan parliamentary delegation currently on a lobbying campaign seeking international intervention in the crisis in Tibet met with senior leaders of the Indian state of Jharkhand, even as the state is reeling under a political turmoil.

Tibetans led by Sikyong Dr Lobsang Sangay, the elected head of the Tibetan people, today observed India’s 64th Republic Day in the exile headquarters of Dharamshala and thanked the government of India and its people for their support. Senior officials of the Central Tibetan Administration were present

Chinese authorities in eastern Tibet have reportedly arrested a Tibetan man for protesting against forced land seizures from local Tibetans in Nangchen region under an official grassland nationalisation scheme. Gachoe, around 35, was arrested on January 19 for resisting the official policy

The Front Lawns at the Diggi Palace in Jaipur was packed to the rafters as Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama made his way on to the stage to address the opening day of the DSC Jaipur Literature Festival Thursday afternoon. Blending with the mood of the Festival, the Dalai Lama began his conversation speaking on the influence that literature had on his life.

A teenaged Tibetan was found dead with his body doused with kerosene and lighters in his hand due to suspected poisoning in Luchu region of eastern Tibet. On January 19, the body of Jigjey Kyab, 17, soaked with kerosene

The exile Tibetan administration has called for a boycott of festive celebrations during Losar (Tibetan new year) which falls on February 11 in light of the ongoing crisis inside Tibet. Sikyong Dr Lobsang Sangay requested all Tibetans to forgo the usual new year festivities

Lawmakers in the Philippines unanimously adopted a resolution on Wednesday supporting an arbitration case filed by Manila against China and called on the entire nation to unite to protect the country’s sovereign rights in the West Philippine Sea.

China is the world’s largest source of cyber attacks, accounting for a third of all the cyberattacks in the third quarter of 2012, a new report has found. Approximately 33 percent of attack traffic originated in China between July and September

A senior member of the European Parliament has challenged China’s ambassador to the European Union to facilitate a fact-finding visit to Tibet by members of the EP. This after Ambassador Wu Hailong encouraged more Europeans to visit Tibet

The Dharamshala based Central Tibetan Administration today organised a special prayer service for Tibetan self-immolators Drubchog and Kunchok Kyab at the Tsug-la Khang, the main temple. The prayer service led by H.E the 11th Kirti Rinpoche was attended