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Thousands of disciples from more that 30 countries are currently attending teachings by the Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama in Sarnath in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. The Dalai Lama began his four-day teaching on Shantideva's A Guide to the Boddhisattva's Way of Life (chodjug)

Tibetan Parliamentarians on an all-India lobbying campaign for global intervention in the crisis in Tibet have met with the Honourable Chief Ministers of Uttaranchal and Andhra Pradesh states.

China’s new leadership is showing no signs of softening its stance on Tibet with one of it newly selected politburo standing committee members calling for continuing the “fight against the Dalai Lama clique.” Yu Zhengsheng, one of China’s seven top leaders

Officials in Nepal told reporters they have seized a major consignment of 1,150kgs of chiru (Tibetan antelope) wool from smugglers, which they said would fetch around US$40 million in the international black market.

The new year’s first Sino-India bilateral discussion are scheduled this week with the upcoming visit of China’s sate councillor Dai Bingguo to New Delhi, who is heading a delegation to the two-day BRICS (Brazil-Russia-India-China-South Africa)

A rare confluence of striking journalists against overbearing governmental censorship, petitioning by intellectuals, and street protests by commoners in support of free media threatens to snowball into the first full-blown political crisis

A Tibetan parliamentary delegation leading a month-long lobbying campaign seeking support for international intervention in the ongoing crisis in Tibet met with the newly elected Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh Virbhadra Singh

In continuing crackdown on “crimes” related to the self-immolations in Tibet, a young Tibetan man has been sentenced to prison for allegedly contacting a Tibetan journalist in exile while two monks are being held arbitrarily by Chinese police for offering prayers

Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama has renewed calls for a “thorough investigation” into the causes behind the spate of self-immolations inside Tibet. The Dalai Lama was speaking to NDTV, a major Indian news channel, on its Sunday night talk show ‘Your Call.’

A first of its kind meeting of more than 150 Tibetan teachers and educational administrators concluded here Saturday after three days of discussions and brainstorming. The ‘First Tibetan Teachers’ Meeting,’ organised by the Department of Education under the Central Tibetan Administration, was held at the Lower Tibetan Children’s Village School