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His Holiness the Dalai Lama waves to devotees at the conclusion of the third day teachings in Sarnath, Uttar Pradesh, on January 9, 2013. The Tibetan spiritual leader concludes his four-day teachings on Shantideva's A Guide to the Boddhisattva's Way of Life (Tib: Chodjug) on January 10, 2013. (Photo/OHHDL/Tenzin Choejor)

Chinese authorities in the eastern Tibetan region of Malho are leading a massive drive to confiscate satellite dishes used by Tibetans after banning orders on “illegal satellite equipment” were issued last month.

In a major announcement today, the Indian Union Cabinet approved the transfer of schools run by the Central Tibetan Schools Administration to the Department of Education of the Dharamshala based Central Tibetan Administration.

A group of Tibetan parliamentarians on a month long lobbying effort in north east India for international intervention in the ongoing crisis in Tibet began their campaign in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Sikyong Dr Lobsang Sangay paid a courtesy visit to Shri Virbhadra Singh at the circuit house in Dharamshala, the first since the veteran Congress leader’s victory for a record sixth term in the state.

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)