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China plans to develop three major mineral bases in Tibet in the coming five years amid reports that 102 types of deposits with an estimated value of USD 100 billion have been discovered in the region

Internet start-up Groupon was on the defensive as it faced outrage for running a Super Bowl advertisement that highlighted Tibet's woes to promote the online bargain site

The Tibetan spiritual leader, Dalai Lama, has said that his deep-rooted relationship with India would not be affected by recent developments, including that of the Karmapa controv

The Tibetan leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama has been listed by TIME magazine among "Top 25 Political Icons" of all time, along with India's Mahatma Gandhi, the fath

Two aides of the 17th Karmapa, Ogyen Trinley Dorje, sought anticipatory bail on Friday in the court of Chief Judicial Magistrate Rajesh Thomar in Una town near Pun

In the West, the Tibetan religious leader Ogyen Trinley Dorje is admired for his youth (he's 25), his looks (he was once introduced at a U.S. event as "His Hotness") and his courage (as a teenager, he fled from Chinese-ruled Tibet on horseback)

China has arrested a Tibetan writer who was earlier released in October 2010, reported the Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy based here. Kalsang Tsultrim, also known as Gyitsang Takmig was arrested on 16 December 2010, from San

Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal yesterday appealed devotees and followers of the 17th Gyalwang Karmapa not to carry out solidarity processions for the Buddhist leader saying it might cause law and order situation in his

The Dalai Lama’s envoy Kelsang Gyaltsen Tuesday briefed the three contending candidates for the post of Kalon Tripa (prime minister of Tibet’s government in exile) on the ongoing dialogue process with the Chinese leadership

A three-member Tibetan parliamentary delegation headed by deputy speaker Dolma Gyari paid a week-long a visit to the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand's capital Dehradun and met its chief minister and other senior leaders last week,