Category Archives: News

• China cannot decide my successor: Dalai Lama 18 July 2019 | Manjeet Sehgal no comments

  Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama has slammed China for raking up his successor issue and has said his successor will be decided by the people of Tibet. ...

• China says it will choose the next Dalai Lama, India shouldn’t Interfere 14 July 2019 9 comments

  The successor of the Dalai Lama has to be decided within China and any interference by India on the issue will impact bilateral ties, Chinese authorities have said. ...

• Facebook fined $5 billion for Cambridge Analytica privacy scandal 14 July 2019 | David Shepardson and Diane Bartz no comments

  The US Federal Trade Commission approved a roughly $5 billion settlement with Facebook Inc this week over its investigation into the social media company’s handling of user data. ...

• No intrusion by Chinese in Ladakh’s Demchok, says Army chief Bipin Rawat 13 July 2019 | Abhishek Bhalla no comments

  Army chief General Bipin Rawat has said there has been no intrusion by the Chinese in Ladakh's Demchok sector amid reports of Chinese soldiers crossing the Line of Actual Control last week. ...

• China objects Dalai Lama’s birthday celebration close to border in Ladakh 13 July 2019 | Rajat Pandit no comments

  Beijing objected to some Tibetans and villagers celebrating the Dalai Lama’s birthday in the Demchok sector close to the Line of Actual Control last week. ...

• More than 20 countries condemn China for mass detentions in East Turkistan 11 July 2019 | Stephanie Nebehay 2 comments

  Nearly two dozen countries have called on China to halt its mass detention of ethnic Uyghurs in the Xinjiang region, the first such joint move on the issue at the UN Human Rights Council. ...

• Tibetan high court addresses issues of Case no 20 10 July 2019 | Lobsang Wangyal 2 comments

  In a hearing today, the exile Tibetan Supreme Justice Commission dealt with the issues of facts of Case no 20 filed by Penpa Tsering against the exile Tibetan cabinet led by Lobsang Sangay. ...

• Hong Kong leader says extradition bill is dead, but critics unconvinced 9 July 2019 | Donny Kwok and Anne Marie Roantree one comment

  Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said on Tuesday the extradition bill that sparked the Chinese-ruled city’s biggest crisis in decades is dead, but critics accused her of playing with words. ...

• Dalai Lama’s 84th birthday marked with hopes and prayers 6 July 2019 | Lobsang Wangyal no comments

  “If you truly love me, then keep in your mind my three commitments. Wherever you live, try to create a compassion atmosphere, compassionate society, then religious harmony.” ...

• Nepal bans Tibetans from celebrating Dalai Lama birthday 5 July 2019 | Lobsang Wangyal no comments

  Nepal has banned the Tibetans living in the country from celebrating the birthday of their spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, to avoid offending the sentiments of their neighbour China. ...