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India allocates USD 15 mn grant to Sri Lanka to bolster long-standing Buddhist connectionsThe bilateral agreement on the grant was signed on Thursday at the President's House in Colombo in the presence of President Ranil Wickreme...03 Nov, 2023, 05.13 PM IST- Sri Lanka marks independence anniversary amid economic woesMany Buddhists and Christian clergy had announced a boycott of the celebration in the capital, while activists and others expressed anger a...04 Feb, 2023, 11.56 AM IST
- Monk militia: The Buddhist clergy backing Myanmar's juntaThe scene, from a video posted online by army-linked media, would have seemed unimaginable to previous generations in the overwhelmingly Bu...08 Dec, 2022, 10.04 AM IST
- Lanka crisis: Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa may offer resignation todayThousands of demonstrators have hit the streets across Sri Lanka since April 9, as the government ran out of money for vital imports; price...09 May, 2022, 11.45 AM IST
- Sri Lanka's opposition rejects President Rajapaksa's offer to form interim governmentRajapaksa had called over the telephone both Premadasa and Harsha de Silva, the SJB economic guru, on the prospect of forming an interim go...08 May, 2022, 12.25 PM IST
- Sri Lankan President Gotabaya asks parties to show majority for interim govt proposalIn the recent weeks, the powerful Buddhist clergy, civil society and trade chambers have demanded the formation of an interim government to...29 Apr, 2022, 04.31 PM IST
- Sri Lankan president writes to Modi; expresses hope that India will soon thwart current havoc of COVID-19"I am confident that under your able leadership and with the resolute support of dedicated experts and professionals, India will soon thwar...28 Apr, 2021, 10.18 PM IST
- India extends $15 million grant for promotion of Buddhist ties with Sri LankaThe grant will assist in deepening people-to-people linkages between the two countries in the sphere of Buddhism, inter-alia, through const...26 Sep, 2020, 05.53 PM IST
- China remains 'very' troubling country on religious freedom: USNo religious group is permitted to carry out any religious activities, including preaching, missionary work, proselytizing, and ordaining c...30 May, 2018, 09.03 AM IST
- China orders monasteries in Tibet to display Chinese flagChina has ordered all Buddhist monasteries in Tibet to display China's national flag as part of its efforts to maintain social stability in...09 Apr, 2015, 07.18 PM IST
- Jammu and Kashmir polls: Disgusted with politics, students in Kargil avails of Nota optionThe clergy’s candidate, Ghulam Raza, who contested as an independent lost by 36 votes to BJP’s Thupstan Chewwang, a Buddhist from Leh.14 Nov, 2014, 04.45 AM IST
- Ringzhen Tundup Shastri: The devout Buddhist who helped RSS reach LadakhShastri, a 'scholar' of comparative religion from Banaras, is the head of RSS in Leh district; and President of the Tsogspa or 'Ladakh Welf...12 Sep, 2014, 04.31 AM IST
- No place in Lanka for religious extremism or racism: Mahinda RajapaksaRajapaksa said any attempt to promote religious extremism would supply ammunition to those elements who want to spread false accusations.31 Mar, 2013, 12.11 PM IST
- Zanskar under curfew after rioting over conversionsAuthorities imposed curfew restrictions in remote Zansakar in Ladakh as Muslims and Buddhists clashed over conversion for the second time s...24 Oct, 2012, 07.54 PM IST
- Zanskar under curfew after rioting over conversionsAuthorities imposed curfew restrictions in remote Zansakar in Ladakh as Muslims and Buddhists clashed over conversion for the second time s...24 Oct, 2012, 06.15 PM IST
- Buddham Sangham punchingPolitics and religion should not mix, but a welcome confluence is seen during the polls in Sikkim when Buddhist monks take a break from spi...29 Apr, 2009, 02.06 AM IST
- Police detain Tibetan exiles marching in protestPolice detained more than 100 Tibetan exiles marching in northern India to Tibet in protest of China's Olympic Games early Thursday morning.13 Mar, 2008, 08.25 AM IST
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