Dalai Lama: Politics of reincarnationThe Dalai Lama's plan to name his reincarnation has sparked controversy with China, as reincarnation holds political power in Tibetan Buddh...
02 Aug, 2025, 12.33 AM IST
China says Dalai Lama has no authority to decide on his reincarnationThe Chinese Embassy in India on Sunday said the Dalai Lama has no authority to decide whether the Tibetan reincarnation system will continu...
06 Jul, 2025, 02.05 PM IST
Dalai Lama says his successor to be born outside ChinaThe Dalai Lama, in his new book, has announced that his successor will be born outside China, asserting the continuation of Tibetan leaders...
11 Mar, 2025, 11.36 AM IST
India's historical connection to Buddhism goes back two millenniaIndia, the place of origin of Buddhism, has a close spiritual connection to the faith. Scholars and priests travelled throughout far-off na...
17 Sep, 2023, 02.53 PM IST
Chinese investments in Nepal may be aimed at asserting its influence in country: ReportChina's significant investment in Nepal is being represented through nine projects that include building new highways and tunnels, dams and...
10 Feb, 2023, 11.43 PM IST
PM Modi to visit Lumbini in Nepal on Buddha PurnimaModi along with Nepalese PM Sher Bahadur Deuba will lay a foundation stone for a Buddhist Vihara, being built with Indian assistance, in Lu...
11 May, 2022, 01.00 AM IST
Chinese President Xi Jinping makes maiden visit to Tibetan town bordering Arunachal PradeshHe is perhaps the first Chinese leader to visit the town at the India-China border. Xi's politically significant visit was kept under wraps...
23 Jul, 2021, 11.51 AM IST
Mike Pompeo says US hopes for peaceful resolution on the India-China border flare upSpeaking in a press conference at the State Department, Pompeo also said Washington was calling on China to engage in talks with the Dalai ...
02 Sep, 2020, 11.37 PM IST
Xi calls for building 'new modern socialist' Tibet, favours Tibetan Buddhism's 'sinicisation'Xi, also the General Secretary of the ruling Communist Party of China (CPC), in his address to the seventh Central Symposium on Tibet Work,...
29 Aug, 2020, 08.49 PM IST
Asadha Purnima: India to go big on Buddha’s first sermonThe Central Tibetan Administration has asked Tibetan Buddhists to participate in the event in large numbers to “support and appreciate” the...
03 Jul, 2020, 07.00 AM IST
Meeting Dalai Lama major offence, China warns world leadersChina routinely protests world leaders meeting the Dalai Lama. It also makes it mandatory for all the foreign governments to recognise Tibe...
21 Oct, 2017, 12.56 PM IST
China showcases 50 years of its hold on Tibet with big paradeChina today marked 50 years of Tibet's amalgamation with the Communist giant, holding a grand parade in Lhasa showcasing its grip on the st...
08 Sep, 2015, 06.15 PM IST
Bhutan seeks to attract more Indians through new tourism policyBhutan is trying to attract more Indian holidaymakers through a new tourism policy in an effort to ensure higher capacity utilisation. This...
04 Jun, 2015, 05.43 PM IST
This summer, camp in the high altitudes of LadakhA truly surreal and beautiful place, Ladakh's culture is immersed in Tibetan Buddhism, lofty monasteries and gorgeous high altitude lakes.
16 Apr, 2015, 09.56 AM IST
Sikkim Buddhists want their Karmapa backBuddhist minority want their Karmapa to his seat in Rumtek monastery while the Nepali communities, which form almost half of the populace, ...
09 Apr, 2014, 01.02 PM IST
- New world record for planting trees in Leh
The high altitude cold desert was the site of a huge plantation drive, massive enough to set a new world record.
01 Nov, 2012, 01.41 AM IST
- 'Titanic' director James Cameron likely to visit India
Celebrated filmmaker James Cameron is likely to visit India next month to participate in a Buddhist ceremony.
25 May, 2009, 07.52 PM IST