Outrage as two Indians die in Italian ship firing
byNew Delhi/Thiruvananthapuram : India Thursday summoned the Italian envoy and protested over the shooting of two Indian fishermen by security officials of an Italian…
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Pakistan PM indicted for contempt
byIslamabad : Yousuf Raza Gilani was Monday indicted by the Supreme Court in a contempt of court case for refusing to reopen corruption cases…
Singer Whitney Houston dies at 48
byLos Angeles : Iconic American singer Whitney Houston has died at the age of 48, her publicist said. Houston’s publicist Kristen Foster confirmed the…
US to discuss Tibet situation with China
byDharamsala : The issue of increased tensions and violations of human rights in Tibet will come up for discussion during Chinese Vice President Xi…
Dalai Lama is not a separatist, Archbishop Tutu tells China
by“I want to say to the Chinese government that His Holiness the Dalai Lama is the most peace-loving person on this earth”
Dalai Lama to meet Desmond Tutu in Dharamsala
byDharamsala : Two Nobel laureates and long-time friends — Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai lama and South African anti-apartheid icon archbishop Desmond Tutu –…
Hopes to get back George Cross from Britain dashed
byShimla : Hopes to bring back the George Cross awarded to a pre-independence Indian soldier have grown dimmer as the British authorities have turned…
UN asks China to suspend resettlement of Tibetan nomads
byDharamsala : The UN has asked China to suspend non-voluntary resettlement of Tibetan nomadic herders from their traditional lands and to support them with…
‘Musharraf will be arrested if he returns’
byDavos (Switzerland) : Former Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf will definitely be arrested if he returns to the country, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said…
Solidarity prayers for Tibetans killed in China
byDharamsala : The Tibetan government-in-exile in India publicly prayed on Wednesday at Tsuglakhang temple in Dharamshala for Tibetans who were killed in firing in…