Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, July 8: 38 Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) from 15 EU countries have called on China to refrain from interfering in the selection of the next Dalai Lama and issued a joint appeal published in EU...

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, July 8: China has lodged a formal protest against India following Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s public birthday greeting to the Tibetan spiritual leader, the 14th Dalai Lama, on the occasion of his 90th birthday. The move...

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, July 8: In a renewed show of solidarity with the Tibetan spiritual leader, 80 Indian lawmakers across party lines have endorsed a call to confer the Bharat Ratna, India’s highest civilian honour, upon His Holiness the...

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, July 6: The spiritual heart of the Tibetan diaspora came alive on Sunday as thousands gathered at the Main Tibetan Temple courtyard to celebrate the 90th birthday of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama. The celebration,...

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, July 5: Tibetan leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama expressed his aspiration to live beyond 130 years, just a day before his 90th birthday, during an address at the Long Life Prayer (Tenshug) ceremony offered by...

Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, July 4: A new hydropower dam confirmed by Chinese authorities on the upper reaches of the Machu River (Yellow River) in eastern Tibet will force the displacement of residents from at least twenty villages, according to a...

Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, July 4: London-based rights group Amnesty International has called on Chinese authorities to immediately cease interference in Tibetan religious practices, criticising Beijing’s continued efforts to control the selection of the next Dalai Lama.  The statement came a...

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, July 4: The Massachusetts State House will host a special tribute titled “Year of Compassion: A Massachusetts Tribute to His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama,” on July 10, marking the official launch of the Global Year...

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, July 3: The third edition of the International Tibet Youth Forum, themed “Empowering Voices and Inspiring Action for Tibet’s Future”, is currently underway at the Tibetan Reception Center in Dharamshala and will continue until July 5. Organised by...

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, July 2: In a landmark declaration at the opening ceremony of the 15th Tibetan Religious Conference held on Tuesday, the foremost Tibetan Buddhist leader His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama announced that the institution of the...