IN PHOTOS: Tibetans mark the start of Tibetan New Year in Nepal

Tibetans in exile in Nepal marked the start of Lhosar festival, the Tibetan New Year, welcoming the Wood Snake Year with prayer and celebrations

01 March,2025 11:42 AM IST | Nascimento Pinto

IN PHOTOS: Strong 7.1 magnitude earthquake jolts Nepal and northern India

A powerful earthquake of magnitude 7.1 struck near Lobuche, Nepal, early on Tuesday morning at 6:35 AM (IST), with tremors also felt across northern India. The epicentre of the earthquake was located 93 kilometres northeast of Lobuche, near the Nepal-Tibet border. (PIC/AFP) 

07 January,2025 02:41 PM IST | Anisha Shrivastava

Tibetan monks celebrate 89th b’day of Dalai Lama at Dorje Drak Monastery

Since 1998, Tibetans worldwide celebrate World Tibet Day annually on July 6, marking the birth anniversary of the 14th Dalai Lama, their revered spiritual and political leader. At Dorje Drak Monastery located in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, monks-in-exile gathered to offer early morning prayers for the long life of the Dalai Lama on Sunday morning. Image courtesy: ANI

06 July,2024 11:23 AM IST | Ainie Rizvi

IN PHOTOS: Tibetan Youth Congress protest against China ahead of G20 Summit

Ahead of the G20 Summit in the national capital--Delhi--the Tibetan Youth Congress members staged a protest against China. At the demonstration held on Friday, the protestors got their bodies painted with the Tibetan national flag. 

08 September,2023 01:16 PM IST | Sanjana Deshpande

In Photos: China tightens access to Tiananmen Square, 20 detained in Hong Kong

China tightened access to Tiananmen Square in central Beijing on Sunday, the anniversary of the military suppression of 1989 pro-democracy protests that left a still unknown number of people dead and discussions and commemorations forbidden within the country. All pictures: AFP

05 June,2023 01:03 PM IST | Editor