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Tibetans and Koreans celebrate His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama’s 90th birthday with a long-life prayer ceremony

Tibetan and Korean Buddhists in Busan celebrated the Dalai Lama's 90th birthday with a Long Life Prayer Ceremony at Gwaneumsa Temple. The event featured joint prayers, rituals, and tributes to His Holiness, highlighting his global message of compassion and...

Speaker Khenpo Sonam Tenphel Addresses Closing of 15th Tibetan Religious Conference

Dharamshala: Khenpo Sonam Tenphel, Speaker of Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile as the Chief Guest, addressed the closing of the 15th Tibetan Religious Conference on 4 July 2025. The Conference organised the Department of Religion and Culture (DoR&C) of the Central Tibetan...

Dalai Lama’s 90th birthday evokes mixed emotions

As His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama turned 90 years old on Sunday, the entire McLeod Ganj town in Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh, sprung to life with exuberance and mixed emotions. The emotion was visibly high on the face of...

Flash Flood Along Nepal-China Border Sweeps Away Bridge, Vehicles; 18 Reported Missing

The flood was caused by heavy rainfall on the Chinese side and hit the border area early Tuesday morning, causing significant damage to infrastructure in Timure, Nepal.

Department of Home Organises Exhibition at Tsuglagkhang as Part of Ghoton Celebration

Dharamshala: This morning, in celebration of His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s 90th birthday, the Department of Home of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) organised a special Ghoton Exhibition at the courtyard of the Main Tibetan Temple (Tsuglagkhang) at 9:30...

Now, A Decisive Turn for Tibet’s Future

By: N.S.Venkataraman Discerning observers around the world are increasingly concerned that “might is right” is becoming the prevailing principle in shaping relations between countries. There is a growing consensus that any country with expansionist greed and using oppressive methods...

12 Nepalis, 6 Chinese reported missing in flood along Nepal-China border

The massive flood in the Lhendekhola that flows towards Nepal from Tibet along the border with Nepal on Tuesday morning has washed bridge and vehicles. The flood also has swept out sections of the Pasang Lhamu Highway, cutting off...

Jora reconsiders resignation, agrees to remain in LAB, HPC

Chhewang remains firm on decision; Wangchuk inducted into Apex Body, MHA-formed panel; leaders insist on early talks Arteev Sharma Jammu, July 7: In a dramatic turn of events just a day after resigning from the Leh Apex Body (LAB),...

Flash flood sweeps Nepal-China bridge and vehicles in Rasuwa; search operation underway

The flooding incident following heavy downpour in Chinese territories swept through the border area on Tuesday morning damaging structures in Timure area of Rasuwa in Nepali side.

Senior US State Department official meets with Dalai Lama

(TibetanReview.net, Jul07’25) – A senior US government official has on Jul 6 met with His Holiness the Dalai Lama at his residence in Dharamshala, India. Bethany Poulos Morrison, deputy assistant secretary in the US Department of State’s Bureau of...

China protests PM Modi’s Dalai Lama birthday greetings

(TibetanReview.net, Jul07’25) – As expected, China has on Jul 7 protested to India over Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s greetings to the Dalai Lama on his 90th birthday and the attendance of Indian ministers at the birthday celebrations, demanding that...

Dalai Lama’s 90th birthday commemorated in Kathmandu

(TibetanReview.net, Jul07’25) – Tibetans in Nepal’s capital Kathmandu have commemorated the Dalai Lama’s 90th birthday on Jul 6 without facing a clampdown as in past many years for alleged violation of the country’s “one China” policy. The celebrations were...

Forum of Indian lawmakers rally for nation’s highest civilian honour for Dalai Lama

(TibetanReview.net, Jul07’25) – A cross-party forum of Indian Members of Parliament has passed a resolution, urging the government to confer the nation’s highest civilian honour, the Bharat Ratna, on His Holiness the Dalai Lama, and invite him to address...

PM Modi's birthday wish to Dalai Lama rattles China, Beijing calls it meddling in 'internal affairs'

China on Monday lodged a formal protest with India after Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended birthday greetings to the Dalai Lama, warning New Delhi against interfering in its "internal affairs", according to a report

“India needs to act prudently,” China crticises PM Modi’s wishes for Dalai Lama’s birthday

China has protested Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's birthday greetings to the Dalai Lama, calling it interference in its internal affairs. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said the Dalai Lama is a political exile involved in anti-China activities....

Why Some Tribes And Communities Around The World Heal Faster Than Others

Many tribes in Assam, Arunachal and Northeast India use more than 800 herbal plants for wound healing, many of which are scientifically proven to have skin-repairing properties

“Not just a celebration, he is our identity”: Tibetan Buddhist monk Kunga Lama on Dalai Lama

Tibetan monk Kunga Lama said the Dalai Lama's birthday is a celebration of Tibetan identity, unity, and peace. He offered prayers for the Dalai Lama's long life and for flood victims in Himachal. A young reincarnated monk also participated...

Evening news wrap: China calls Trump's tariff pointless; MNS leader's son abuses a Marathi woman in a viral video; and more

Amidst ongoing tensions, Pakistan honored Captain Karnal Sher Khan, a Kargil war hero, despite previously denying his body. China dismissed US tariffs on BRICS nations as pointless coercion. A video of an MNS leader's son abusing a Marathi-speaking woman...

Ten years after ‘709’ crackdown, global call grows to hold China accountable

Ten years after China launched a sweeping crackdown on human rights lawyers, international rights groups, led by Amnesty International, are urging immediate global action to hold the Chinese government accountable for a decade of ongoing repression.

Delegation from Friedrich Naumann Foundation Visits Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile

Dharamshala, 7 July 2025: A delegation from the Friedrich Naumann Foundation (FNF), including Dr. Carsten Klein, Regional Head of FNF South Asia; Alexandre Callegaro, Minister Counsellor and Head of Economic and Global Affairs at the German Embassy; Natalie Mayroth,...

Why Tibet & Dalai Lama make China nervous?

Even as the Dalai Lama has called for a 'middle way' approach, the Communist Party of China (CPC) cannot come to terms with the idea of co-existing with Tibetans as its totalitarian ethno-nationalist state has no room for a...

‘Pure Visions and Spiritual Realisations’ Book Honouring His Holiness the Dalai Lama Launched on His 90th Birthday

Dharamshala: A book on His Holiness the Dalai Lama titled Pure Visions and Spiritual Realisations, authored by Mariateresa Bianca and Sherab Dhargye, was officially launched on 6 July 2025, in celebration of His Holiness’ auspicious 90th birthday. The launch...

Indian MPs Urge Bharat Ratna for Dalai Lama, Parliament Speech

Indian MPs call for Bharat Ratna for Dalai Lama, seek his address to Parliament.

Indian Photographer Marks Dalai Lama’s 90th With Photo Tribute

Photographer Vijay Kranti opens 50-year photo tribute to Dalai Lama in New Delhi.