Dalai Lama

NEW DELHI, July 6 (Reuters) - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi let the world know on Tuesday that he had personally wished Tibet's spiritual leader the Dalai Lama a happy 86th birthday in a phone call, disregarding any potential disapproval from China. Beijing regards the Dalai Lama, who has lived…

At a time when the coronavirus pandemic has wreaked havoc in the country, vaccines are undoubtedly extremely important and should be available to all. However, the truth is that only 2% of vaccines already produced have made it to low-income countries while 87% have vaccinated millions of people in rich…

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BUDAPEST—The liberal opposition mayor of Budapest announced on Wednesday he would rename streets in the Hungarian capital near a planned campus of a Chinese university to commemorate alleged human rights abuses by Beijing. One street will be named after the Dalai Lama, exiled spiritual leader of Tibet, labelled a dangerous…

Published: 10:55pm, 2 Jun, 2021 Updated: 11:51pm, 2 Jun, 2021 Read More

(THR) The celebrity-packed Friends reunion was conspicuously less star-loaded when it landed in China on Thursday. Approximately six minutes of the special episode was missing as it rolled out on Chinese streaming services. Among the cuts: special appearances by K-pop supergroup BTS, Justin Bieber and Lady Gaga, as well as brief…

Add Stephen Colbert to the fairly robust list of people who think John Cena’s apology to China was a bad look. Wednesday’s “The Late Show” opened with a gag that absolutely roasted Cena by suggesting something else he could say to make China happy. If you’re just catching up, Cena…

Dismissing Chinese claims on appointing the next Dalai Lama, the president of the Tibetan Government in Exile has said it is Tibetans who have "copyright" over his reincarnation, and Beijing plans to have a "duplicate" copy.  Lobsang Sangay, Sikyong (President) of the Central Tibetan Administration (Tibetan Government in Exile), said, "Communist party of China…

DHARMSALA, India — The Dalai Lama, the 85-year-old Tibetan spiritual leader, was administered the first shot of the coronavirus vaccine on Saturday at a hospital in the north Indian hill town of Dharmsala. After receiving the injection, he urged people to come forward, be brave and get vaccinated. "In order…

Stepping out of his palace in Himachal’s McLeodganj after spending one year in isolation, the Dalai Lama, received his first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine at Dharamshala’s Zonal hospital on Saturday. Soon after his inoculation, the 85-year-old monk urged everyone to do away with any kind of doubts they may…