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  • Story of Indian Officer Who Escorted the Dalai Lama to Safety

    Story of Indian Officer Who Escorted the Dalai Lama to Safety

    The brave story of an Indian frontier forces soldier escorting His Holiness the Dalai Lama is published. Rani Singh’s book on Har Mander Singh, now in his nineties is an expectional reading filled with inspiration and heroism. ‘An Officer and His Holiness’ explores the how the Indian force escorted the Dalai Lama across the border…

  • iPhone XR, XS Massive Discount at Amazon Great Indian Sale

    iPhone XR, XS Massive Discount at Amazon Great Indian Sale

    iPhone XR and XS has massive discounts at the Amazon Great Indian sale going on between January 19 and January 22. During this time, the e-retailer is offering up to 40% discount on the purchase of smartphones. It is also offering up to Rs 6,000 off in exchange offers. Additionally, SBI credit card owners are…

  • After Facebook and Twitter, Youtube Bans China Backed Channels

    After Facebook and Twitter, Youtube Bans China Backed Channels

    Youtube has suspended 210 channels suspected of having links with Beijing and spreading disinformation against Hong Kong protest. The move came after US social media platforms Facebook and Twitter accused China government of using their platform to discredit Hong Kong’s protest movement.

  • Largest Buddhist Stupa in West Being Built in Australia

    Largest Buddhist Stupa in West Being Built in Australia

    The largest Buddhist Stupa in the western countries is being built in Australia. The Great Stupa of Universal Compassion which is under construction in Australia under the vision of Lama Thubten Yeshe and Lama Zopa Rinpoche will be the largest Buddhist stupa in the western world after its completion.

  • First Tibetan Terminology App Called TibTerm Launched

    First Tibetan Terminology App Called TibTerm Launched

    The Terminology Desk of Department of Education at the Central Tibetan Administration has recently launched a new Tibetan language App called ‘TibTerm’. This is the first of the kind Tibetan language app which is dedicated to the standardization of standard Tibetan Terms, already published by the official desk of CTA.

  • In a Bold Move, Google Suspends Support to Leading Chinese Smartphones

    In a Bold Move, Google Suspends Support to Leading Chinese Smartphones

    In a bold move from the US tech firm, Google, it is suspending support to the leading Chinese smartphones brand according to the breaking news. Amidst the ongoing trade tensions between US and China, the US crackdown on the leading Chinese company is taking a serious toll as Google has announced to stop all interactions…

  • China Bans the Access of All Languages of Wikipedia

    China Bans the Access of All Languages of Wikipedia

    China in a progression of their strict censorship has put a ban on the access to all languages of Wikipedia. The online encyclopedia has been blocked from access in the country since late April this year. Wikipedia is one of the most popular community contributed online encyclopedias referred by a large number of people across…

  • China’s TikTok App is Banned in India Following a Court Order

    China’s TikTok App is Banned in India Following a Court Order

    The trending short video app from China, TikTok has been banned from India following a court order earlier. According to the Reuters, the Chinese origin entertainment app has been removed from app stores of both the Google and Apple platforms following a government order on Monday.

  • Beautiful Rainbow Captured Over Tibet’s Jokhang Temple

    Beautiful Rainbow Captured Over Tibet’s Jokhang Temple

    The most auspicious Tibetan Buddhist icon, Jokhang Temple in Tibet’s capital Lhasa has been captured through the lenses of Chinese media with a very beautiful rainbow hanging over it. These are recent images captured during the raining season in Tibet and the rain supplemented to clear the view of Lhasa’s beautiful view.

  • ‘In Diasporic Lands’, A Book on Tibetan Refugees in India

    ‘In Diasporic Lands’, A Book on Tibetan Refugees in India

    “In Diasporic Lands: Tibetan Refugees and their Transformation since the Exodus”, a book by Sudeep Basu, an Assistant Professor at the Centre for Studies in Social Management, School of Social Sciences, Central University of Gujarat, Gandhinagar is based on the author’s ethnographic fieldwork conducted in Darjeeling town, West Bengal dealing with refugee’s emergent culture in…