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Urgency mounts in search for survivors of powerful Tibet earthquake

Over 400 have been rescued, but an unknown number still unaccounted for after a tremor rocked the Himalayan foothills on Tuesday.

Tibet Earthquake: 128 dead, over 400 rescued, search operations underway

An earthquake of magnitude 6.8 jolted the foothills of Himalayas Tuesday. While the epicentre was Tibet, tremors were also felt in Nepal, Bhutan, and India.

6.8-magnitude earthquake kills at least 53 in Tibet, tremors felt in Nepal

The quake jolted Dingri County in Xigaze in the Tibet Autonomous Region in China around 9:05 am Tuesday (Beijing Time).

At least nine people killed in Tibet as earthquake hits region

Tremors were also felt in Nepal’s capital Kathmandu, Bhutan's capital Thimpu, and Bihar.

Earthquake of magnitude 7.1 hits Nepal, multiple earthquakes in Tibet

Earthquakes along Nepal-China border forced residents to evacuate their homes & move to open spaces. No casualties reported so far.

Indian Tibetan community’s struggles in exile: Declining numbers, preservation of art & culture

The community, headquartered in Dharamshala, has increasingly faced a number of challenges, especially since 2008. Falling number of Tibetans fleeing China has impacted them severely.

Tibetan admin in exile ‘not concerned’ by Trump’s election. ‘US support for Tibet is bipartisan’

Central Tibetan Administration foreign minister emphasises that US Congress has passed several bills to endorse Tibetan autonomy, one of which was signed into law by Trump in 1st term.

For peace at border, India must bring Tibet up in talks with China, says Tibetan admin in exile

Officiating president of Tibetan admin in Dharamshala welcomes thaw in India-China ties, but believes that for, permanent peace Sino-Tibet conflict must be resolved.

All about Major Bob Khathing, whose daring expedition & diplomatic parleys secured Tawang for India

The decorated Naga officer from Manipur also served as envoy to Myanmar & Nagaland chief secy. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated a museum dedicated to the Tawang hero Thursday.

US scientists discover 1,700 ancient viruses in Tibetan glacier ice. Oldest dates back 40,000 yrs

The virologists discovered that the viruses have vast genetic differences, which depend on whether they were active in cold climate periods or warm. Study published in Nature Geoscience.

On Camera

Bank nationalisation will be a blow to India’s mixed economy, lead to totalitarianism: Phiroze Shroff

If banks were to be nationalised, politicians would start interfering with bank officials and put undue pressure on them, Prof Shroff wrote in 1963.

Go Swadeshi—RSS affiliate SJM calls for boycott of US firms Amazon, Walmart after Trump’s tariff hike

New Delhi: The day after the US imposed a 50 percent trade tariff on India, RSS affiliate Swadeshi Jagran Manch (SJM) has made an...

With Cheetah & Chetak fleets ageing, Army, IAF move to fast-track purchase of 200 light helicopters

Request for Information issued by govt seeks transfer of technology. This comes as the planned acquisition of 200 Kamov light utility helicopters from Russia remains in limbo.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.