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Young Tibetan ‘PAWO’ Actor Nominated For Best Actor Award
Young Tibetan ‘PAWO’ actor, Shavo Dorjee who played the lead role in the movie has been nominated for the Best Male Actor award at the Queens World Film Festival in New York. PAWO is the winner of Best Feature Film at Mediterranian International Film Festival Cannes as well as the winner of Best Feature Film…
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Dalai Lama To Visit Arunachal Next Month, China Threatens ‘Consequences’
His Holiness The Dalai Lama, spiritual leader of the Tibetan people and the hope of their struggle against Chinese oppression will be visiting Arunachal Pradesh next month. As expected, this has not been received well by the Chinese. While the Dalai Lama is scheduled to visit the border regions of India, China threatens consequences.
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India Racing Ahead China in Commercial Space Market
It is very rarely that Global Times, the mouth piece of China’s ruling party speaks positively about India. India’s recent success in recent times has made them take notice of the widening gap between the two Asian powers in commercial space market. It also said that China must reduce the cost of its satellite launches…
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China State Media Calls Indian Official Cynical, Asks to Accept Asymmetry in Ties
Global Times, the mouth piece of China’s ruling party has called Indian officials cynical and reluctant to accept the asymmetry in the relationship. The newspaper run by Chinese Communist Party also said that in order to realize the true potential of the relationship between the two neighbors, India must accept the asymmetry in the two…
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Donald Trump’s Silence on Indian Techie’s Death Needs Answers
Last week, 32 year old Indian immigrant Srinivas Kuchibhotla’s was killed in a hate attack by a 51 years old American who ‘mistook’ him for a Middle Easterner. The shooting took place at a bar in Kansas which Srinivas Kuchibhotla frequented along with his friend. The assailant, 51 year old Adam Purinton was captured 5…
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China Fumes As Taiwanese Delegation Visits India, Not Worthy Of So Called ‘Super Power’
China has lodged a diplomatic protest with India after the latter hosted a Taiwanese parliamentary delegation earlier this month. China urged India to show its ‘commitment’ to its widely criticized “One China Policy”. Chinese state media said “India has long wanted to use the Taiwan question, The South China Sea and The Dalai Lama as…
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Iris Mittenaere Of France Wins Miss Universe 2016, Europe Wins Crown After 25 Years
Iris Mittenaere of France, a dental surgery student from North France emerged victorious at the recently concluded Miss Universe 2016 event. Final of Miss Universe 2016 was held at Manila, Philippines. It was a sort of reunion of former winners. India’s Sushmita Sen, Miss Universe 1994 also sat as one of judges of this year’s…
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Trump Administration Includes Social Media Checks For Chinese Visitors
Trump administration includes social media checks for Chinese visitors. The policy is asking the Chinese visitors to the United States to disclose their social media handles such as that of the Facebook or Twitter. This check will be covering the Chinese citizens hold long term business and visitor visas.
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New York Times Mocks India’s Record Setting 104 Satellites Launch And Gets Befitting Reply
It seems that New York Times cannot appreciate any positive news from India. Two years after it apologized for mocking India’s Mars Mission, the American tabloid has yet again tried to question India’s recent record breaking satellite launch of 104 satellites using PSLV37. In a thinly veiled insult it tried to point that majority of…
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US University Stands By Dalai Lama As Commencement Speaker Despite Chinese Protests
A US university announced on February 2 that their all campus commencement event coming up later this year would have the Dalai Lama of Tibet as its keynote speaker. The decision was received as a backlash to the sentiments of the Chinese students of the university. However, the University stands by and does not look…