
Dharamsala: The Tibetan government-in-exile on Tuesday condemned the incident in which a Tibetan was allegedly killed and several others injured in clashes with police in China's southwest Sichuan province. "The Tibetan parliament is deeply aggrieved by the incident and condemn the Chinese authorities for resorting to such drastic act of force and repression," a spokesperson of the Tibetan government-in-exile in Dharamsala said in a statement on Tuesday. "We call on...

04:55 PM, Jan 24, 2012

Beijing: Two different quakes jolted parts of China early Tuesday morning, prompting people to rush out of their houses, though no casualties were reported. An earthquake measuring 5.4 on the Richter scale shook the border area of Sichuan and Gansu provinces in western China at 5:58 am (local time) Tuesday, according to the China Earthquake Networks Centre. The epicentre, with a depth of 20 km, was monitored at about 32.6...

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The 7.9 quake shattered the calm of Sichuan last year. ...

12:24 PM, May 12, 2009

The panda was named Ao Yun, meaning 'Olympic Games' in Mandarin. ...

11:17 AM, Aug 20, 2008

The 7.9-magnitude earthquake that hit Sichuan in May has traumatised the pandas. ...

03:42 PM, Aug 05, 2008

Floods in southern China killed atleast 63 people. ...

12:44 PM, Jun 18, 2008

More than a million have fled homes in China because of heavy floods. ...

02:11 PM, Jun 17, 2008

Heavy rain in China will further raise water levels downstream. ...

01:58 PM, Jun 15, 2008

About 70 dams in Sichuan are in danger of collapsing. ...

08:40 AM, May 31, 2008

The actress stands to lose millions in movies and endorsement deals. ...

03:43 PM, May 30, 2008

MS Dhoni also said that it will be good for international cricket if India-Pakistan bilateral series starts again. ...

04:40 PM, May 28, 2008

Kolkata: Describing Kolkata Knight Riders as deserving winners of the Indian Premier League season five, former India captain Sourav Ganguly praised Manvinder Bisla for his cracker of an innings that set the tone for the team's triumph in the final against Chennai Super Kings on Sunday. After the first six overs in the KKR innings, I thought 191 was gettable. I thought KKR was destined to win. Bisla batted superbly....

05:36 PM, May 27, 2008

Mumbai: Dwayne Smith smacked 16 runs in the last over as Mumbai Indians held their nerve to register a miraculous two-wicket win against Chennai Super Kings in an Indian Premier League match at the Wankhede Stadium on Sunday. It looked all over for Mumbai after Smith took a single off the first ball of the 20th over and when Ben Hilfenhaus bowled Lasith Malinga (0) off the second. But RP ...

11:09 AM, May 20, 2008

Bangalore: South African batsman JP Duminy is a doubtful starter for Deccan Chargers against Royal Challengers Bangalore in their Indian Premier League match here on Sunday, coach Darren Lehmann said. Lehmann said his side might be languishing at the bottom of the points table but they would leave no stone unturned to pocket some wins in the tournament. Duminy is nursing an injury. It depends on how he pulls up...

11:11 PM, May 19, 2008

Pretoria: President Pratibha Patil Wednesday credited South African cricketing legend Gary Kirsten for coaching the Indian cricket team to the World Cup glory last year, drawing loud cheers, including from her South African counterpart Jacob Zuma. Speaking after delegation-level talks with Zuma, Patil referred to the sporting ties between India and South Africa, and recognised the South African hand behind India's World Cup victory. We are mindful of the sporting...

07:30 PM, May 18, 2008