
New Delhi: A young Tibetan activist, who set himself ablaze during a protest against Chinese president Hu Jintao's India visit, died at a hospital in the national capital on Wednesday morning. Jamyang Yeshi (26) breathed his last in the Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital at 7:30 am, Dr LK Makhija, who was treating him, said. Yeshi had on Monday set himself on fire in Jantar Mantar where Tibetans were protesting against...

12:03 PM, Mar 28, 2012

New Delhi: China has blamed the self immolation attempt by a Tibetan protestor on Delhi on people close to the Dalai Lama. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hong Lei said, "All of their deeds show that a group of Dalai followers are responsible for planning the self immolation. Maiming and destroying human life in order to reach the separatist political goal of Tibetan independence will never succeed." This came ahead of...

08:54 AM, Mar 28, 2012

New Delhi: A Tibetan protestor lit himself on fire at a demonstration on Monday in the national capital ahead of a visit by China's President Hu Jinta. The protestor was engulfed in flames as he ran near the speakers at the rally near the Indian Parliament. Fellow activists beat out the flames with the Tibetan flags that they were carrying. The protestor is being treated for severe burns at a...

01:55 PM, Mar 26, 2012

A police officer said Siripur Yadaiah, who sustained 80 percent burns ...

10:03 AM, Feb 21, 2010

The petrol-soaked woman was had forgotten to bring a lighter or a match. ...

11:13 PM, Apr 09, 2009

Karnan (35), hails from Villuppuram district of Tamil Nadu. ...

03:07 AM, Mar 10, 2009

Muthukumaran set himself ablaze on Thursday ''to express solidarity with the Sri Lankan Tamils.'' ...

07:41 PM, Jan 31, 2009