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Inside the Qinghai–Tibet train that takes you to the roof of the world

The Qinghai-Tibet train is also known as the Sky Train, Lhasa Express, Rocket to the rooftop of the world, and the world's highest railway.
Updated on Mar 26, 2026 07:18 am IST

HT Picks; New Reads

This week’s pick of interesting reads includes a novel on the colonial race to explore in the nineteenth century, another set in contemporary Pakistan, and a volume on Malabar Islam (Akash Shrivastav)
Published on Mar 14, 2026 03:34 am IST

China's tourism hub Hainan extends Covid lockdown, Lhasa in Tibet tightens curbs

A medical worker takes a swab sample from a resident for the nucleic acid test at a makeshift testing site, amid lockdown measures to curb the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak in Sanya, Hainan province, China 
Updated on Aug 12, 2022 01:11 pm IST

China's Xi Jinping makes surprise visit to Tibet

Chinese president Xi Jinping
Published on Jul 23, 2021 06:41 am IST

'Xi Jinping is my spiritual leader': China's education drive in Tibet

Tibetan Buddhist monks attend a class during a government-organised media tour in Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region, China.
Published on Jun 11, 2021 05:53 pm IST