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lhasa news

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.
travel
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)
books
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 
travel
Updated on Aug 12, 2022 01:11 pm IST

China's Xi Jinping makes surprise visit to Tibet

Chinese president Xi Jinping
world news
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.
world news
Published on Jun 11, 2021 05:53 pm IST

China restricts religious practices of Tibetans in Lhasa during holy month

CCP regulations control all aspects of Tibetan Buddhism, including religious venues, groups, personnel, and schools, and prohibit. (AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia)
world news
Published on May 15, 2021 03:03 pm IST

China flies choppers over Lhasa in military drill to tame Tibet

The military drills in Tibet’s capital city of Lhasa - also home to the Potala Palace, the historic seat of the Dalai Lama - were designed to message to Tibetans not to cross the red line
world news
Updated on Jan 05, 2021 06:38 pm IST

China finishes track-laying work for Sichuan-Tibet railway line close to Arunachal

Construction started in 2014 on the railway connecting Lhasa, the regional capital, and Nyingchi in eastern Tibet. It is the first electrified railroad in Tibet and is slated to begin operations in June 2021, the Xinhua report said.
world news
Published on Dec 31, 2020 11:48 pm IST

China building cloud computing centre in Tibet to serve South Asian countries

A file photo of the Chinese national flag being raised during a ceremony in Lhasa.
world news
Updated on Oct 29, 2020 04:11 pm IST

How will China’s offensive play out in Ladakh? IAF war games have an answer

Last week, defence minister Rajnath Singh told lawmakers in Parliament that no force in the world can stop the Indian Army from patrolling the country’s borders in the Ladakh sector
india news
Updated on Sept 24, 2020 03:35 pm IST

Travel: Of lamas and luscious landscapes…a trip to Tibet

The majestic Potala Palace in Lhasa was once the winter palace of the Dalai Lamas
brunch
Updated on Oct 13, 2019 12:02 am IST

Review: Tibet: When the Gods Spoke by Claude Arpi

In the run up to signing the Panchsheel agreement: Jawaharlal Nehru with Zhou Enlai, the first Premier of the People's Republic of China (both centre) at Palam Airport on 25 June, 1954.
books
Updated on Aug 17, 2019 10:10 am IST

Gurugram triple murders:Cops probe call records, pet dogs sent to shelter

The four dogs were shifted to a neighbour’s house on Monday.
gurugram news
Published on Jul 03, 2019 02:52 am IST

India should deliver on its projects in Nepal, not worry about Nepal joining the BRI

Connectivity with China is an issue of bipartisan consensus in Nepal. Even if the opposition comes to power, they cannot entirely sway away from the current policy of pursuing better relations with China
analysis
Published on May 14, 2019 09:58 pm IST

Review: Will Tibet Ever Find Her Soul Again? by Claude Arpi

A view of Lhasa, Tibet, on March 27, 2019.
books
Updated on Apr 05, 2019 05:59 pm IST

Opinion | India’s China policy seems adrift

Narendra Modi with China’s president Xi Jinping inside a house boat, in Wuhan’s East Lake, China on April 28, 2018.
columns
Updated on Apr 01, 2019 08:15 am IST

Tibet is a natural security barrier, says Chinese leader at Lhasa expo

FILE - In this July 27, 2007, file photo, tourists visit the Jokhang Monastery, one of the oldest Tibetan monasteries in Lhasa in China's Tibet Autonomous Region.
world news
Updated on Sept 08, 2018 11:38 pm IST

Juhi Chawla’s photos from her trip to Tibet are gorgeous and breathtaking

Juhi Chawla under the prayer flags at Lake Mansarovar
travel
Updated on Jul 06, 2018 04:05 pm IST
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