Martyrs Memorial Park in Leh, Ladakh, a site of protest and violence, symbolizes local struggles for rights and justice.

The time has come for the Sri Lankan intelligentsia to admit, grudgingly as it may be, that Buddhism has come to a crisis state just as other social institutions in the country. It keeps inventing new ...

They specifically expressed their gratitude to the chief adviser for allocating land for the cremation of Buddhists in the capital's Uttara ...

The political leader of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) Sikyong Penpa Tsering, who is on his visit to Canada, stressed urgent need for the global community to take a firm stand against the ...

Nearly 200 Tibetan Buddhist nuns from religious institutions across India and Nepal — a record number — gathered recently at the Dolma Ling Nunnery in northern India to take various levels of the ...

Before the establishment of the People's Republic of China in 1949, Xinjiang experienced periods of instability, characterised by frequent ethnic and religious conflicts that left its communities ...

Young South Koreans are buying Buddhist merch. Monks and experts hope the buzz will translate into deeper engagement.

Before the establishment of the People’s Republic of China in 1949, Xinjiang experienced periods of instability, characterised by frequent ethnic and religious conflicts that left its communities ...

Beyond the race for scientific, commercial and military purposes, there is another space race of a more curious sort. A race to be the first to send various objects up there. But why?

Pope Leo XIV gestures after delivering the Regina Caeli prayer from the main central loggia of St Peter's basilica in The Vatican, on May 11. (Photo: AFP) A fortnight ago, our new Pope, Leo XIV, ...