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Tibetans in exile hold candlelight vigil in Dharamshala to mark one month since Lobga Rangzen self-immolated in front of the United Nations Headquarters in New York (Photo/ANI)
Tibetans in exile hold candlelight vigil in Dharamshala, call for "complete independence" of Tibet

Aug 02, 2026

More than 1,000 Tibetans in exile, including parliamentarians and senior officials of the Tibetan government-in-exile, held a candlelight march in Dharamshala on Sunday to mark one month since Lobga Rangzen self-immolated in front of the United Nations Headquarters in New York, calling for a "Free and Independent Tibet."

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2nd phase of PoJK elections see widespread disruptions, logistical failures and continuing protests (Photo/ANI)

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Aug 02, 2026

Greece's Fire Service announced that two helicopters collided while taking part in efforts to extinguish a major wildfire in the Psatha area, about 60 kilometres west of central Athens.
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Bangladeshi author and activist Taslima Nasreen speaking during press conference in Kolkata (Photo/ANI)

"Looked like the student movement in Bangladesh," says Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasreen on CJP protest

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Bangladeshi author and activist Taslima Nasreen speaking during press conference in Kolkata (Photo/ANI)

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Bangladeshi author and activist Taslima Nasreen speaking during press conference in Kolkata (Photo/ANI)

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Famed Nepalese-origin mountaineer Nirmal Purja (Photo/X/@nimsdai)

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Election officials count ballots after polling in Pakistan's 2024 general elections (File Photo/Reuters)

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