Dalai Lama to deliver address on 1959 uprising anniversary

DHARAMSALA - Hundreds of Tibetan exiles will assemble in this Himachal hill town to hear their spiritual leader, the Dalai Lamas address March 10, on the 51st anniversary of a failed rebellion against Chinese rule, an aide said here Monday.

Ravi Shankar flays Husain for nude painting

BANGALORE - Spiritual guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Monday expressed surprise over the “hue and cry” over painter M.F. Husain’s move to give up Indian citizenship and chided him for painting Indian gods in the nude.

Last king attends prayers to restore Nepal as Hindu state

KATHMANDU - The last Hindu king of the country, Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah, made news Monday by turning up at a ritual prayer called by a self-styled Hindu godman to seek the restoration of Hinduism as the state religion.

Obama hails Iraq vote as an ‘important milestone,’ says millions who voted should be proud