Sikyong Penpa Tsering, the President of the Tibetan Government In-Exile said on Thursday that the usage of the term 'Xizang' instead of Tibet showcases that people are falling for Chinese propaganda and becoming complicit in China's narrative on Tibetan territory and Tibetan historical so
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck Xizang [Tibet] in the early hours of Sunday, according to the National Centre for Seismology (NCS). The tremor occurred at 12:32 am (IST) at a depth of 19 kilometres, with its epicentre located at Latitude 29.94 N and Longitude 92.27 E.
The NCS said that the earthquake occurred at 00:16:41 Indian Standard Time (IST) and at a depth of 10 kilometres. Taking to its Twitter handle, NCS stated, " Earthquake of Magnitude:4.2, Occurred on 23-08-2023, 00:16:41 IST, Lat: 31.16 & Long: 95.32, Depth: 10 Km, Location: Xizang.&rd