China’s online population passes 400 million: state media
The number of Internet users in China, already the largest in the world, has surpassed 400 million and accounts for almost a third of the country’s population, state media reported
Thank You Himachal
His Holiness the Dalai Lama (Center) presents a traditional Thangka painting to Shri. Virbhadra Singh (2nd R), India’s Union Minister of Steel and former five times chief minister of Himachal Pradesh state, on the second day of a two-day event named “Thank You Himachal” at the courtyard of the Main Tibetan Temple in Dharamsala, India, Saturday, May 1, 2010. The two-day event beginning Friday was organized by the Central Tibetan Administration to mark the 50th anniversary of the Dalai Lama’s arrival in the hill state. The Dalai Lama arrived in Dharamsala on April 30, 1960, a year after entering India, to shift from his temporary base in Mussoorie in the present-day Uttarakhand state. Since then Dharmsala has served as the base for the Tibetan Government-in-Exile. Also seen in the picture are former state ministers and lawmakers Mr G.S. Bali (1st R) and Mrs Chandresh Kumari (1st L). Several local senior citizens associated with the Tibetan community during the last 50 years were also honoured during the function. (Photo: Phayul)