China must recognise Tibet as an autonomous State: Ripoche
Prime Minister of Tibet government in exile Samdong Ripoche has said that Tibet was ready to accept the sovereignity of China if the Chinese government willing to recognise Tibet as an autonomous state on the pattern of Hongkong.
Move to shift Xuanzang relics to Nalanda
A move is afoot to shift the relics of Xuanzang, the great Chinese traveller and scholar, from Patna museum to the newly-renovated Xuanzang memorial at Nalanda. The relics are currently kept at the Patna museum since 1957.