The Dalai Lama recently announced that he would step down as the political head of the Tibetan government-in-exile but will remain its spiritual leader. How many years has he spent fighting for Tibet's freedom?

The 75-year-old Nobel Peace Laureate said that he would hand over his “formal authority” to a “freely-elected” leader. He made the announcement in his speech on the 52nd anniversary of the Tibetan Uprising Day in Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh.

The 13-foot tsunami struck at 2:46 pm local time and was one of the strongest to have hit the northeastern region of Japan according to the Japan Meteorological Agency. Its magnitude surpassed the earthquake of 7.9 on Richter scale registered in Great Kanto area in Tokyo and its vicinity in 1923, which had killed more than 1,40,000 people, Kyodo news agency reported.

Khan has allegedly stashed away over $8 billion in UBS bank in Switzerland and has also made other illegal transactions abroad. He was arrested under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act and faces charges of massive money laundering and tax evasion.

Rajya Sabha member Kanimozhi and Dayalu Ammal were questioned about the transfer of Rs214 crore to Kalaignar TV from Cineyug, a subsidiary of Swan Telecom, which is a 2G spectrum beneficiary.

Slim remained the richest person in the world with $74 billion in assets, while telecom tycoon Helu, whose worth increased by $20.4 billion from last year's $53.5 billion, is followed by Microsoft founder and now a full time philanthropist Bill Gates with a net worth of $56 billion. Buffet is at the third spot with assets worth $50 billion.

Vijay alias Ram Singh, 25, hailing from Viswan village in Sitapur allegedly shot Tanwar as he wanted to avenge the humiliation he suffered when he was beaten up for stalking her three years ago. Tanwar was shot dead outside Ram Lal Anand College in south Delhi where she was studying.

IIP illustrates the growth of various sectors within an economy. During January, deceleration in manufacturing and mining sectors pulled down the factory output growth rate to a meagre 3.7%. The IIP was 16.8% in January last year.

Shanbaug has been lying in a vegetative state for 37 years in Mumbai’s KEM Hospital after she was sexually assaulted by a ward boy. A two-judge bench of Justice Markandeya Katju and Justice Gyan Sudha Mishra laid a set of tough guidelines under which passive euthanasia can be legalised through high court monitored mechanism. The bench asked Parliament to delete Section 309 IPC (attempt to suicide) as it has become “anachronistic though it has become Constitutionally valid.”

The 81-year-old leader was admitted to the AIIMS with chest pain and neurological problems. Born on November 5, 1930, at Churhat village in Madhya Pradesh, Singh entered electoral politics as an independent in 1957 when he was first elected to the state legislature. He was a loyalist of the Gandhi family.

The fire broke out in Garib Nagar slums near Bandra (East) railway station at around 8.20pm on March 4 after which 34 fire engines and 16 jumbo water tankers were rushed to the spot. The flames were doused around 12.30am. Initial reports indicated that five gas cylinders exploded in the slums due to which the fire spread quickly.