Dalai Lama turns 70
Dharamsala : Buddhist spiritual leader the Dalai Lama turned 70 on Wednesday, with Tibetans braving heavy rains to turn out in large numbers to wish him here. “I hope so! We need patience and determination,” a beaming Dalai Lama told reporters when asked whether the Tibetan dispute with China would be resolved in his lifetime.The mood was celebratory in Dharamsala, 280 km from Shimla. — HNS