AIIMS doctors perform Yoga
New Delhi, June 21 (IANS) Over 50 doctors of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) here, including the premier institute’s director M.C. Misra, on Tuesday performed Yoga to mark the second International Yoga…
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Madhya Pradesh CM does yoga in Beijing
Bhopal/Beijing, June 21 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, who is on a five-day official visit to China, participated in a Yoga programme in Beijing on the occasion of the International Yoga Day….
Visva Bharati launches yoga studies course
Kolkata, June 21 (IANS) The Visva Bharati University in West Bengal is launching a post graduate diploma course in yoga studies in the current academic session as part of its new Yoga Education Centre, eastern…
Yoga Day: From Kashmir to Kerala, people do asanas in tandem with PM
Siachen: Army soldiers practice yoga asans -postures- on International Day of Yoga in Jammu and Kashmir on June 21, 2016. (Photo: IANS/DPRO) New Delhi, June 21 (IANS) Millions of Indians on Tuesday morning stretched and…
Yoga reduces stress, anxiety: B-Town celebs
Mumbai, June 21 (IANS) Celebrities like Subhash Ghai, Shilpa Shetty and Ranvir Shorey used the International Yoga Day on Tuesday to tell fans about the benefits of yoga. And Neha Dupia, Twinkle Khanna and Shoojit…
Yoga day celebrated at Siachen
Udhampur, June 21 (IANS) Indian soldiers celebrated the International Yoga Day on Tuesday at Siachen Glacier — the world’s highest battlefield. The armys Fire & Fury Corps at Siachen, Leh, Kargil and other forward posts…
Yoga events held in Mizoram, Tripura
Aizawl/Agartala, June 21 (IANS) The International Yoga Day was observed, enthusiastically in Left Front-ruled Tripura and at low key in predominantly Christian Mizoram on Tuesday after church bodies asked their members to refrain from the…
Technology conjoined with colours through Art Sutra
New Delhi, June 21 (IANS) Good news for art lovers – you can now see art works on your phone and also view the crafting of your favourite painting through a mobile application called Art…
Bengaluru bows, stretches to Yoga
Bengaluru, June 21 (IANS) Thousands of people from all walks of life, including children, in Bengaluru woke up early on Tuesday and performed Yoga exercises across the city under a cloudy sky, marking the second…
‘World celebrated yoga by rising above religion’
Shimla, June 21 (IANS) Union Minister of State for Defence Rao Inderjit Singh on Tuesday said the world was celebrating International Yoga Day by rising above religion. Taking part in yoga exercises here, he said…
Yoga events hosted across Madhya Pradesh
Bhopal, June 21 (IANS) Yoga events were organised on Tuesday across Madhya Pradesh at the district, block, panchayat and municipality levels on the occasion of International Yoga Day. A state-level event was organised here at…
‘Kirtans’ irk Kerala minister on yoga day
Thiruvananthapuram, June 21 (IANS) Kerala Health Minister K.K. Shailaja was irked when Sanskrit kirtans were rendered during the International Yoga Day celebrations here on Tuesday. She expressed her displeasure to the officials who had organised…
Lakhs perform yoga in Mumbai to mark IYD
Mumbai, June 21 (IANS) Lakhs of school and college students, senior citizens and common citizens did yoga exercises to mark the second International Day of Yoga here on Tuesday, unmindful of the morning rains. In…
Rain gods bless Yoga Day
Chandigarh, June 21 (IANS) After giving a scare just hours before the second International Day of Yoga, the rain gods seemed to be benevolent on the organisers of the event on Tuesday morning. As yoga…
Thousands celebrate yoga day in Delhi
New Delhi, June 21 (IANS) Thousands of people performed asanas in the national capital on Tuesday to mark the second International Yoga Day. Over 10,000 people gathered at Central Park in the heart of Connaught…
Yoga no religious activity, a global mass movement: Modi
By Jaideep Sarin Chandigarh, June 21 (IANS) Taking on those linking yoga to Hindu religion, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday that yoga was no religious activity and people must embrace it for better…
Tamil Nadu woman set to create yoga world record
Chennai, June 21 (IANS) On the second International Yoga Day on Tuesday, a woman advocate in Tamil Nadu is progressing to set a world record for continuous performance of yoga asanas or exercises. K.P. Ranjana,…
Yoga not Indian, Sadhguru tells UN in rhetoric challenge
By Arul Louis United Nations, June 21 (IANS) “Yoga is not Indian” and “it does not belong to India”, mystic and yoga master Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev told a UN meeting on Monday with a rhetorical…
Thousands perform yoga in Rajasthan
Jaipur, June 21 (IANS) Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje and Union Minister Uma Bharti alongwith thousands took part in the second International Yoga Day celebrations here on Tuesday. Since early morning, people gathered at the…
Thousands perform yoga in Chennai
Chennai, June 21 (IANS) Thousands of people performed yoga across Chennai on Tuesday to mark the second International Yoga Day. Some schools asked students to reach early on for the yoga exercises. At the sprawling…