Anti-social Behaviour New York, June 21 (IANS) Silencing a specific gene may affect human social behaviour, including a person’s ability to form healthy relationships or to recognise the emotional states of others, says a study….
Patna, June 21 (IANS) Fifty-four children fell ill on Tuesday after eating midday meal at a government school in Bihar’s Aurangabad district, an official said. They were admitted to a Nabinagar hospital where the condition…
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…
New York, June 21 (IANS) Children who often go hungry are more than twice as likely to develop impulse control problems and engage in violence later in life, new research has found. Thirty-seven percent of…
Mumbai, June 21 (IANS) Budget airline SpiceJet celebrated International Yoga Day by conducting practice sessions on all its two-hour flights across the network, a top official said on Tuesday. The Yoga practice was carried out…
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…
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…
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…
New York, June 21 (IANS) The incidence of different types of Parkinsonism, including the most common type, Parkinson’s disease, has increased significantly in the US in 30 years from 1976 to 2005, a new study…
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…
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…
forbidden flower London, June 21 (IANS) Smoking cannabis during pregnancy may lead to abnormal brain structure in children, a new study has warned. Compared with unexposed children, those who were prenatally exposed to cannabis had…
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…
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…
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…
Bhubaneswar, June 21 (IANS) Thousands of people from all walks of life participated in International Yoga Day celebrations across Odisha on Tuesday. A large number of people, including school children, celebrities and politicians joined in…
Canberra, June 21 (IANS) Australia’s consumer watchdog on Tuesday said it was taking the H.J. Heinz Company to federal court, alleging it was guilty of misleading and deceptive conduct under the country’s consumer laws. The…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (File Photo: IANS) Chandigarh, June 21 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday announced two yoga awards – one international and another national – to be given away on the occasion…
Chandigarh, June 21 (IANS) Yoga can control diabetes if not eliminate it, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday. Addressing a gathering of yoga enthusiasts here, the prime minister said a public movement should be…
Chandigarh, June 21 (IANS) Saying yoga has become a major economic activity worldwide, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said it gives health benefits on “zero budget”. Modi spoke while leading over 30,000 yoga enthusiasts…