Yoga department in 6 central universities this academic session, says Smriti Irani
Six central universities will have full-fledged departments of yoga from academic session 2016-17, Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Smriti Irani said at National Seminar on Yoga held on Saturday. The More...
International Yoga Day 2016 live streaming: Where to watch main event live online
With International Yoga Day celebrations less than a day away, enthusiasts have all but laid out the mat and started warming up. The United Nations may have formally notified June 21 as International Yoga Day only More...
Hindus in Pakistan protest sale of Om-inscribed shoes |Hindustan Times
Hindus in Pakistan’s Sindh province are protesting the sale of shoes inscribed with sacred religious symbol ‘Om’ and described the actions of shopkeepers selling them as “unfortunate” and “blasphemous”. The More...
International Yoga Day: Here’s what Mumbai’s Yoga institutes plan to do
From the United Kingdom to China, countries all over the world are gearing up to celebrate International Yoga Day on June 21. In India, the fervour is picking up, with camps and workshops being planned across the More...
Stage set for 2nd International Yoga Day; 30,000 ‘chosen ones’ wait for mega event | The Indian Express
Over the past month, Tejpal Singh has been toiling hard at the training camps with one aim — to do yoga with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on June 21 at Capitol Complex. And he is happy to have been picked for More...
Companies are adding yoga at workplace to boost productivity: ASSOCHAM survey | Business Standard News
Over 53% of the corporate companies are opting for yoga sessions in workplace to boost productivity, reduce sick days, increase mental clarity, combat fatigue, improve memory, fight stress and increase workplace More...
BSF guns down two Bangladeshi cow smugglers | NEWSMEN
Malda, 20 June: TWO suspected Bangladeshi cattle smugglers were shot dead by Border Security Force (BSF) personnel when they were trying to smuggle cows through the Indo-Bangladesh border in Malda district late More...
Guwahati ready for 2.5 million pilgrims to Kamakhya temple in next four days | The Indian Express
The Ambubachi Mela is said to be a festival coinciding with the four-day annual holy cycle that Kamakhya – the Mother Goddess in this temple who also represents the goddess of procreation and fertility – undergoes More...
International Yoga Day: UN building lit up with yoga posture
Ahead of the International Yoga Day, 2016 countries such as China, Australia, Malaysia and Pakistan have already initiated yoga programmes to mark the event. Pictured: Yoga lovers guide tourists to practise More...
Ahead of International Yoga Day, United Nations headquarters lit up in New York – In Pics | Zee News
Delhi: Ahead of International Day of Yoga tomorrow, the UN headquarters in New York projected the image of a yoga posture on Monday. The image projected onto the UN building shows a woman doing the ‘Parvatasana’ More...