The Kerala High Court has stayed all proceedings in a lower court against Yoga guru Baba Ramdev, his associate Acharya Balakrishna and their company Divya Pharmacy in a "misleading" advertisement case. The court found merit in their claim that cognisance of the offence was taken after the period of limitation.
A life-size wax figure of Baba Ramdev, the yoga guru, was unveiled in New Delhi by Madame Tussauds New York.
Yoga guru Baba Ramdev celebrated the 20th foundation day of his ashram, Divya Yog Mandir Trust in Haridwar, on Monday by participating in a wrestling match against wrestler Sushil Kumar.
All seems set for yoga guru Baba Ramdev's hunger strike against corruption in New Delhi from June 4. While this may seem as a follow-up to social activist Anna Hazare's fast against corruption last month, a cross-section of sociey rediff.com spoke to seemed divided on his appeal, and the outcome of his fast
The Vishwa Hindu Parishad on Friday criticised Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh for his recent remarks on yoga guru Baba Ramdev, asking him to come clean on the source of funding for his activities. "The Congress party has never acknowledged the contributions of Hindu saints towards preserving the nation's moral fabric. Digvijay Singh's recent remarks against Baba Ramdev are yet another instance of showing disrespect to Hindu saints and their contributions," he said.
A case of sedition against yoga guru Baba Ramdev has been filed in a local court in Patna on Thursday.
Uttarakhand health department officials are trying to verify claims of Yoga guru Baba Ramdev of having found the 'Sanjivini Booti', mentioned in the Ramayana.
Arthur J Pais meets Scottish businesswoman Sunita Poddar who gifted an island to yoga guru Baba Ramdev.
Rediif.com's Sahim Salim reports from Ramlila Grounds in New Delhi, where yoga guru Baba Ramdev will begin his indefinite fast against corruption on Saturday.
Amidst growing concern on the increasing spread of the H1N1 virus in India, renowned yoga guru Baba Ramdev has prescribed yoga as a cure for the disease. "People with strong immune system cannot be affected with swine flu. Through yoga and pranayama, you can keep your immune system, particularly the respiratory system, strong," he added.He further said that the media was creating panic among the people.
Sheela Bhatt provides a ringside view to the hectic political developments after yoga guru Baba Ramdev landed in New Delhi to start his fast against corruption.
Yoga Guru Baba Ramdev is in Mumbai these days as a part of his Bharat Swabhiman Yatra, which started from Haridwar -- the headquarters of the Pathanjali Yoga Peeth -- and will move around the country for 300 days covering all states.
Yoga guru Baba Ramdev on Monday demanded the registration of a case of sedition against leading Supreme Court lawyer and Team Anna member Prashant Bhushan. Ramdev said, "What Bhushan said in reference to Kashmir was highly seditious and cannot be condoned." According to him, "The language used by Bhushan does not behove a prominent member of civil society that was taking up a huge social cause, therefore there was every reason to restrain him".
Yoga guru Baba Ramdev on Wednesday showed his wrestling prowess as he defeated 2008 Beijing Olympic silver medalist Andrey Stadnik in a promotional bout of the 2017 Pro Wrestling League in New Delhi.
Yoga guru Baba Ramdev will approach the Supreme Court on Wednesday to challenge the Delhi High Court judgment legalising gay sex among consenting adults. The petition is likely to be filed on Wednesday, lawyers associated with Ramdev said.Ramdev, quoting Spanish psychiatrist Enrique Rojas, contended that homosexuality is a disease that is curable. "It can be treated like any other congenital defect. Such tendencies can be treated by yoga.
Union minister Kapil Sibal, who was holding negotiations with Ramdev over the last few days, said there were apprehensions about the law and order situation in Delhi as Ramdev had collected 50,000 people for "political asanas" although he had sought permission for a yoga camp only for a gathering of 5,000
"Breathing exercises have the power to cure cancer and thyroid problems and clean up clogged arteries," Ramdev said.
Ramdev, who is on a fast against corruption at the Ramlila gounds in the capital, tried to evade arrest and jumped from the 15-feet-high stage. He was gheraoed by women devotees but police was well-prepared to take him out of the ground. He was taken to an unknown destination on the outskirts of New Delhi.
The Bharatiya Janata Party and the Congress on Wednesday exchanged heated words over Baba Ramdev, with Digvijay Singh attacking the yoga guru for 'targeting' his party on the black money issue and questioning the source of funds for his activities.Defending Baba Ramdev, BJP leader M Venkaiah Naidu accused the Congress of leveling 'absurd' allegations against the Yoga guru.Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh had asked Baba Ramdev to verify the trail of funds.
Yoga guru Baba Ramdev said he had taken a vow never to contest elections.
Rediff.com correspondents across the country spoke to the aam admi, unanimously battered by corruption in one way or the other, on how they perceive the episode. While some are unaware, others think it is the much-needed remedy to counter corruption.
Social media platform X argues that satire, fair comment, and public speech should be protected from takedown orders in personality rights cases during a Delhi High Court hearing involving Baba Ramdev's lawsuit.
Noted yoga guru Baba Ramdev, who recently laid the foundation stone for a $20 million yoga and ayurveda research centre in Houston, has been invited by US Congressmen to display his yogic excercises before them. Congressman Nick Lampson, who attended Ramdev's five-day yoga camp held in Houston, invited him to Washington DC.
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The CPI-M leader accused the yoga guru of violating labour laws in his pharmacy and the Uttaranchal goverment of covering it up.
On Tuesday, yoga guru Ramdev Baba became the first non-Muslim cleric addressed the annual convention of Islamic seminaries under the guidance of Islamic organisation Jamait-e-Ulema Hind at the historic seminary in Deoband, about 500 km from Lucknow, which is known for its sweeping influence over majority of Sunni Muslims in the country.
Ramdev, who is carrying out research in the curative benefits of yogic exercises and Ayurvedic drugs, will give demonstrations of the techniques and speak about Indian heritage at the camps.
Yoga guru Baba Ramdev on Tuesday claimed that he was not aspiring for any political power but was only seeking "political purity" to lead the country on the path of "value-based development."
It was 5 pm on Saturday when the government took the tough decision of disrupting yoga guru Baba Ramdev's indefinite fast with consent from Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress chief Sonia Gandhi. The decision was taken after all efforts to cajole the yoga guru failed and he maintained a hard stance on the practical steps by the government on his demand for bringing back black money from abroad, sources said
The Supreme Court will hear on Monday the suo-moto case on the police crackdown on yoga guru Baba Ramdev and his followers at Ramlila Ground on June 4. The court had on June 6 taken suo motu cognisance of the police action on a gathering of Ramdev and his followers at Ramlila Maidan where they were staging a protest on the issue of corruption and black money. They had asked the Centre and Delhi police to explain why there was a need to use teargas and baton-charge.
Yoga guru Baba Ramdev will embark on "a 1,00,000 km long yatra" on Tuesday from Jhansi in Madhya Pradesh "to awaken people about corruption and black money". The yoga guru told reporters there were "two kinds of people in this country, honest and traitors". He claimed that all honest people were with him in his fight against corruption and black money. The aim of the yatra was to awaken people on the issue of "Rs 4,00,000 crore black money stashed in foreign countries,".
Yoga guru Baba Ramdev, who was bundled out of Delhi, on Sunday resumed his agitation against corruption in Haridwar after he was denied permission to enter Uttar Pradesh to continue his protest.
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Ramdev took to his official Twitter handle to share the pictures of him performing yoga with the wrestlers.
The $20 million yoga and Ayurveda research centre, the first outside India, has been modeled after Baba Ramdev's Patanjali Yog Peeth in Haridwar.
The Delhi police has cited "provocative" speeches made by religious and political leaders, including Baba Ramdev and Sadhvi Ritambara, as the main reason for cancelling permission for the yoga guru's protest at Ramlila Maidan in Delhi.
The Delhi police has cited "provocative" speeches made by religious and political leaders, including Baba Ramdev and Sadhvi Ritambara, as the main reason for cancelling permission for the yoga guru's protest at Ramlila Maidan in Delhi.
Upset over the police crackdown on Baba Ramdev in Delhi, a disciple of the yoga guru committed suicide by consuming poison in Durg district of Chhattisgarh on Monday.
Baba Ramdev launched his indefinite fast against corruption and black money in Delhi on Saturday after the government failed to persuade him to call off his protest.
"Service to humanity is my only objective," he told media persons.