The BJP slammed the Bihar CM for not organising an official function to promote the exercise in Bihar.
Before unveiling the giant 'Adiyogi' bust, Modi lighted the 'Maha Yoga Yagna' and released the book Adiyoga: The source of Yoga, which deals with yogic sciences.
Yogaraj C P performed yoga continuously for 40 hours non-stop, demonstrated more than 1,500 'asanas'.
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'No one is propagating RSS ideology as a government officer.'
Aligarh Muslim University Vice-Chancellor Zameer Uddin Shah on Thursday said Yoga is deeply ingrained in the university's culture and that a number of his predecessors encouraged its practice on the campus.
Indians celebrated the second International Day of Yoga on Tuesday at different parts of the country.
The National Testing Agency, under fire over the lapses in the conduct of NEET and UGC-NET, is gearing up to conduct on Sunday a retest for the medical entrance exam for 1,563 candidates who were earlier awarded grace marks to make up for the loss of time at six centres.
After Yoga got a strong leg up on the world stage following Prime Minister Narendra Modi's call for observing an International Yoga Day, the European Union has backed the initiative.
One of the last surviving freedom fighters from that era, Isu Laloo Chiba, shared this in a message to support the Indian missions' plan to celebrate the second United Nations-sanctioned International Day of Yoga on 21 June in South Africa.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi led the early morning session on the first International Yoga Day at Rajpath in New Delhi.
Lalu claimed that he also did not need to practice yoga.
The Bharatiya Janata Party has released a list of 50 ministers with their assigned locations, where they will participate in the Yoga Day celebrations on Tuesday.
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said on Tuesday clear that participation in the events was not 'compulsory'.
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Ahead of the Yoga day, the prime minister posted a video on his Twitter handle giving a message that yoga is a 'passport' to health assurance.
Calling on the world to embrace Yoga as a discipline in everyday life, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on the occasion of the International Yoga Day today, asserted that the ancient Indian art was the most selfless of its kind, as it did not discriminate, did not ask for much, but simply functioned for the betterment of mankind and brought every society together.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is a keen practitioner of yoga and on Wednesday he took to the yoga mat to prove it.
Noted Yoga instructor and aerospace scientist Dr S N Omkar puts them through the yoga-related exercises.
Shashank Singh says not finding a place in the Mumbai Ranji team was a turning point for his career.
Yoga guru Swami Ramdev has criticised religious conversion by inducement and said he would work to build a healthy and stronger India by taking the benefits of yoga and ayurveda to more than six lakh villages in two years.
Shameem Akthar, yogacharya, trained with the Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Center, Kerala, shows a few poses will cure your digestion problems.
A resolution has been tabled in the New York City Council to recognise June 21 as 'World Yoga Day' in New York in line with the United Nations' decision to commemorate the day annually.
It is possible to be blind to this and pretend to carry on as if nothing has happened but that will not change the reality, asserts Aakar Patel.
Shameem Akthar, yogacharya trained with the Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Center, takes you through five yoga practices to help your brain stay in shape.
In an affidavit filed in the top court, the SLA has given details of the steps taken by it against Patanjali and Divya Pharmacy.
Shameem Akthar, yogacharya trained with the Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Center, Kerala, reveals the poses that can keep your mane healthy.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday appreciated the 'marked improvement' in the unconditional public apology published in newspapers by yoga guru Ramdev, his aide Balkrishna and Patanjali Ayurved Ltd in the misleading advertisements case.
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Yogacharya Shameem Akthar, trained with the International Yoga Vedanta Center, lists the top ten benefits that continue keep yoga on the top of the must-do list for most people.
Sivananda Yoga workshop by Shameem Akthar, yoga acharya trained with the Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Center, Kerala for the first time ever in Mumbai.
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These yoga pics will inspire you to get on the mat.
The MLAs, who support the coalition, are staying at the Golfshire Club in the city. Various photos show the politicians performing asanas in different groups. With wooden flooring and huge glass windows, a scenic view is seen outside the room where the MLAs are gathered.
Focus on consuming fewer calories overall to create a calorie deficit, which is necessary for weight loss, advises rediffGURU Dr Shakeeb Ahmed Khan.
Ahead of the event, Shripad Naik, the Union minister of state (independent charge) for Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy, which is coordinating yoga day, speaks to Upasna Pandey.
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