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India on Tuesday set a new world record with over 2,500 pregnant women performing Yoga together as part of the Second International Yoga Day at the Swaminarayan Temple hall on Kalawad Road in Rajkot, Gujarat.
Modi said the support and participation of the people last year and once again now "redeems the commitment to nurture and promote this ancient discipline and reaffirms yoga as an exemplary manifestation of 'Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam' (the world as one family)."
Several Bollywood stars took part in various yoga sessions across India.
Wearing white and lighter colours will prevent heat retention, thus reducing the risk of heat exhaustion, suggests Dr Karthiyayini Mahadevan.
Announcing yoga workshops with yogacharya Shameem Akthar, who has been trained with the Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Center.
Many across Corporate India seem to have taken a leaf out of Modi's endorsement of healthy living through yoga.
Indian-American yoga guru Bikram Choudhury is not entitled to copyright protection over yoga poses and breathing exercises he uses in hot rooms developed by him, a US appeals court has ruled.
Authorities believe the 69-year-old has hid his assets and left the country.
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8-year-old yoga champion named British Indian of the Year.
'Nobody is making yoga compulsory. If you don't want to do it, it is okay. Yoga has no religion.'
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Over the years though, her ability to make us go va va voom in one smouldering swimsuit after another has achieved wild distinction.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has apologised for uploading a post with casteist remarks on his social media platforms saying that his team made an 'incorrect translation' of a verse from the Bhagavad Gita.
Yoga regulates stress and fights fatigue in women undergoing treatment for breast cancer.
The 41 workers, who were rescued from Uttarakhand's Silkyara tunnel in a multi-agency rescue operation, kept their spirits up while trapped inside by taking morning walks and practising yoga, a rescued worker told Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Expanding the scope of its hearing in the Patanjali Ayurved case, the Supreme Court on Tuesday took a stern view of misleading advertisements by Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) firms and asked three Union ministries to inform it about the steps they have taken to curb the practice which takes 'public for a ride' and adversely affects their health.
The state-run carrier Air India will on June 21 show a film on yoga across its flights, along with a special in-flight announcement.
In two separate affidavits filed in the apex court, Ramdev and Balkrishna tendered unqualified apology for the 'breach of the statement' recorded in the November 21 last year order of the apex court.
Terming the participation of thousands of people during the first International Yoga Day at Rajpath as "overwhelming", a representative of Guinness Book of World Records hoped that the event will set a world record.
British lawmakers led by prominent Indian-origin entrepreneur Karan Bilimoria performed yoga in the United Kingdom parliament, celebrating the first International Yoga Day.
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Shameem Akthar, yogacharya trained with the Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Center, gives you five poses to improve your flexibility.
The PM performed Yoga with over 50,000 enthusiasts at the Forest Research Institute campus in Dehradun.
In remarks that are out of sync with his own government's position, Karnataka Social Welfare Minister Anjanaiah on Wednesday said yoga is for 'lazy' people who do not have time for exercise.
Accused Darvesh Rajbhar is a resident of Jaunpur in Uttar Pradesh, the official said.
Maharashtra's Minorities Affairs Minister Eknath Khadse courted controversy after comparing Yoga with Namaz, evoking a sharp response from the opposition in Mumbai.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday launched a portal for the International Day of Yoga in Paris, describing the ancient Indian spiritual practice as capable of awakening a sense of oneness.
Both these methods are loaded with equal benefits, which might make it tough for you to choose either one of them.
Ayush Minister Shripad Naik on Wednesday said there was "no compulsion" to say 'Om' during the World Yoga Day programme.
After the United Nations declared June 21 as the International Yoga Day in December last year at India's request, the officers in the Ministry of Ayush began ideating about how to celebrate it in the country.
With the Ram Mandir scheduled to open its doors to visitors in January, Ayodhya is expected to welcome travelers both from India and abroad.
There has been a controversy over this asana, with Muslim groups saying their faith does not allow such a practice.
'And here I was, walking as a showstopper. I couldn't have imagined a more beautiful gift.'
A look at the pictures from the event!
The USA Yoga 2012 New York Regional and National Yoga Asana Championship is expected to see participation of competitors from over 30 states who will be judged on the balance and perfection of their yoga poses.
The Congress president's son-in-law decried "intimidation" attempts by BJP and some of its leaders for performing yoga.
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