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A Muslim yoga expert will teach yoga to BJP president Amit Shah at a special yoga camp in Patna on June 21 to mark the International Yoga Day celebrations. M I Khan Reports.
Several Bollywood stars took part in various yoga sessions across India.
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)."
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.
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The PM also asserted that the traditional practice has now become part of every person's life.
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Many across Corporate India seem to have taken a leaf out of Modi's endorsement of healthy living through yoga.
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'Nobody is making yoga compulsory. If you don't want to do it, it is okay. Yoga has no religion.'
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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.
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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.
The Rajasthan high court has directed yoga guru Ramdev to appear on October 5 at Barmer's Chohtan police station for questioning in connection with an FIR against him for allegedly hurting religious sentiments, while extending the stay on his arrest.
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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.
Maharashtra's Minorities Affairs Minister Eknath Khadse courted controversy after comparing Yoga with Namaz, evoking a sharp response from the opposition in Mumbai.
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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.
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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.
Ayush Minister Shripad Naik on Wednesday said there was "no compulsion" to say 'Om' during the World Yoga Day programme.
The PM performed Yoga with over 50,000 enthusiasts at the Forest Research Institute campus in Dehradun.
'I tell those in their 20s that age is on their side and they should start exercising early.' 'Just like investing in good stocks, if they start early, they will get the multiplier effects of being healthy, fit and strong later in life.'
'No one is propagating RSS ideology as a government officer.'
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.
There has been a controversy over this asana, with Muslim groups saying their faith does not allow such a practice.
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.
The Congress president's son-in-law decried "intimidation" attempts by BJP and some of its leaders for performing yoga.
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However, he said that while he recommended Yoga for good health, he failed to understand why it was being made a 'religio-political' issue.
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