News for 'yoga-day'

HOT yogis! Can you bend like this couple?

HOT yogis! Can you bend like this couple?

Rediff.com30 Jul 2020

Aashka Goradia and Brent Goble's yoga poses will make your jaw drop!

This time boxer Mary Kom gets in the ring for Yoga event

This time boxer Mary Kom gets in the ring for Yoga event

Rediff.com18 Jun 2015

Indian Olympic medallist boxer MC Mary Kom will be the chief guest for the Yoga event.

Yoga lights up United Nations HQ

Yoga lights up United Nations HQ

Rediff.com20 Jun 2016

The image of a yoga posture was projected onto the United Nations headquarters as the world body geared up to host the second International Day of Yoga on Tuesday.

PHOTOS: UK parliament transforms into House of Yoga

PHOTOS: UK parliament transforms into House of Yoga

Rediff.com24 Jun 2015

British lawmakers led by prominent Indian-origin entrepreneur Karan Bilimoria performed yoga in the United Kingdom parliament, celebrating the first International Yoga Day.

Sena's 'praise-asana' for Modi: What's wrong with commodifying yoga?

Sena's 'praise-asana' for Modi: What's wrong with commodifying yoga?

Rediff.com23 Jun 2015

Praising Prime Minister Narendra Modi for successfully carrying out the Yoga Day celebrations in Delhi, ally Shiv Sena today said 'commodifying' Yoga will not harm the ancient practice, instead it will increase tourism and generate employment.

Pix: These incredible yoga poses will test your body

Pix: These incredible yoga poses will test your body

Rediff.com26 Jun 2020

Your favourite celebrities are taking fitness to the next level.

Even the rains can't stop Modi from doing yoga

Even the rains can't stop Modi from doing yoga

Rediff.com21 Jun 2017

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is a keen practitioner of yoga and on Wednesday he took to the yoga mat to prove it.

Should yoga be made into a commodity? Sena says why not

Should yoga be made into a commodity? Sena says why not

Rediff.com23 Jun 2015

Shiv Sena said 'commodifying' yoga will not harm the ancient practice, instead it will increase tourism and generate employment.

POLL: Should the 'Om' chant be compulsory during yoga?

POLL: Should the 'Om' chant be compulsory during yoga?

Rediff.com17 May 2016

The Centre has proposed the chanting of 'Om' and the recital of some Vedic mantras before the 45-minute yoga session, a move which many are criticising.

How yoga helps physical and mental health

How yoga helps physical and mental health

Rediff.com21 Jun 2020

'Yoga is magic!' 'Other than keeping me physically fit, it helps me be calm and emotionally balanced. It gives me a lot of energy that keeps me productive throughout the day.'

Dear Modi fans, PM will NOT be performing yoga on Rajpath

Dear Modi fans, PM will NOT be performing yoga on Rajpath

Rediff.com9 Jun 2015

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will not perform yoga at the mega event on Rajpath to mark the 'International Yoga Day' on June 21

BJP may pick new Uttarakhand CM if EC doesn't hold bypoll

BJP may pick new Uttarakhand CM if EC doesn't hold bypoll

Rediff.com2 Jul 2021

Uttarakhand is abuzz with speculation that the BJP could pick a new leader as CM, given the possibility that the Election Commission may not hold a by-poll enabling Rawat's election to the state assembly.

REWIND: The world in the week gone by

REWIND: The world in the week gone by

Rediff.com25 Jun 2018

Want to catch up on all that happened across the world in the week gone by? Here are 10 images that says it all.

Yoga should not be linked to caste, creed, religion: Rajnath

Yoga should not be linked to caste, creed, religion: Rajnath

Rediff.com9 Jun 2015

Amidst objections by certain minority groups to doing Yoga, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh said there is "no compulsion" in this regard and that the practise of Yoga should not be related to any caste, creed or religion.

HC seeks response to plea challenging recognition to Yoga federation

HC seeks response to plea challenging recognition to Yoga federation

Rediff.com4 Jan 2021

The Yoga Federation of India contended that the recognition granted to the National Yogasana Sports Federation is arbitrary and suffers from malafide intentions.

Uttam's Take: Yoga visas and Masood Azhar

Uttam's Take: Yoga visas and Masood Azhar

Rediff.com20 Jun 2016

Uttam Ghosh on how the government's move to give 'yoga visas' may backfire.

May start doing yoga again, says Jaitley at San Francisco event

May start doing yoga again, says Jaitley at San Francisco event

Rediff.com22 Jun 2015

Joining thousands at San Francisco's Marina Green Park, the finance minister spoke of the advantages of practising yoga and thanked those who helped in making the event a success.

From Siachen to South China Sea: Some really inspiring yoga

From Siachen to South China Sea: Some really inspiring yoga

Rediff.com21 Jun 2015

Amid snow-capped mountains and on board warships, India's armed forces demonstrated their impressive yoga skills. Let's take a bow!

PHOTOS: Welcome to PM Modi's yoga class

PHOTOS: Welcome to PM Modi's yoga class

Rediff.com21 Jun 2016

Modi, dressed in a white-coloured T-shirt and trousers along with a scarf, did the yoga asanas with ease, as he is a regular practitioner of the ancient form of exercise.

Yoga has played big role in uniting the world: Modi

Yoga has played big role in uniting the world: Modi

Rediff.com21 Jun 2017

The PM also asserted that the traditional practice has now become part of every person's life.

BJP fires return salvo at Nitish on yoga

BJP fires return salvo at Nitish on yoga

Rediff.com16 Jun 2015

The BJP slammed the Bihar CM for not organising an official function to promote the exercise in Bihar.

Yoga one of the most powerful unifying forces in strife-torn world: Modi

Yoga one of the most powerful unifying forces in strife-torn world: Modi

Rediff.com21 Jun 2018

The PM performed Yoga with over 50,000 enthusiasts at the Forest Research Institute campus in Dehradun.

China wants yoga-like global status for Tai Chi

China wants yoga-like global status for Tai Chi

Rediff.com16 May 2015

Chinese Premier Li wants to get UN recognition for Tai Chi.

Yoga-Tai Chi 'jugalbandi' marks Int Day of Yoga in China

Yoga-Tai Chi 'jugalbandi' marks Int Day of Yoga in China

Rediff.com21 Jun 2016

A large group of enthusiasts of Yoga and ancient Chinese martial art Tai-Chi took part in a 'Jugalbandi' exercises at the iconic Great Wall.

Yoga is India's gift to the world, says Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev at UN

Yoga is India's gift to the world, says Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev at UN

Rediff.com21 Jun 2016

Sadhguru said even though the idea of commemorating the International Yoga Day was mooted by PM Modi, it was "almost like the world was waiting for it".

Malaika Recommends 5 Simple Asanas

Malaika Recommends 5 Simple Asanas

Rediff.com21 Jun 2021

Reebok ambassador Malaika Arora tells you how to begin your day with the right asanas.

Video: Yoga lessons from Narendra Modi

Video: Yoga lessons from Narendra Modi

Rediff.com11 Apr 2018

The prime minister has been sharing videos explaining the importance of yoga.

Modi camouflaging failures with nautanki mass yoga: Digvijaya

Modi camouflaging failures with nautanki mass yoga: Digvijaya

Rediff.com10 Jun 2015

However, he said that while he recommended Yoga for good health, he failed to understand why it was being made a 'religio-political' issue.

Tech Mahindra, Reliance Cap, SBI wake up to Modi's yoga call

Tech Mahindra, Reliance Cap, SBI wake up to Modi's yoga call

Rediff.com20 Jun 2015

Indian companies realise several business opportunities ahead of International Yoga Day on Sunday

2,500 pregnant women set yoga record in Gujarat

2,500 pregnant women set yoga record in Gujarat

Rediff.com21 Jun 2016

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's Huge Challenge: The Economy

Modi's Huge Challenge: The Economy

Rediff.com30 Jun 2021

After 24 months of slowdown beginning in January 2018 before the pandemic and then 18 months of collapse since January 2020, we have become the world's worst performing economy, observes Aakar Patel.

Yoga irrelevant without country-wide liquor ban: Nitish

Yoga irrelevant without country-wide liquor ban: Nitish

Rediff.com19 Jun 2016

"Yoga is a natural treatment process but liquor addicts cannot perform it. Yoga would be irrelevant unless a ban is imposed on sale of liquor across the country," the Bihar CM said at meeting in Palamau district.

Yoga lights up United Nations HQ

Yoga lights up United Nations HQ

Rediff.com19 Jun 2017

This year, the United Nations will issue special stamps commemorating Yoga Day.

It's purrfect! Yoga with cats

It's purrfect! Yoga with cats

Rediff.com19 Jun 2019

Na-meow-ste! With International Yoga Day just around the corner, here's a look at this interesting yoga class in Brooklyn, United States where participants -- human and cats alike -- stretch into various poses!

Yoga is a medium to check greed, violence: PM Modi

Yoga is a medium to check greed, violence: PM Modi

Rediff.com21 Jun 2015

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday cautioned against "commodifying" yoga, saying using it as some sort of business will do great damage to this world heritage.

Muslim expert to teach yoga to BJP president

Muslim expert to teach yoga to BJP president

Rediff.com17 Jun 2015

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.

How yoga changed Shilpa Shetty's life

How yoga changed Shilpa Shetty's life

Rediff.com21 Jun 2018

The actor uploaded a video of her doing pranayama on Instagram on Yoga Day.

Quiz: Can you identify these yoga poses?

Quiz: Can you identify these yoga poses?

Rediff.com20 Jun 2016

Know the difference between Padmasana and Bhujangasana?

ZEN OUT: Yoga moves in the most unthought-of locales

ZEN OUT: Yoga moves in the most unthought-of locales

Rediff.com9 Jun 2015

India is all set for a mega Yoga event on June 21. But before that watch these Yoga moves played out in the most 'out there' of locations.

Modi Hai to Vishvas Hai!

Modi Hai to Vishvas Hai!

Rediff.com19 Nov 2021

Modi is seen as exceptional not only on account of his acts but also owing to his style. He appears to sacrifice his life for the people -- like a fakir, a figure he came to epitomize even more in 2020 by growing a long white beard. Charisma is above accountability, and Modi has grasped these dynamics.