However, he said that while he recommended Yoga for good health, he failed to understand why it was being made a 'religio-political' issue.
A total of 1,016 candidates -- 664 men and 352 women -- have qualified in the examination and have been recommended by the Union Public Service Commission for appointment to various services.
The actor looked like a sweet winter treat in a pista coloured sari with lace borders.
rediffGURU Nidhi Gupta, a physiotherapist with 20 years of experience helps diagnose and manage chronic pain. She also prescribes exercises to deal with pain and heal faster.
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.
Goa Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar also said that diseases like AIDS can be cured by yoga.
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The BJP slammed the Bihar CM for not organising an official function to promote the exercise in Bihar.
Yogaraj C P performed yoga continuously for 40 hours non-stop, demonstrated more than 1,500 'asanas'.
Yoga guru, Swami Ramdev, has suggested that his techniques of pranayama, popularly known as breathing exercises, could help in healing many ailments, including swine flu and cancer.
They set a new world record of performing Yoga at the highest altitude.
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Indians celebrated the second International Day of Yoga on Tuesday at different parts of the country.
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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.
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.
Ramdev and Balkrishna have tendered an "unconditional and unqualified apology" before the apex court over advertisements issued by the firm making tall claims about the medicinal efficacy of its products.
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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.
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.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi led the early morning session on the first International Yoga Day at Rajpath in New Delhi.
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.
Lalu claimed that he also did not need to practice yoga.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is a keen practitioner of yoga and on Wednesday he took to the yoga mat to prove it.
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said on Tuesday clear that participation in the events was not 'compulsory'.
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.
Renjini Thampi has upcycled 21,000 waste glass bottles into beautiful home dcor items.
From the US, Modi will travel to Egypt at the invitation of President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi.
Given the gap between budgetary allocation and use, a parliamentary standing committee has asked the Ministry of Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy (Ayush) to take steps to prevent underutilisation of funds under the National Ayush Mission (NAM) scheme. According to the data, the ministry was allocated Rs 1,200 crore for the mission in the Budgetary Estimate (BE) for FY24. The Revised Estimate (RE) for the year fell to Rs 815 crore, of which Rs 589 crore, or 74 per cent, has been spent till January.
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.
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Shameem Akthar, yogacharya, trained with the Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Center, Kerala, shows a few poses will cure your digestion problems.
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.
Noted Yoga instructor and aerospace scientist Dr S N Omkar puts them through the yoga-related exercises.
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, takes you through five yoga practices to help your brain stay in shape.
Shameem Akthar, yogacharya trained with the Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Center, Kerala, reveals the poses that can keep your mane healthy.
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