Pragya Thakur to host yoga session for MPs on June 21

Congress MP Manickam Tagore questioned if PM ‘has changed his heart’ about the parliamentarian after her remarks calling Mahatma Gandhi’s assassin a patriot.

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· Jun 18, 2021 · 05:44 pm

International Yoga Day 2019, 21 June: Why we celebrate it, theme and history of Yoga Day

The International Day of Yoga aims to raise awareness worldwide of the many benefits of practicing yoga.

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· Jun 20, 2019 · 12:03 pm

Is yoga blurring the lines between religion and relaxation in US schools? A professor says yes

There are apprehensions about how yoga and mindfulness are being implemented in American schools. But a balance can be struck.

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· May 15, 2019 · 08:30 pm

In photos: From Japan to the Himalayas, thousands celebrate International Yoga Day across the world

Prime Minister Narendra Modi led Yoga Day celebrations at Forest Research Institute in Dehradun.

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· Jun 21, 2018 · 03:41 pm

‘From Dehradun to Dublin, there’s only yoga’: Modi kicks off International Yoga Day in Uttarakhand

Several Union ministers are expected to mark the event in various parts of the country.

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· Jun 21, 2018 · 08:12 am

Yoga is not a fundamental right, cannot be made compulsory in schools, says Supreme Court

The apex body also dismissed a public interest litigation that sought to frame a national yoga policy.

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· Aug 08, 2017 · 12:03 pm

In photos: Thousands around the world strike a pose on International Yoga Day

Events marking the occasion were held across the globe, from the UN headquarters in New York City to Navy ships on the Indian Ocean.

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· Jun 21, 2017 · 09:22 am