International Yoga Day

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday joined thousands in a mass yoga demonstration at the Rajpath in New Delhi and said the first International Yoga Day was the start of a new era for training the human mind for peace and harmony.…

Union Minister for Food Processing Harsimrat Badal was among the thousands of enthusiasts who performed yoga at a session in a Punjab town on Sunday to mark International Yoga Day. Badal along with state Health Minister Surjit Kumar…

Hundreds of people performed yoga across Fiji to mark the International Yoga Day on Sunday. In the country's second largest city Lautoka, celebrations were held at the Girmit Centre where about 500 people turned up to be a part of the…

In a record-breaking attempt, an estimated 37,000 people took part in a yoga session at Rajpath in New Delhi on Sunday to mark the International Yoga Day, officials said. Ayush ministry officials said they had expected thousands of…

To commemorate the International Yoga Day, the Indian embassy in Indonesia has released a special publication, a comic book focusing on the historic India-Indonesia relationship. “Travels through Time”, is a part of the ongoing "Sahabat…

Over 3,000 people braved sporadic rain to participate in a yoga session in Bhubaneswar to mark the International Yoga Day on Sunday. State Health and Family Welfare Minister Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak, Sports and Youth Affairs Minister Sudam…

Around 5,000 people, mostly school and college students, participated in a yoga session in Chennai organised by The Art of Living Foundation to mark the first International Yoga Day on Sunday, said an official. "Students from nearly 20…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday joined thousands practising yoga at the Rajpath in New Delhi and said the International Yoga Day on June 21 was the start of a new era for training the human mind for peace and harmony. Speaking at…

The Delhi Metro on Friday said it would begin train services from 4 a.m. and provide two special trains over the weekend in view of the International Day for Yoga being celebrated on June 21. The train services would be available on all…

From the tranquil environs of a forest or mountains, yoga is now increasingly moving to air-conditioned enclosures within homes, fitness centres or attractive resorts. While commercialisation has surged the popularity of yoga, glamourising…