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Indian Embassy in Pakistan celebrates 6th International Yoga Day
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 21 (ANI): The Indian Embassy in Pakistan celebrated the 6th International Yoga Day while maintaining social distancing and other safety norms in view of COVID-19 pandemic.
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Annual 'Kanwar Yatra' postponed amid COVID-19
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], June 21 (ANI): The Chief Ministers of Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Uttarakhand on Sunday announced the postponement of annual 'Kanwar Yatra' in the view of COVID-19 pandemic.
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Vice President Venkaiah Naidu urges educational institutions to include Yo
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 21 (ANI): On the occasion of International Yoga Day, Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu has urged educational institutions to include Yoga in online learning programmes being conducted amid COVID-19 pandemic, calling it as one of the best options to improve the body's im
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COVID-19: Cherry farmers suffer in Himachal, sales down by 60-80 pc
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], June 21 (ANI): Cherry business in the north Indian state has been impacted amid COVID-19 pandemic. Farmers in Himachal Pradesh are disappointed with this years' cherry prices as they have witnessed a sudden drop in sales in the market. Their businesses have
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Pranayama makes respiratory system strong, helps in fight against COVID-19
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 21 (ANI): Addressing the nation on the occasion of International Yoga Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the world is realising the need of Yoga, even more, today due to COVID-19 pandemic and Pranayama helps in building a strong respiratory system. Read More
COVID-19 lockdown: One in four UK adults at risk of hunger, potential maln
Updated : 6 years ago IST
London [UK], June 21 (ANI): One in four adults in the United Kingdom are experiencing food insecurity, which is likely to have left them susceptible to hunger and potential malnutrition during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new study.
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Gujarat HC cancels Ahmedabad's 'Rath Yatra' due to COVID pandemic
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Gandhinagar (Gujarat) [India], June 21 (ANI): The Gujarat High Court has ordered that Lord Jagannath's Rath Yatra that was scheduled to take place on June 23 in Ahmedabad, will not be held in wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Photographer designs unique face masks to save dying business in Tamil Nad
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu), [India], June 20 (ANI): In an effort to save his dying business, a photographer in Coimbatore has begun to design customizable face masks for people amid COVID-19 pandemic. With the lower half of the wearer's face printed on the mask, the move seems to have evoked a
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'Yoga is magic!' Practioners say it may help ease depressive symptoms in p
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 20 (ANI): Mental illness is not something new to this world, but in times of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and ensuing lockdown put in place to curb its spread, it has become grave.
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3 intervention applications filed in SC against order staying Jagannath Ra
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 20 (ANI): Three intervention applications have been filed in the Supreme Court seeking modification of its earlier order staying the annual Rath Yatra at Jagannath Temple in Odisha's Puri in view of COVID-19 pandemic, the lawyer of the petitioner said on Saturday.
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Bihar doctors donate blood to save lives amid COVID-19 pandemic
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], June 20 (ANI): With fewer people stepping outdoors due to the coronavirus pandemic, doctors are faced with the challenge of shortage of blood in the blood banks, to save precious lives.
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JP Nadda heaps praise on PM Modi for his 'dynamic leadership' in battling
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 20 (ANI): BJP Chief JP Nadda on Saturday praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his "dynamic leadership" in tackling the COVID-19 crisis and implementing various welfare schemes to help the countrymen amid the pandemic.
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