Ahead of International Day of Yoga, former Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu on Friday said that Yoga takes care of everyone's health and mind and gives a balance and positive ideas, rejecting the idea of connecting it to any religion.
It wasn't a senior officer or yoga expert but a stray dog, trained by NDRF personnel over two years, that captured hearts by flawlessly mirroring yoga asanas alongside 55 human practitioners.
Union Minister G Kishan Reddy has said that the whole world is enthused to celebrate the International Yoga Day on 21 June. He also said that many participated in the 24-hour countdown event ahead of International Yoga Day at Lal Bahadur Stadium in Hyderabad on Friday.
Several National Cadet Corps (NCC) cadets gathered in Ahmedabad on Friday to take part in a disciplined and energetic yoga session to mark the 11th International Day of Yoga.
Leading Baloch Human rights body, Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) has organised a three-day sit-in protest against the illegal detention of leading Baloch human rights leaders, the BYC said on Thursday.
People perform yoga on Friday at the 'weekly yoga camp' at Gorakhnath Temple Complex ahead of the International Day of Yoga, which will be observed worldwide on 21 June.
Indicating that the option of an alliance with Raj Thackeray's Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) was on the cards, Shiv Sena (UBT) president Uddhav Thackeray said he would do what was in the minds of people of the state.
Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Friday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi made Yoga Day recognised on the world stage in such a way that every country in the world is adopting Yoga with great affection today.
According to GS Vidyarthi, Commanding Officer from the Ahmedabad unit of NCC, more than 1,000 cadets participated in the yoga day celebrations. He mentioned that yoga keeps the cadets physically and mentally fit in any critical condition.
Hailing Shiv Sena's progress Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde said the party means "loud voice" for the Marathi people. He mentioned that the party has faced many challenges in the past 59 years, but has kept growing like a "banyan tree".
A 15-day special self-defence camp for girls is currently underway in Jammu, organised by the Rashtriya Sewika Samiti. Around 60 girls from various districts of the Jammu region are participating in the training program, which aims to empower them with essential self-defence skills.