The 9th International Yoga Day was celebrated at the Indian Institute of Advanced Study (IIAS) on Wednesday in collaboration with Medic Training Centre, Sashstra Seema Bal (SSB) Shimla with full enthusiasm and vigour, an official statement said.
Veteran filmmaker Subhash Ghai and actor Jackie Shroff participated in an International Yoga Day event at the former's acting school, Whistling Woods International, in Mumbai on Wednesday.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday arrived in Washington DC after overseeing a special Yoga session on the lawns of the United Nations headquarters in New York City.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday (local time) praised the energy and commitment shown by participants during the Yoga Day event at the UN Headquarters lawns in New York that entered the Guinness Book of World Records for drawing the people of most nationalities performing Yoga to
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath inaugurated and laid foundation stones for 144 development projects worth Rs 3638.25 crores in Ballia district on Wednesday.
Speaking to ANI, Gere said, "It is a lovely message. He (PM Modi) is a product of Indian culture and comes from a vast place like Indian culture does. This message of universal brotherhood and sisterhood is the one we want to hear again and again."
"Every day I do some exercise and pranayam some one to one and half hours daily. It has become a habit for me. I am not able to do yogasanas extensively but pranayam has been beneficial to my health and I derive energy from it," the minister said.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is on a maiden state visit to the US, emplaned for Washington DC on Wednesday after overseeing a special Yoga session on the lawns of the United Nations headquarters in New York City.