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Foreign nationals observe International Yoga Day in Delhi
Cutting across borders, foreign nationals on Friday performed Yoga on the occasion of fifth International Day of Yoga here.More than 100 yoga practitioners from France marked their presence to observe Yoga day at the French embassy in the national capital.Alexandre Ziegler, French Ambassador to India, told ANI, "We had more than 100 yoga practitioners this morning here. We have Yoga lessons almost every day at the Embassy and Yoga is becoming popular among the French people now."He added, "Yoga helps to stay fit both physically and mentally. I am a regular practitioner of Yoga. It was after we came to India that my mother started practising Yoga. Yoga was popular in France before the International Day of Yoga was declared; however, it received more recognition from people after that."Meanwhile, Yoga was performed at the Embassy of the United States of America in Delhi as well.The first International Day of Yoga was observed all over the world on June 21, 2015.The idea of International
UN has 'special place' in remarkable growth of Yoga: Syed Akbaruddin
The United Nations has a "special place" in the remarkable growth of Yoga owing to the resolution passed by the General Assembly to observe June 21 as the International Yoga day, said India's permanent representative to the UN Syed Akbaruddin on Thursday.Speaking at the UN General Assembly, on the occasion of fifth International Yoga Day, Akbaruddin said, "United Nations has a special place in the remarkable growth of Yoga in our own lifetimes. It was here in this very general assembly hall that the ancient practice of Yoga was transformed into an annual global observance."Recognising the worldwide appeal of Yoga, the UN proclaimed June 21 as the International Yoga day with an aim to raise awareness about the benefits that the practice begins. The draft resolution was proposed by India and a record 175 member states had supported it.Akbaruddin added that the growing popularity of Yoga and its acceptance around the world is a testimony of the benefits that the practice brings.This ...
Delhi: Smriti Irani leads Yoga Day celebrations in Dwarka
On the occasion of International Yoga Day, Union Minister Smriti Irani on Wednesday vowed to practice yoga every day and lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his idea of celebrating it every year." It is because of the Prime Minister's inspiration that the countrymen are performing yoga. With this event, India's culture is reaching the world. The yoga practice should not only be for a day but one should perform it regularly. I will also make efforts to practice it daily in order to look fit," she said.Irani was seen bending and stretching accurately at a park in Dwarka with scores of other women of the area during the wee hours of Friday.The first International Day of Yoga was observed all over the world on June 21, 2015, when over 30,000 people including Prime Minister Modi performed yoga at the Rajpath in New Delhi.The idea of International Day of Yoga was first proposed by Prime Minister Modi during his speech at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on 27 September 2014.
Delhi: Smirti Irani leads Yoda Day celebrations in Dwarka
On the occasion of International Yoga Day, Union Minister Smriti Irani on Wednesday vowed to practice yoga every day and lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his idea of celebrating it every year." It is because of the Prime Minister's inspiration that the countrymen are performing yoga. With this event, India's culture is reaching the world. The yoga practice should not only be for a day but one should perform it regularly. I will also make efforts to practice it daily in order to look fit," she said.Irani was seen bending and stretching accurately at a park in Dwarka with scores of other women of the area during the wee hours of Friday.The first International Day of Yoga was observed all over the world on June 21, 2015, when over 30,000 people including Prime Minister Modi performed yoga at the Rajpath in New Delhi.The idea of International Day of Yoga was first proposed by Prime Minister Modi during his speech at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on 27 September 2014.
International Yoga Day not an event but integral part of life: President Kovind
President Ram Nath Kovind on Friday said that International Yoga Day being celebrated across the country, is not an event but a way to make it an integral part of everybody's life."International Day of Yoga is being celebrated at Rashtrapati Bhavan since 2015. I am happy that like previous years, this year too we are celebrating Yoga Day here. It's not just an event, it's a way to make yoga an integral part of our life," the President said at Rashtrapati Bhavan in the national capital."I pray for your good health and extend my greeting to you all on the International Yoga Day.The theme of 5th International Yoga Day 2019 is "Climate Action".Earlier in the day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi led the nation in celebrating yoga day from Ranchi in Jharkhand.Modi too stressed the need to make Yoga an integral part of one's daily routine.The word "Yoga" is derived from the Sanskrit root 'yuj' meaning "to join", "to yoke" or "to unite". Yoga is based on an extremely subtle science which focuses
Yoga is above everything, integral part of life: Modi
Appealing to people to take yoga to all sections of society, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday said yoga is above everything, as he performed various asanas with around 40,000 enthusiasts at the Prabhat Tara ground here to mark the fifth International Day of Yoga. Modi also urged people to make yoga an integral part of life. "We should make efforts to take yoga from cities to villages and tribal areas. Yoga is above religion, caste, colour, gender and region, it is above everything," he told the gathering. The main event for the yoga day was held at the Jharkhand capital. "It (yoga) is constant and evolving for centuries. The essence of yoga has been stable and remained the same -- healthy body, stable mind, spirit of oneness. Yoga has provided a perfect blend of knowledge, karma and bhakti," the prime minister said. Events to mark the day are being held across the globe and in India, several of them are being led by Union ministers, including Amit Shah and Rajnath Singh. Modi also .
China marks 5th International Yoga Day
Yoga represents aspirations of the people from India and China that it is beneficial to work together in spirit of "friendship and cooperation", Indian envoy Vikram Misri said Friday as he along with a large number of Chinese yoga enthusiasts here marked the fifth International Yoga Day. Hundreds of thousands of yoga enthusiasts across China rolled out their mats on Friday to participate in colourful yoga events here to mark the yoga day. Yoga has become immensely popular all over China in the past few decades and is emerging as a major fitness discipline which is specially promoted by the Chinese Ministry of Sports. The ancient Indian practice has got official recognition in 2015 after Chinese Premier Li Keqiang along with his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi participated in a joint event of yoga and Chinese martial art practice Taichi. Since then both the countries established a Yoga college in Yunnan Minzu University in Kunming, capital of southwest China's Yunnan Province in joint
Amit Shah participates in Yoga day event in Rohtak
Home Minister Amit Shah Friday participated in a Yoga day function here and said Yoga is showing the world the way towards a healthy life. Shah participated in the Yoga day function here along with Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar besides others. "Yoga is the symbol of India's ancient history and diversity which is showing the world the way towards a healthy life," he tweeted after the event. Shah said it was due to the efforts of Prime Minister Narendra Modi that the world is now not only observing Yoga day but making Yoga a part of their everyday lives. The home minister also addressed the gathering and spoke about the significance of Yoga in people's lives.
Focus must be on wellness as well as protection from illness: Modi on 5th International Yoga Day
On the occasion of International Yoga Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday urged the world to embrace Yoga and to make it an integral part of one's daily routine, asserting that the focus must be on wellness as well as protection from illness.Let our motto be Yoga for peace, harmony and progress, he said adding that Yoga belongs to everyone and everyone belongs to Yoga."In today's changing times, our focus must be on Wellness as well as protection from Illness. That is the power we get with Yoga that is the feeling of Yoga and the ancient Indian philosophy," Modi said while addressing the crowd at the Prabhat Tara ground where he led close to 30,000 people in the morning session to mark the fifth International Yoga Day celebrations."I thank people across the world for joining the International Day of Yoga celebrations. World over, the first rays of the Sun are being welcomed by dedicated Yoga practitioners, it's a beautiful sight. I urge you all to embrace Yoga and make it an ..
Maharahtra: Ramdev, Fadnavis perform yoga on fifth International Yoga Day
On the occasion of fifth International Yoga Day, Yoga guru Baba Ramdev on Friday performed yoga here along with Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and his followers.Thousands of people participated in the event and performed various yoga asanas. Fadnavis was also seen following various yoga postures.Ramdev's organisation Patanjali has today organized programs in one lakh villages across India.The theme of 5th International Yoga Day 2019 is "Climate Action".The word "Yoga" is derived from the Sanskrit root 'yuj' meaning "to join", "to yoke" or "to unite". Yoga is based on an extremely subtle science which focuses on bringing harmony between mind and body. Yoga works on one's body, mind, emotion and energy.The main Yoga Day event will be held in Jharkhand's Ranchi at 6.30 am in Jharkhand where Prime Minister Narendra Modi will perform Yoga along with the other participants.As many as 30,000 people are expected to participate in the event, for which security has been beefed up
427 stranded tourists evacuated from North Sikkim
Altogether 427 tourists were evacuated from North Sikkim on Thursday, four days after they got stranded in the district as torrential rain damaged road infrastructure, an official said. The district administration arranged vehicles for all the 427 tourists to reach the state capital Gangtok, North Sikkim Collector Raj Yadav said. Besides government and Army vehicles, private taxis were hired to first bring the stranded tourists to Chungthang and from there all of them were taken to Gangtok by state-owned buses, Yadav told PTI over phone from Mangan. All tourists were provided refreshments before being transported free of cost till Gangtok, he said. Medical facilities were made available to the stranded tourists, the North Sikkim DC said, adding that the Travel Agents Association of Sikkim has provided free food and lodging to all visitors at Lachen, while the Army's Gorkha Regiment and the Indo-Tibetan Border Police helped the administration in the mission. As many as 60 tourist ...
Delhi Police issues traffic advisory for International Day of Yoga
The Delhi Police has asked commuters to avoid Rajpath and its connecting roads on Friday morning as nearly 30,000 people are expected to throng the Red Fort on the occasion of International Day of Yoga, traffic officials said. To ensure smooth flow of traffic in and around Red Fort, motorists are advised to avoid Rajpath and its connecting roads as huge public gathering is expected at Rajnath on Friday up to 10 am, they said. According to the advisory, traffic may be restricted and diverted on certain roads. Therefore, motorists and commuters are advised to avoid certain roads such as Netaji Subash Marg, Nishad Raj Marg, Rafi Marg, Janpath (between MLNP and Windsor), Man Singh Road (Between Q-point and Jaswant Singh Round About), Maulana Azad Road, Rajnath (Between Vijay Chowk and Man Singh crossing), Krishna Manon Marg, Rajender Prasad Marg during Yoga day celebrations from 5 am to 9.30 am. Commuters are advised to take alternate routes such as the Ring Road, Mathura Road, Bhairon ...
Karnataka: Indian Navy personnel performs yoga at Kamat beach
Indian Navy personnel performed yoga at Kamat beach near the Karwar Naval Base ahead of the international yoga day, here on Thursday.The striking yogic poses have now become a norm amongst the defence personnel in India. Several departments of the defence have taken part in yoga in the run-up to the fifth international yoga day.BSF camps of Delhi, Odisha, Assam have all partaken in these yogic poses as yoga day is just around the corner and now the Indian Navy to has joined the team of these yoga performing defence personnel.The proposal of yoga day was pushed by the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the first year of his tenure and also suggested at the United Nations General Assembly where he expressed his interest to mark June 21 as international yoga day.He also founded the ministry of AYUSH which deals with natural methods of treatment including Yoga, Naturopathy, Ayurveda, Unani and Siddha.Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to be in Ranchi tomorrow to perform yoga on
As water gets scarce, Chennai hotel urges guests to use water judiciously
As the city continues to reel under acute water crisis, a five-star hotel here -- Radisson Blu GRT -- has requested its guests to use water judiciously during their stay.The hotel has put a written request in this regard in all hotel rooms."We have taken all measures to ensure that you stay with all the comforts but request you to use water judiciously," reads the letter.The deficient rain during the monsoon season in the southern state of India has further exasperated the Tamilians. This has resulted in protests across the state."We are praying to the almighty for the rains and we hope we are answered and our reservoirs are filled," stated the letter further.
Egypt: 11 tourists safe after hot air balloon incident
Egyptian officials say 11 tourists are safe after their hot air balloon drifted away, forcing them to land in the country's southern desert. The officials say the tourists five Indians, four Chinese, a British and an Egyptian were ballooning over ancient Egyptian temples in the southern province of Luxor when strong winds took them off course and westward into the desert. Their pilot managed to regain control of the balloon and they eventually landed safely. A search airplane located the balloon and cars were dispatched to drive the tourists back to Luxor on Thursday. The tourist officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they weren't authorised to talk to reporters. Hot air ballooning over Luxor is popular, with balloons taking nearly 360 tourists over the city every day.
Right kind of food key to perfect yoga results: Book
Yoga with the right food is a complete and effective treatment for weight watchers, who are tempted to combine it with other slimming methods for better results, says a new book. Noted integrated yoga therapist Bijoylaxmi Hota in her book Yoga and Diet for Weight Loss seeks to break slimming and weight loss myths and prescribes certain postures of yoga, along with the diet one should take in order to achieve better and faster results. Unlike most other weight loss programmes that are partial and superficial in their approach, yoga is an ancient Indian practice, which, when accompanied by the right kind of food, does magic, the author says. Slimming, according to her, is not just about what one eats, how much one eats, how much one exercises or what form of exercise one does but more importantly, how fast one's body utilises food. The key question is how efficient is one's metabolism. The target should be to hasten the process and make it so fast that without being a clinical problem, .
EB5 Capital Visits India to Raise Investment for New York Ritz-Carlton Project as the Hotel Chain Comes to Pune and Mumbai for the First Time
/ -- EB5 Capital announced today its scheduled travel to Pune and Mumbai, India, to meet with prospects interested in acquiring a US Green Card by investing in a flagship Ritz-Carlton hotel project on Broadway in New York City. The decision to target Pune and Mumbai coincides with the planning and construction of the luxury Ritz-Carlton brand's second and third ever Indian hotels in those cities. India's first Ritz-Carlton opened in Bangalore in 2013. "With two new Ritz-Carlton hotels opening soon in Maharashtra, potential Indian EB-5 investors are able to relate to their outward investment in the United States as they will already be familiar with the Ritz-Carlton brand in India," said Juline Kaleyias, EB5 Capital's Director of Investor Relations. Although divided by more than 12,000 kilometers, the Ritz-Carlton in New York's NoMad neighborhood will all share distinctive features of the respected hotel brand with the new Ritz-Carlton in Pune's Yerawada district and the planned ...
Mango Hotels Launches 46 Key Boutique Hotel in Haridwar
/ -- On track for 40 Operating Hotels by March 2020 IntelliStay Hotels Pvt. Ltd. (IHPL), which owns the brand Mango Hotels , launched Mango Hotels - Haridwar, in Haridwar, Uttarakhand. (Logo: https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/885234/IntelliStay_Hotels_Logo.jpg ) The 46 key hotel in Haridwar is located just four minutes away from the famous ghat on the banks of the Ganges, Har Ki Pauri. Mango Hotels - Haridwar features Kalpavrixa Vegetarian, which is a pure vegetarian restaurant, two aesthetic banquet halls suited for gatherings, meetings and corporate events, a conference room and a swimming pool. The hotel features rooms under two categories: Mango Classic and Mango Club. The rooms are spacious and well-furnished, and come with modern amenities like air conditioning, study table, wardrobe, telephone, smart TV, brewing station, safe locker, luggage rack and ensuite bathrooms. The Mango Club rooms are luxurious, with ample relaxation space in the rooms and bath tubs in the ensuite ...
Navy gears up for International Day of Yoga
As a runup to celebrate the International Day of Yoga (IDY), the Sunrise Command of the Indian Navy has been organising additional Yoga Camps onboard Naval units and in residential areas over the past one week.The Yoga camps are conducted with an aim of promoting Yoga as a way of life.Personnel onboard ships and submarines at sea have also been practising Yoga as part of the celebration. In addition, Yoga has also been made an integral part of morning fitness routines being carried by all units of ENC and not limited to the IDY alone.In order to introduce the benefits of this ancient art to young children, Yoga is being conducted regularly and has also included in their curriculum in schools under the Eastern Naval Command.
Chicken pieces found in veg dish in Maha Vidhan Bhavan canteen
A Maharashtra government official Wednesday alleged that pieces of chicken were found in a vegetarian dish served to him in the canteen located on the premises of the Vidhan Bhavan here. Government officials, journalists and politicians frequent the canteen as the monsoon session of the state legislature is underway. According to a complaint filed by Mahesh Lakhe, a special auditor with Cooperation department, with the Vidhan Bhavan Secretary, he was observing fast and ordered a vegetarian dish. Lakhe claimed that he found a couple of pieces of chicken in the dish served to him by caterers of the canteen.
