India's ancient discipline of yoga will be a uniting force across the world on Sunday, cutting across religion, borders and differences, as over 200 million people will participate in events to mark the inaugural International Yoga Day, with a record 37,000 people striking up yoga poses in the national capital alone....
A case was filed on Saturday against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BJP president Amit Shah and RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat in a court in the Bihar capital for giving a "religious colour" to yoga, thereby hurting people's sentiments....
It is not possible now for any political party to enforce Emergency in India, but there exists a looming danger of a "creeping form of authoritarianism", said veteran CPI-M leader Prakash Karat who was then forced into hiding to escape from being arrested. ...
He was incredulous that a ministry of yoga (it is called Ministry of Ayush, an abbreviation for departments dealing with Ayurveda, Yoga, Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy incorporating indigenous and alternative systems of healing) could be set up, and then smilingly asked why anyone would do that. He wondered if the man who wants to spread yoga practise it hims...
Saudi-led air strikes struck military and civilian airports here on Saturday, destroying the runways, after peace talks in Geneva collapsed....
Thanking Tanzania for its support to India's claim for permanent membership of the UN Security Council, President Pranab Mukherjee on Friday said the two countries should make common cause to ensure that institutions of global governance address "our concerns"....
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has left for New York to participate in the inaugural International Yoga Day event at the UN. ...
The search for an Indian Coast Guard Dornier plane that went missing along with three crew members aboard entered 12th day on Saturday with no clue about its whereabouts, officials said. ...
One person was killed and four policemen were injured on Saturday in an explosion in north Kashmir's Sopore town, police said. ...
The administration and internal probe committee of Delhi University's coveted St.Stephen's College were questioned on Saturday over a sexual harassment case filed by a research student, police said. ...