June 21 is marked as the International Yoga Day and the AYUSH Ministry has stated that chanting of 'Om' and other Vedic mantras before the yoga session on this day is not compulsory but voluntary.

Bhopal: The Madhya Pradesh government has announced to observe International Yoga Day on June 21 with the chanting of 'Om’. The government, however, clarified that there is no compulsion to chant 'Om’ ...

The AYUSH Ministry on Tuesday said chanting of 'Om' and other Vedic mantras before the yoga session on International Yoga Day on June 21 is not compulsory but voluntary. The AYUSH Ministry on Tuesday ...

You may have heard the word "OM" during a yoga class. It's sometimes chanted three times at the beginning or end of a yoga or meditation practice. Though it may appear to be a small word, OM is said ...

New Delhi: A fresh controversy broke out on Tuesday over the UGC's directive asking universities and colleges to follow Ayush ministry's yoga protocol that begins with chanting of 'Om' and some ...

Aligarh (Uttar Pradesh), May 23: Referring to the ongoing controversy over chanting of vedic mantras while performing Yoga, vice President Mohammad Hamid Ansari’s wife Salma Ansari on Monday said that ...

International Yoga Day to be celebrated on June 21 Letter to schools, colleges, offices says 'chant Om, prayers' Yoga Day celebrations to be held in Chandigarh this year New Delhi: In a move ...

Lucknow: In another twist to the controversy over Yoga Day, the Islamic seminary Darul Uloom Deoband has said that chanting of ‘Om’ is against the tenets of Islam and has asked Muslims to stay away ...

The reasons for putting in the hours on the mat are bountiful: visible triceps, a steady mind, licence to spend silly money on a yoga bralette. Less appealing to many is that bit, post-savasana, when ...

Union Urban Development Minister Venkaiah Naidu said chanting of 'Om' during yoga sessions on the International Yoga Day on June 21 is not mandatory. New Delhi: Union Urban Development Minister ...