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Indian forces take part in yoga sessions pan-India NEW DELHI: From high-altitude mountains to parade grounds in the plains to the high seas, a large number of armed forces personnel took part in yoga sessions across the country and in Indian waters to mark the 12th International Day of Yoga on Sunday. All military commands … Read more

Sumit Roy, Abhishek Banerjee’s personal secretary NEW DELHI: Sumit Roy, a key aide of Trinamool Congress (TMC) national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee, has been booked in a fraud and forgery case in West Bengal’s Paschim Medinipur district, a police officer said on Sunday.Also Read | Sumit Roy: The key aide who managed access to AbhishekAccording … Read more

Shiv Sena (UBT) spokesperson Sanjay Raut NEW DELHI: Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut on Sunday accused Amit Shah of “insulting” the Uddhav Thackeray-led party, a day after the Union home minister asserted that the only Shiv Sena is the one headed by Maharashtra deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde.Also Read | ‘No faction of Sena … Read more

NEW DELHI: Submarines powered by nuclear reactors are often grouped together as “nuclear submarines”, but there are two very different categories: SSNs (nuclear-powered attack submarines) and SSBNs (nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines). Both use nuclear reactors for propulsion, allowing them to remain underwater for months, but their missions, weapons and strategic roles are fundamentally different.For India, … Read more

Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami participates in Yoga Day celebrations NEW DELHI: Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Sunday participated in a mass yoga session in Banbasa as part of the 12th International Day of Yoga celebrations, joining yoga practitioners, students, youth, women, senior citizens and personnel of the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB).Extending greetings … Read more

CJP protest at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar (PTI) NEW DELHI: The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) intensified its agitation over the NEET-UG paper leak controversy, with party founder Abhijeet Dipke and supporters staging an overnight sit-in at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar and vowing not to end the protest until Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigns.The demonstration entered its … Read more

CJP’s Abhijeet Dipke urges authorities not to disrupt basic amenities as protestors gather at Jantar Mantar (Image/PTI) NEW DELHI: Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke on Sunday urged authorities not to cut off water supply to restrooms at the Jantar Mantar protest site as thousands of protesters remained gathered, demanding the resignation of Union … Read more

Can a daily routine of stretching, breathing and stillness change how the body ages?A growing body of medical opinion suggests it can.This year, the International Day of Yoga, marked globally on June 21, carries the theme ‘Healthy Ageing’. It is a nod to mounting evidence that the habits people build today around movement, stress and … Read more