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.

OM, the word spoken in meditation and yoga practices, has existed for nearly 5,000 years. Can chanting this small word really provide a multitude of health benefits? You may have heard the word "OM" ...

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 ...

New Delhi: Union Urban Development Minister Venkaiah Naidu on Wednesday said chanting “om” during yoga sessions on International Yoga Day (June 21) is not mandatory. “Do not make yoga controversial.

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 ...

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 ...

Political circles are abuzz following a circular issued by the AYUSH ministry, which spells out directions for the World Yoga Day on June 21, reported The Indian Express. According to the Common Yoga ...

It’s Maha Shivratri today! Om, which is often chanted to connect with the divine energy of Lord Shiva, is said to be the primordial sound energy, reverberating throughout the universe. Did you know ...