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As Meditation Explodes, Its Purpose Is Debated
Sister Jenna Mahraj plays with a dog at the at the Meditation Museum in Silver Spring, Md. Mahraj heads the museum and interactive space. To Mahraj and her community, called the Brahma Kumaris,...
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Breweries Embrace The Combination Of Beer And Yoga
You can fart in there,” says Tammy Portnoy, heading into BeerYoga at Port City Brewing Company in Alexandria. That’s what happens in breweries, says Portnoy, Port City’s Beer Admiral of marketing and...
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American Yoga: Once An Alternative Lifestyle Is Now Mainstream
Yoga may have been born thousands of years ago in India, but when it crossed the shores to the United States, it underwent a dramatic change and as with so many other traditions became, like French...
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Visiting Finance Minister Touts Modi Government Accomplishments
– NEW YORK Coinciding with the first anniversary of the BJP government in India, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley was in the city last week, touting the Modi Government’s achievements in one year. While...
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30,000 bring yogic calm to the frenetic ‘Crossroads of the World’
New York, June 22 (IANS) A yogic calm settled on the frenetic “Crossroads of the World”, Times Square, on Sunday as 30,000 people thronged its plazas for an hour of yoga practice, an assembly exceeded...
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Hindu Temple of Greater Chicago Hosts Mahrarudram
LEMONT, Ill. Hindu Temple of Greater Chicago (HTGC) here hosted its historic three-day Mahrarudram, convoked over the weekend of June 12, to pray for universal peace, welfare and prosperity. More than...
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Participants perform yoga to mark the International Day of Yoga under the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France, June 21. The post appeared first on News India Times.
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47 Islamic nations join International Yoga Day
Srinagar: Muslim students participate in Yoga Day celebrations at Bakshi Stadium in Srinagar, on June 21, 2015. (Photo: IANS) There are 47 Islamic nations among the 177 countries of the United Nations...
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Yoga Day: A terrific, relaxing event, say foreign diplomats
New Delhi: US Ambassador to India Richard Verma during a programme organised on Yoga Day at Rajpath in New Delhi, on June 21, 2015. (Photo: IANS) “How did I do?” asked US envoy Richard Verma smiling at...
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When John and Alicia Nash visited Delhi
John Nash, described variously as mathematical genius, shadowy figure, phantom, elusive, furtive, mysterious, schizophrenic, and beautiful mind, died in a horrific cab crash on May 23, exactly a month...
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Mind Over Madness at Crossroads of the World
NEW YORK CITY With orange yoga mats and sunflowers in hand, thousands of New Yorkers gathered at Times Square here June 21, to observe the Summer Solstice and celebrate the first International Day of...
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Congress says Sushma, Raje violated laws; questions Jaitley
The Congress on Monday accused External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje of violating central laws in their dealings with former IPL chief Lalit Modi....
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ABCD 2: Outlandish Costumes And Flashy Dance Routines
The underdog story is a guaranteed trope in movies, in which characters overcome adverse circumstances and make it big. But in Remo D’Souza’s sequel to “ABCD – Any Body Can Dance”, you’d have to look...
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Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Conducts Yoga Demonstration At The U.N.
NEW YORK While thousands flocked the iconic Times Square, several hundred tested their flexibility at the United Nations headquarters here June 21, to observe the first International Day of Yoga,...
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S.C. Gov. Haley calls for removal of Confederate flag near the state Capitol
COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley said Monday that the Confederate flag near the state Capitol should be moved, reversing an earlier position she had held and adding a powerful voice to...
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Arka Infuses Chicago’s Music Scene With Carnatic Rhythms
CHICAGO Eye on India Festival (EIF) presented Carnatic percussion maestro and Grammy award winner Vikku Vinayakram, his son Selva Ganesh and grandson Swaminathan, along with Ganesh’s new Chennai-based...
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Mother Teresa’s successor Sister Nirmala has died
Sister Nirmala, who succeeded Mother Teresa as superior general of the Missionaries of Charity, died here on Tuesday. She was 81. Prime Minister Narendra Modi said her life was devoted to “caring for...
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Hindu nationalist jibe at Muslim vice-president disturbs yoga calm
India’s Vice President Mohammad Hamid Ansari speaks during the national communal harmony awards ceremony in New Delhi August 12, 2009. REUTERS/B Mathur/Files The government has apologised to the...
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Heat wave kills more than 400 in Pakistan’s Karachi
A woman uses a piece of cardboard to fan her son, while waiting for their turn for a medical checkup, outside Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC) during intense hot weather in Karachi, Pakistan,...
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Sister Nirmala: An able bearer of Mother Teresa’s legacy
Sister Nirmala (R) and Sister Prema release doves on the occasion of the 100th birth anniversary of Mother Teresa at the order’s house in Kolkata, August 26, 2010. REUTERS/Deshakalayan...
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