Times Health+ and The Yoga Institute reshaping Health and Wellness through its Strategic PartnershipThe Yoga Institute, founded in 1918, collaborates with Times Health+ as its holistic wellness partner. This partnership brings yoga and min...
26 Jun, 2025, 04.46 PM IST
Centre plans to establish national regulatory framework for AYUSH: Union Minister JadhavUnion Minister for AYUSH Prataprao Ganpatrao Jadhav announces plans to establish a national regulatory framework for the AYUSH sector durin...
17 Jan, 2025, 09.15 PM IST
OCA includes Yogasana as demonstration sport in 2026 Asian GamesIndia's ancient sport, yogasana, has been included as a demonstration event at the 2026 Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan. This decision w...
08 Sep, 2024, 05.00 PM IST
The Paris puzzle: Why Manu Bhaker won while many Indian medal favorites failed? Prakash Padukone explainsPrakash Padukone highlighted Manu Bhaker's success in the Paris Olympics, attributing it to the lack of pressure and mental resilience. Bha...
06 Aug, 2024, 10.41 AM IST
What Manu Bhaker wants to do during 3-month break after Paris Olympics? A soft warning from her coachManu Bhaker achieved a historic feat by winning two bronze medals at the Paris Olympics, making her the first Indian to do so post-Independ...
05 Aug, 2024, 12.23 PM IST
Paris Olympics: "Please give me something to eat," Sarabjot Singh's first request after winning bronzeThe 22-year-old athlete, fresh from his podium finish, expressed his immediate need, "Please give me something to eat." This candid request...
01 Aug, 2024, 04.59 PM IST
OCA EB agrees to yoga in Asian Games programme, General Assembly nod pending: IOA chief PT UshaThe IOA chief said it was a natural step for the competitive sports community to embrace yoga, especially after the world had given it due ...
02 Jul, 2024, 02.24 PM IST
Tokyo Olympics effect: AICTE seeks details of sports infra from engg colleges, technical institutesAICTE has asked all engineering colleges & other technical institutes to submit details of sports infra available with them, a move aimed a...
14 Oct, 2021, 01.10 PM IST
Sports Ministry formally recognises yogasana as competitive sportThe move was made to encourage yoga, spread awareness about its benefits and to help improve physical and mental wellbeing of the people.
17 Dec, 2020, 04.15 PM IST
8-year-old yoga champion named 'British Indian of the Year'Ishwar Sharma has won a string of titles in both individual and artistic yoga, most recently a gold medal representing Great Britain at the...
15 Jul, 2018, 01.14 PM IST
Government to institute Yoga medals for paramilitary troopsThe government has also planned to to re-employ retiring personnel of CAPF as Master Yoga Trainers in order to create constant resource poo...
11 Jul, 2018, 02.09 PM IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi hails Indian athletes in 43rd Mann ki BaatThe performance was special as a lot of things happened for the first time. For instance, every Indian wrestler won medal in the Commonweal...
29 Apr, 2018, 02.29 PM IST
Dealing with the burden of Olympic expectationsThe way to deal with pressure is through preparation and mental training. Shooting exercises also helped a lot, says Anjali Bhagwat.
27 Jun, 2016, 12.13 PM IST
India organises 1st Yoga Championship in EgyptAmbassador of India to Egypt Sanjay Bhattacharyya welcomed the growing number of Yoga practitioners and noted the historic nature of the ev...
08 Jun, 2016, 02.59 PM IST
Modi government planning Olympic-type competition for yoga this yearThe idea behind having a competition for yoga, which isn't generally regarded as a competitive sport, is to "create a new generation (of yo...
15 Jan, 2016, 10.28 AM IST
Government panel to review yoga as discipline for sports quota jobsAnother important aspect is whether the percentage of sports quota recruitment for central governmen can be made minimum five percent.
17 Aug, 2015, 09.14 PM IST
Yoga Federation of India seeks sports status for yogaA demand to this effect was made by the federation at its meeting held here under the leadership of its working president Dev Dutt Sharma h...
07 Feb, 2015, 03.20 PM IST