New York, Dec 22 (IANS) A prolonged hush settled over a packed Lower Manhattan hall as hundreds of people closed their eyes, relaxed their shoulders and followed their breath, joining millions across continents in a synchronized meditation led by Art of Living founder Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar to mark the second World Meditation Day.
Los Angeles, Dec 22 (IANS) British singer-songwriter Elton John and his partner David Furnish celebrating a landmark moment in their marital bliss.
Mumbai, Dec 21 (IANS) New Zealand women's team batter Suzie Bates has sustained a quadricep tear, which has ruled her out of the home summer until March. Bates suffered the injury last month while fielding during a Hallyburton Johnstone Shield match.
New York, Dec 21 (IANS) Meditation offers a proven response to mounting mental health challenges facing societies worldwide, Art of Living founder and spiritual leader Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar said on Sunday, stressing that inner calm and improved communication are essential to resolving both personal distress and global conflicts.
Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), Dec 21 (IANS) The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has confirmed on Sunday that it will introduce an AFC League in the coming period, aiming to enhance its international football competition for AFC member association teams across the continent.
Patna, Dec 21 (IANS) A woman from Kadamhia village in Bihar's Bagaha subdivision is scripting a new story of self-reliance. Living on the fringes of the Valmiki Tiger Reserve, Suman Devi has built a successful beekeeping enterprise with her husband Satyendra Singh, producing pure honey and supplying it across India and abroad.
Mumbai, Dec 21 (IANS) Pakistan's Under-19 batter Sameer Minhas fulfilled a childhood dream as he hammered a brilliant 172 off 113 balls to help his team defeat archrivals India by a massive 191-run margin in the final and won the Under-19s Asia Cup title in Dubai on Sunday.
Gandhinagar, Dec 21 (IANS) Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Sunday urged people to transform the ancient practice of Yoga and meditation into a mass movement for a healthy and balanced society.
Hangzhou, Dec 21 (IANS) South Korea's An Se-young beat defending champion Wang Zhiyi of China to capture her 11th title of the season at the BWF World Tour Finals. The 21-13, 18-21, 21-10 victory draws her level with Japanese men's singles legend Kento Momota for the most titles in a season.
New Delhi, Dec 21 (IANS) The early 19th century in India was not an era of equitable administration, but a period defined by the unrelenting political despotism of the British East India Company (EIC). Despite the Company’s self-serving claims that the "welfare and happiness of the inhabitants" was its "chief object" and that it had replaced a chaotic system with "courts of justice", the reality for the seventy to eighty millions of souls under its command was subjugation. They were ruled, as critics in Britain conceded, as those whom the British were "despots over".
