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RSS leader and patron of the organisation's affiliate Muslim Rashtriya Manch (MRM) Indresh Kumar has urged Muslim religious heads to issue fatwas against those who raise the Pakistani flag in India. Kumar added, "If the Pakistani flag is unfurled even in Kashmir, should we not from political and religious platforms announce that it is un-Islamic?"

India is currently facing a shortage of about 3 lakh yoga instructors as against the requirement of over 5 lakh yoga practitioners, a study by Assocham said. The majority of people are ready to shell out money from ₹5,000-25,000 a month for yoga classes, as they consider it an investment for their physical, mental, and spiritual well-being, the study said.

Citing post-mortem reports, the police claimed that the man allegedly lynched to death by Rajasthan government officials for stopping them from clicking women defecating in open died of heart attack. "There is no such injury mark on the victim's body which proves that he was murdered. The allegation against the accused is yet to be proved," the police added.

Moradabad Police has announced it will take action against those taking "life-threatening selfies"."There is craze in youngsters for selfies...to make that unique, youth take selfies at places like railway tracks," said Superintendent of Police Ashish Srivastav. He said people taking selfies clicked at places like highways, railway tracks, railway and bus stations or buildings will be penalised.

A 30-second-long video delivers a message from Kochi Metro's transgender employees, asking for equal treatment. The message starts with asking the viewers if they are surprised to see them, and ends with "Can you do me a favour? When you see me, don't look twice. I want you to look at me, and just see a person doing a job".

A 26-year-old man allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself in Thane, Maharashtra, and live-streamed the event to his girlfriend through a video call. The man reportedly took the extreme step after a fight with his girlfriend. The man and his girlfriend got engaged separately recently after breaking up with each other following a six-year-long relationship.

Security was increased at former captain MS Dhoni's house in Ranchi following India's loss against Pakistan in the Champions Trophy on Sunday. Fans indulged in sloganeering, burning effigies and smashing TV sets after India's loss, following which the measure was taken. Dhoni earlier had 'Z' category security, which was downgraded to 'Y' by the Jharkhand government in 2014.

Exiled Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasreen, who has been living in India since 2004, has been given a visa extension for one more year, with effect from July 23, 2017. Nasreen was exiled from Bangladesh in 1994 for "hurting religious sentiments" with her novel 'Lajja'. She has since lived in Kolkata and New Delhi in India, and the US and Europe.

The Karnataka government is planning to launch a skill development programme for providing vocational training to domestic workers, which includes people employed as cooks, house help and gardeners. The month-long certification programme, under Kaushalya Karnataka scheme, aims to help workers learn standardised skills in their line of work to enable them to access better employment opportunities.

Continuous monsoon rains since Sunday night have triggered flash floods in Tripura and flooded the low-lying areas of two districts in the state. Over 2000 families were evacuated and given shelter at 598 relief camps after water levels of major rivers including Howrah and Khowai crossed the danger mark. The meteorological department has forecast rain and thundershowers till Thursday.

PM Narendra Modi participated in International Yoga Day celebrations in Lucknow along with UP CM Yogi Adityanath and Governor Ram Naik. Speaking at the third edition of the festival, Modi said the UN had accepted his proposal in record time to celebrate June 21 as International Yoga Day. Modi also described yoga as a "free life insurance".

As many as 8,387 schoolchildren formed a human chain and performed yoga in front of the Mysuru Palace in Karnataka to break the Guinness record for the Longest Yoga Chain. The students formed a chain and performed four yoga poses, holding each of them for 10 seconds each. The previous record of 3,849 people was held by Tamil Nadu students.

On International Yoga Day, a poll by Inshorts and global market research company Ipsos has revealed that 84% Indians would like to see Yoga as part of the school curriculum. Meanwhile, 75% respondents felt that companies should organise Yoga sessions for employees. Over one lakh users participated in the poll, recording over four lakh responses.

The CBI has booked BK Mishra, Director of Goa's Indian Institute of Technology, on Wednesday for allegedly possessing disproportionate assets amounting to ₹1.14 crore. The FIR alleges that when Mishra served as the Director of Odisha's Institute of Minerals and Materials Technology, his assets shot up from ₹3.79 lakh in 2006 to ₹2.19 crore by 2016.

Robert Pious, one of the convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, has written to the Tamil Nadu government seeking mercy killing. "I've been in prison for more than 27 years now...I can understand the intention of the government and as none of my family members have come to see me, I don't find anymore purpose in life," he said.