Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 04:11am on 21 Jun 2026,Sunday India
Prime Minister Narendra Modi led the 12th International Yoga Day celebrations at Kolkata’s Red Road on Sunday. Thousands of people joined the mass yoga session and performed exercises with the Prime Minister. Modi guided participants through different yoga asanas and highlighted the benefits of yoga. Addressing the gathering, he said, “Yoga brings people together.” Referring to this year’s theme, “Yoga for Healthy Ageing,” he said yoga supports physical health, mental well-being and active ageing. Yoga Day events were also organised at nearly 2,500 locations worldwide, with participation from Indian missions across the globe.