PM Narendra Modi to address the nation on June 21 on World Yoga Day

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is all set to address the nation on World Yoga Day on June 21. Earlier his address was scheduled at Leh, as per the plans made before the pandemic outbreak, but now he will address the country from the national capital itself, as per a report in IANS. He will talk about the importance of Yoga in today's life. He may himself practice a few yoga moves on live TV, the report added quoting sources. The broadcast will start at 7 a.m. and is likely to last for nearly an hour.

Last year, PM Modi led a grand event on the occasion of International Day of Yoga from Ranchi. This year the event was scheduled at Leh but the plans were changed due to the pandemic outbreak across the globe.

Meanwhile, it has been confirmed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has convened an all-party virtual meet on June 19 to discuss the situation on the India-China border. "In order to discuss the situation in the India-China border areas, Prime Minister @narendramodi has called for an all-party meeting at 5 pm on 19th June. Presidents of various political parties would take part in this virtual meeting," the PMO tweeted.

Twenty Indian Army personnel including a colonel were killed in the clash with Chinese troops in the Galwan Valley in eastern Ladakh on Monday night, the biggest military confrontation in over five decades that has significantly escalated the already volatile border standoff between the two countries.

Government sources on Tuesday said the Chinese side suffered "proportionate casualties".

Last night, Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a meeting with the Defence Minister Rajnath Singh as well as Home Minister Amit Shah, Foreign Minister S Jaishankar, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Army Chief General MM Naravane on the situation in the region.