DEHRADUN: In M Night Shyamalan’s ‘The Sixth Sense’, the character played by Haley Joel Osment tells Bruce Willis, a child psychologist in the Hollywood blockbuster, that he sees dead people. It was a line that went on to define the film. Hollywood superstar Sylvester Stallone, the man many in the world know as ‘Rocky Balboa’, [...]
October 13, 2015
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Haridwar: Sadhus and seers of Haridwar on Tuesday threatened to launch a countrywide agitation if ‘Surya Namaskar’ (sun salutation) is not included in the set of yogic postures to be performed on International Yoga Day slated for June 21. “We would not tolerate any compromise with Surya Namaskar which is integral to yoga. Those trying [...]
June 12, 2015
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The Hindu holy sites in the Indian cities of Rishikesh and Haridwar attract millions of pilgrims each year – but they are now the destination for another group of devotees.Scientists trying to understand the rise of antibiotic resistance, considered by some to be the great health threat of our time, believe they could provide clues [...]
June 12, 2014
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