Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chairmain G. Madhavan Nair stated that India would send a manned mission into the space after the success of its first unmanned lunar spacecraft, Chandrayaan-1.

It seems that Showman Subhash Ghai's recently released Salman-Katrina starrer ‘Yuvvraaj’ has failed to set box office on fire.

Despite no major rivalry from other sides, ‘Yuvvraaj’ garnered advance bookings of just 35% in major multiplexes, which placed the film in the group of big-budget failures with its cost being in the range of Rs 45 - 50 crore.

According to trade experts, the collections of ‘Yuvvraaj’ will slide from Monday onwards, going by its box-office show during the first two days of its release.

C plus segment sedan Linea was launched by Fiat India Automobiles (FIAL) from the Ranjangaon plant. The car will enter market in the middle of next month.

It is estimated that company would have 2000 units in all its dealers for immediate sale by then. This is a new Fiat model to be launched in India in seven years.

Rajeev Kapoor, managing director and CEO, FIAL, said the car will be distributed by Tata-Fiat dealers but declined to reveal its pricing details.

A recent study showed that marijuana can help in reducing memory loss in old age. The study showed that specific elements of marijuana can help in reducing inflammation in aging brain. Chronic inflammation in the brain is believed to contribute to memory impairment. Findings reveal that it can also stimulate the formation of new brain cells.

The 39th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) 2008 was inaugurated by Rekha on Saturday. Goa Governor S. S. Sidhu, Chief Minister Digambar Kamat and Union Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Anand Sharma attended the opening ceremony.

The 11-day festival will be showcasing nearly 200 Indian and foreign films from 12 countries. The festival opens with Peter Chan's "The Warlords", a Chinese war epic set in the 1860s.

Despite the global slowdown in the automobile sector, Anand Automotive Systems still plans to go ahead with the investment worth Rs 600 crore to set up 13 plants across the country by 2010. 

The company accepts that the slowdown in the domestic automobile sector has put the group's bottom lines under pressure but said the company was confident that old export as well as domestic orders would help it tide over the current crisis.