President Pratibha Patil is scheduled to visit Vietnam and Indonesia next week. The visit aims to enhance bilateral ties with those two countries.
During her 10 day visit President Patil will hold extensive talks with the leaders of Vietnam and Indonesia which have seen impressive growth rates.
"This visit essentially reaffirms India commitment to enhance our engagement with these countries, our close friends within ASEAN fraternity. It is part of our Look East policy initiative," Secretary (East) N Ravi said at New Delhi.
A recent study has articulated that taking pine bark extract for a few days prior to a long flight could reduce the severity and the duration of jet lag symptoms. According to Dr. Gianni Belcaro, a lead researcher of the study, Pycnogenol's combined activities for better circulation and antioxidant potency are the reasons for such remarkable results.
Around a dozen ‘Kannada’ movies have been chosen for ‘International Film Festival of India IFFI-2008’ as ‘Kannada Film Industry’ is celebrating its 75th anniversary.
International Film Fest will begin on Saturday (22 November) in Panaji, Goa with ace Bollywood beauty ‘Rekha’ doing the honours.
Girish Kasaravali’s Gulabi Takies, Umashankar's Banada Neralu, Abhaya Singh's Gubbachchi will be showcased in Indian Panorama film section.
Kannada 'Putti' has been picked out for documentary film section.
A new study in the November issue of Journal of American Geriatrics Society revealed that parents who live to be 100 may pass on the "good genes" to their children. The study which is the first to examine the health of centenarian offspring, found that these children tended to live longer and were substantially less likely to develop diabetes or suffer a heart attack or stroke over four years.
Former Indian Captain, Sourav Ganguly has been nominated as a member of the BCCI's Technical Committee. Gavaskar is the Chairman of the committee, which generally makes recommendations to the BCCI on the playing conditions and the structure of the domestic game. At a recent meeting in August, the committee had allowed state associations to pick four 'guest players' [those from areas outside their jurisdiction] in their squad, including one from overseas, from the 2008-09 season onwards. Earlier, only three such players were allowed.
President Pratibha Patil is scheduled to visit Vietnam and Indonesia next week. The visit aims to enhance bilateral ties with those two countries.
A recent study has articulated that taking pine bark extract for a few days prior to a long flight could reduce the severity and the duration of jet lag symptoms. According to Dr. Gianni Belcaro, a lead researcher of the study, Pycnogenol's combined activities for better circulation and antioxidant potency are the reasons for such remarkable results. 
Around a dozen ‘Kannada’ movies have been chosen for ‘International Film Festival of India IFFI-2008’ as ‘Kannada Film Industry’ is celebrating its 75th anniversary. 
A new study in the November issue of Journal of American Geriatrics Society revealed that parents who live to be 100 may pass on the "good genes" to their children. The study which is the first to examine the health of centenarian offspring, found that these children tended to live longer and were substantially less likely to develop diabetes or suffer a heart attack or stroke over four years.
Former Indian Captain, Sourav Ganguly has been nominated as a member of the BCCI's Technical Committee. Gavaskar is the Chairman of the committee, which generally makes recommendations to the BCCI on the playing conditions and the structure of the domestic game. At a recent meeting in August, the committee had allowed state associations to pick four 'guest players' [those from areas outside their jurisdiction] in their squad, including one from overseas, from the 2008-09 season onwards. Earlier, only three such players were allowed. 
