Los Angeles - Steven Spielberg's Dreamworks Studio announced the details of its split from Paramount Pictures Monday, an amicable divorce that allows the most successful US director to start a new studio with 1.5 billion dollars in funding from Indian entertainment conglomerate Reliance ADA Group.

Under the exit agreement, DreamWorks will take the lead on 15 to 20 development projects, with Paramount having the option to co- finance and co-distribute, the studios said in a joint statement.

New Delhi, Oct 6 : India on Monday expressed “grave concern and unhappiness” at the growing casualties of unarmed Tamil civilians in the military offensive in Sri Lanka, and asked the government in the island nation to act with greater restraint.

National Security Adviser M K Narayanan today summoned Sri Lankan Deputy High Commissioner G G A D Palithaganegoda to convey India’s concerns to him.

Bangalore, Oct 6 : Chandrayaan-1, India’s first unmanned mission to moon is scheduled to be launched from the spaceport of Sriharikota at 6.20 a. m. on October 22, Indian Space Research Organisation sources have said.

The satellite was transported from here to Sriharikota in a special vehicle last week and has reached the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SHAR).

The spacecraft is expected to be mated with ISRO''s workhorse rocket, Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C11) later this week, the sources told media.

New Delhi, Oct 6 : The Indian Air Force (IAF) is planning to open more Advanced Landing Grounds (ALGs) for aircraft operations, aimed at promoting tourism in high-altitude areas of Ladakh.

“The Defence Ministry (MOD) has directed us to look for more Advanced Landing Grounds (ALGs) in Ladakh to increase aircraft operations that will help promote tourism and for other purposes,” Western Air Commander Air Marshal P K Barbora said on Monday.

Mumbai, Oct 6 : Eight alleged drug peddlers have been arrested and 241 persons detained for attending a rave party following a raid at a night club in Mumbai.

Mumbai police acting on a tip-off that drugs were being peddled at the ''Bombay 72 Degree East'' night club, the Anti-Narcotics Cell of the city police raided the establishment late on Sunday night, police said.

A woman and an Israeli national were among the eight arrested, they said.