By NNN-PTI,

New Delhi : Government today said the text of the NSG waiver for India, which has appeared in a section of the media, was not accurate.

"The text that has appeared in media is not accurate," External Affairs Ministry spokesman Navtej Sarna said.

The ministry will release the text of the NSG waiver as soon as the 45-nation grouping does so, Sarna said.

By IANS,

Srinagar : Early snowfall in the mountains and intermittent rain across the Kashmir valley have forced people to take out their woollens earlier than usual this year.

“There has been early snowfall this year in the upper reaches of the valley, which has brought down the temperatures. This coupled with the intermittent rains during the last three days has added to the chill factor.

By IANS,

New Delhi : Five people including an assistant sub-inspector of police were crushed to death, and five others injured by a speeding fuel tanker in the capital, the police said Monday.

The incident occurred after the tanker driver lost control over the vehicle in Timarpur in north Delhi late Sunday night, the police said.

By IANS,

Kolkata : Veteran Marxist leader and former West Bengal chief minister Jyoti Basu, who sustained a head injury after a fall in the bathroom of his residence Friday, is keeping well at a city nursing home, its spokesperson said Monday.

"Basu is keeping well. He slept well Sunday night and is being given normal diet. His clinical conditions are in control and we are closely monitoring his cardiac and neurological functions," the nursing home vice-president Satyabrata Upadhyay told IANS.

By Xinhua,

Beijing : Commenting on the Nuclear Suppliers Group's (NSG) waiver for India, China Monday urged global cooperation to maintain the "integrity and validity of the international nuclear nonproliferation system".

"China always advocates that all countries are entitled to use nuclear energy for peaceful purposes, and carry out international cooperation in this regard. However, relevant cooperation should help maintain the integrity and validity of the international nuclear nonproliferation system," foreign ministry spokesperson Jiang Yu said here.

By IANS,

Thiruvananthapuram : A non-surgical procedure to treat heart ailments, which was being conducted at just one centre here for over a year, will now be offered at 10 more centres across Kerala.

Called Enhanced External Counterpulsation (EECP), the totally non-invasive treatment is currently being offered by Medlinks Cardiocare Pvt Ltd under the aegis of the Doctors Diagnostic Nuclear Medicine and Research Centre (DDNMRC) in the heart of the state capital.

By NNN-PTI,

Chennai, Indian : A Rs 250-300 crore healthcare facility in Tamil Nadu state with a capacity of 200-300 beds is being planned by the Hinduja Group of Companies.

"We are planning to create a healthcare facility in Tamil Nadu currently evaluated at a cost of Rs 250- Rs 300 crore similar to that of the company's healthcare facility in Mumbai," group Chairman Srichand P Hinduja said addressing the Diamond Jubilee celebrations of the conglomerate's flagship company Ashok Leyland's here last night. (One Crore: ten million)

By Gulshan Luthra, IANS,

New Delhi : The Russian government has loaned $250 million to the Sevmash shipyard to ensure that rebuilding work on aircraft carrier Gorshkov - to be operational as INS Vikramaditya under the Indian Navy - continues without any interruption.

By Neena Bhandari, IANS,

Sydney : India is unlikely to get Australian uranium in the near future even as pressure mounts on the Labour government to reverse its ban on uranium exports to India to meet its growing energy demand.

Despite supporting New Delhi at the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) over the weekend, Australia has reaffirmed that it will not export uranium to India unless the latter signs the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).

By Arun Kumar, IANS,

Washington : As the Bush administration prepared to present the India-US civil nuclear deal to the US Congress for final approval, a key lawmaker reiterated his opposition to a change of rules to ensure its quick passage.

"I support cooperation on civilian nuclear energy with India," said Howard L. Berman, Democratic, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee Sunday, noting he had voted for the Hyde Act, the US enabling law for the India deal.