Vienna - Diplomats from several nuclear-exporting countries were critical Wednesday of the US move to seek no additional conditions in international export guidelines for India to receive foreign nuclear supplies.

Under its 2005 nuclear deal with India, the United States pledged to seek changes in international export norms that currently forbid exports of nuclear technology or materials to countries like India, which has not signed the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.

Dubai, Aug. 13 : Pakistani and Indian communities in the UAE are gearing up to celebrate their 62nd independence days of their countries this week.

According to Gulf News, The Pakistani community will mark its Independence Day on August 14.

The main gathering will be held at the Pakistan Embassy in Abu Dhabi and its Consulate General in Dubai. Flag hoisting ceremonies will be held at the missions at 8a. m. The event is open to community members.

The highlight of this year''s Independence Day celebrations is a musical concert -- Jashn-e-Azadi Show -- which will be held at the Dubai Tennis Stadium on Thursday.

Mumbai, August 13 : At least six people have been killed and about twenty-three seriously injured in the collapse of a 72-year old building in Mumbai on Wednesday.

Two women and two children are among the dead.

Four-storey building of Datta Apartments, situated in congested Bhindi Bazaar area of the city collapsed at 5.30 a. m.

Guwahati, Aug 13 : Assam Governor Shiv Charan Mathur has said that there will

Tokyo - Japan's brokerage house Mitsubishi UFJ Securities Company has linked up with India's leading financial firm, Tata Capital Ltd, Japanese media reports said Wednesday.

New Delhi - India's Tata Group's retail arm Trent announced Tuesday it was entering into a franchise agreement with British retailer Tesco to expand its hypermarket business in India.

The franchise agreement with Tesco would allow Trent to access the former's extensive retail expertise and technical capability to expand its Indian hypermarket business which operates under the name of Star Bazaar, a company press release said.

There are currently four Star Bazaar outlets, two in Mumbai and one each in Ahmedabad and Bangalore. Trent plans to expand this to 50 stores across Indian by 2013.