Chinese hackers tried to break into computers in the office of India's National Security Adviser and some other government departments last month, NSA M K Narayanan has told a leading British daily.

National Security Adviser M K Narayanan is being appointed Governor of West Bengal and former Home Minister Shivraj Patil in Punjab as the Centre has finalised a list of five new Governors in various states.

After five years stint as National Security Adviser, M K Narayanan is likely to be appointed a state Governor in the next few days when several Raj Bhavans vacancies will be filled.

Ahead of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit to US in November, National Security Adviser M K Narayanan discussed with his US counterpart Gen James Jones the preparations for the Indian leader's trip and other issues of mutual interest.

Former DRDO scientist K Santhanam on Monday demanded setting up of an independent expert panel to look into the data of Pokhran-II and hit out at National Security Adviser M K Narayanan for questioning his knowledge about the 1998 nuclear tests.