Islamabad, Oct 22 : Pakistan security agencies fear that militants were planning to kidnap high-profile diplomats. The threat was conveyed by an intelligence agency to the country’s police authorities in the form of ‘highly classified information’ with instructions to enhance security and inform the relevant embassies about the nature of the threat.

Wellington - New Zealand's APN News and Media Limited, publisher of the country's biggest newspaper, the New Zealand Herald, told staff Wednesday that it was reviewing its operations in reaction to flow-on effects of the economic downturn, a news report said.

The company, which also publishes seven provincial newspapers, the New Zealand Women's Weekly and The Listener, made the announcement to staff, Radio New Zealand reported.

Chief executive Martin Simons said the review and consultation process would affect a small number of staff across the whole company, the report said.

Shillong, Oct 22 : President Pratibha Patil will arrive in Meghalaya today to attend the centenary celebration of the Laban Bengali Girls Higher Secondary School.

During her visit, President Patil is also scheduled to inaugurate the Baljek Airport in West Garo Hills district of Meghalaya.

The President is arriving here after completing her three-day visit to Assam, where she laid the foundation stone of the Tezpur Medical College in Sonitpur District.

Tokyo, Oct 22 : On the successful launch of Chandrayaan-1, India''s spacecraft mission to moon, Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh today said that it marked the first step in India''s space programme, and also described it as a "historic milestone".

Singh, who is presently on an official visit to Japan, congratulated all the scientists associated with this mission for the successful completion of the first step.

"When completed, the mission will put India in the very small group of six countries which have thus far sent space missions to the moon. Our scientific community has once again done the country proud and the entire nation salutes them," Dr. Singh said.

Rumors are afloat that slinky supermodel Gisele Bundchen is tying knot with American football star Tom Brady.

SEBI would take strict actions against illegal overseas lending and borrowing of Indian securities by FIIs. The regulatory body said in a release that it would not allow the overseas lending and borrowing activity of FIIs as it is not in the favor of cash market in India. It would give a vigil watch to such activities and may take more measures to deal with the lending/borrowing by FIIs.

The security and exchange board of India already asked FIIs to provide details of sub accounts and securities held by them. The detail would be available on the website of SEBI.