IBT Staff Reporter

Myanmar's Junta backed government has granted a visa to pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi's son. Thirty-three-year-old Kim Aris is expected in Yangon on Tuesday and Suu Kyi herself is likely to receive him at the airport. This will be for the first time in 10 years that Kim would get to see his mother.

After Google failed to bypass carriers with Nexus One, Apple couldn't resist carrier pressure and folded its plans to weave the SIM card into the hardware in partnership with Gemalto.

The bankruptcy trustee for Scott Rothstein's defunct law firm has reached a tentative settlement with American Express, the card that was used to fuel Rothstein's and his wife's luxurious lifestyle, that will help the victims of the high-profile lawyer's $1.2 billion Ponzi scheme recoup some of their losses.

Helped by Rahul Dravid's 199, India set New Zealand a huge target of 373 in the third day of the third test at Nagpur.

The bloodhound SuperSonic car has been designed to run at speeds up to 1,050 mph, powered by jet and rocket that produce the equivalent of 180 F1 cars. Its top speed of 1,050 mph is faster than a bullet from a .357 Magnum handgun.

The U.S. economic growth is expected to remain sluggish over the next couple of years, as inflation heads towards zero and unemployment remains high. Official U.S. GDP figures are due on Tuesday, along with sales information of existing homes.

If you still didn't know what a cookie is and are shy to ask for fear of being seen as a neo-Luddite, you now have Google's help! Or, if you wanted to know how you could protect yourself on the Web or what happens if a truck runs over your laptop, get the answer's from the horse's mouth. Google has now launched an online guidebook called '20 things I learned about Browsers and the Web.'

FaceMash.com, a website made by Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg during his student days at Harvard University that landed him in trouble, was sold at an auction last week for slightly more than $30,000.

While customers wait with baited breath for the launch of Apple's iPad sequel, the iPad 2.0 or the next version of iPad, other tablet makers are experiencing jitters, anticipating lower tablet sales, courtesy the new iPad.

The company's next generation Blue Gene supercomputer was the most energy-efficient as rated by Green500.org

Internet search engine Google has played down its rivalry with social networking site Facebook, but said social media was part of its strategy and would be embedded in many of its products.

Roger Federer and Andy Murray opened their ATP World Tour Finals campaigns with comfortable victories over David Ferrer and Robin Soderling, at the 02 Arena, London.

South Korea is considering redeploying U.S. tactical weapons in the country in response to North's fresh nuclear activity. Defense minister Kim Tae-young suggested that the plan could be proposed to Washington at the Extended Deterrence Policy Committee meeting scheduled for next month.

United States' top envoy on North Korea, on Monday, stated that the evidence of a new North Korean nuclear plant was provocative. But, he also toned down the fears that the region was on the brink of a nuclear crisis.

China has trumped US to gain the top spot for the fastest supercomputer but IBM's Blue Gene, Blue Gene/Q, has been crowned the most energy-efficient of all supercomputers.

Facebook has begun to block messages that contain links to a file sharing site or torrents. The social networking site had blocked sharing torrent links on walls and news feeds since last spring and now has widened the block to include messages.

Deutsche Bank, which has $32 price target on Targacept, said late stage trial of the biopharmaceutical company's lead compound, TC-5214, to treat major depressive disorder will be positive in late 2011.

Amazon's Christmas bonanza includes Motorola Droid X, HTC Droid Incredible, Motorola Droid Pro, BlackBerry Bold which are up for grabs at $0.01 courtesy Verizon.

UK's RM Plc, a provider of education services, reported double digit revenue and profit growth in 2010, and it lifted its full year dividend by 8 percent to 6.64 pence.

The Chinese government has announced a slew of measures to combat rising commodity prices, including boosting agricultural production and stabilizing supply of products and fertilizers.

In Bangkok, on Sunday, a debate was brewing as scores of people gathered to condole the death of more than 2,000 young souls. They placed milk, baby clothes and toys at the morgue of a Buddhist temple where foetuses were found hidden in plastic bags last week. The morgue at the now detested Wat Phai Ngern, is to be demolished next week after a cleansing ritual. The traditionally orthodox Buddhist country, had ruled out abortion on morals grounds.

Al Qaeda's recent Cargo-bomb plots which were foiled by the Saudi intelligence cost them just $4200, according the group's propaganda magazine. The Yemen-based Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) detailed the plot it called Operation Hemorrhage in its latest edition of the Inspire magazine.

Amid fresh reports of nuclear activity in North Korea, Stephen Bosworth, the U.S. special representative for North Korea policy, will meet South Korean authorities on Monday. Both sides are to discuss on resuming the six-party talks aimed at denuclearizing the North.

Luxury car maker Land Rover has rolled out the five-door version of the new Range Rover Evoque at the Los Angeles Auto show.

Sweden car maker Volvo is recalling 416 vehicles from model years 2000-2010 equipped with Garmin Nuvi 760 and 765 portable GPS navigation units as it has been found that the batteries can overheat and lead to a fire.

Nissan Motor co has revealed the concept of its hybrid model Ellure. A vehicle that embraces its sedan-ness with a more traditional profile and a modified hybrid drive system that features components from Nissan's luxury-branded Infiniti M45h.

Tottenham Hotspur came back from 2-0 down to win 3-2 with a stunning second half performance to secure their first away victory at Arsenal since May 1993, in the English Premier League.

The coalition of nations waging war against al-Qaeda and the Taliban in Afghanistan declared their intention, dependent on actual conditions on the ground, to hand over full responsibility the nation by 2014.

The need to buy gifts may overwhelm the influence of purchase pain on spending decisions.