Yangon - Joining a world hopeful for change, Myanmar's military junta has sent congratulation notes to president-elect Barack Obama and vice president-elect Joseph Biden, news reports said Saturday.

State Peace and Development Council (SPDC) Senior General Than Shwe sent a message of congratulations to Obama on Friday while the junta's number two, Vice-Senior General Maung Aye, sent a similar message to Biden, The New Light of Myanmar reported.

Indian equities closed the week positively on the back of heavy buying action witnessed in blue-chip stocks including Reliance Infra, Hindalco and Reliance Communication.

Power, oil & gas, metal and PSU stocks witnessed stock specific action. BSE Midcap and Smallcap index gained 1.11% and 0.51% respectively.

The 30-share index, BSE Sensex, on Friday (Nov 8), opened negatively for the third straight session at 9,631.59 after losing 102.59 points on rising global recessionary pressures.

London, Nov 8 : Democratic People’s Republic of Korea is being governed by the brother-in-law of the country’s supreme leader, Kim Jong Il, after he suffered serious ill health three months ago, South Korean experts have concluded.

Kim had undergone brain surgery following a stroke and has been out of public view since then. Recently, the official Korean Central News Agency released pictures of the “Dear Leader” to end speculation over his ailing health

Washington, Nov 8 : Researchers have developed a computer model that can predict how people will complete a controlled task and how the knowledge needed to complete that task develops with time.

Frank Ritter, associate professor of IST and psychology from Penn State’s College of Information Sciences and Technology, led the research team.

London, November 8 : Madonna, it seems, has dropped in a hint on her estranged hubby Guy Ritchie’s infidelity – during her Los Angeles gig the singer dedicated her new song to all women whose best friends had cheated upon them by ‘fing’ their boyfriends.

The Queen of Pop, who has been trotting the globe for her ‘Sticky & Sweet’ tour and is currently in middle of a bitter divorce battle, sent a murmur down the LA crowd when she announced her ‘She’s Not Me’ was for all such deceived women.