The Times of India Daily Newsletter

	May 15, 2009

		Top Headlines Bihar to be deciding factor, says Nitish Setting his terms, Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar made it clear special status for the state would be the deciding factor on who to support at the Centre. More bad news for BJP as Paswan rules out alliance Amidst reports of NDA trying to reach out to LJP, party chief Ram Vilas Paswan said he will not allow "lotus to bloom" at the Centre at any cost. Rajnath close friend but no tie-up with NDA: Amar Singh SP general secretary Amar Singh has clarified that his meeting with BJP chief Rajnath Singh was only of a "social" nature and that he did not touch politics. More >> Cities DU raises OBC reservation to 18% Delhi University has announced 18% reservation, an increase of 9%, for students of Other Backward Classes (OBCs) from the next academic session. Mumbai eunuch convicted for rape The court has sentenced 10-year rigorous imprisonment to Rekha Lamb, diagnosed with AIDS, on charges of rape and under the Prevention of Immoral Trafficking Act. More >> Business Sensex closes over 300 pts up ahead of poll results The RBI's positive outlook on economy did much to contain the markets' uneasiness over government formation as the BSE Sensex went up 301.51 points to close at 12,173.42. Maruti launches its small car Ritz Maruti Suzuki India launched its latest small car Ritz in both petrol and diesel variants, offered at an introductory price of Rs 3.90-4.99lakh. More >> Sports Vijender enters semis at Czech boxing meet Vijender Singh returned to the ring in style, storming into the semi-finals of the European Grand Prix boxing event in Czech Republic, along with three other Indians. Sania-Chang through to Madrid Open semis Sania Mirza and her partner Chia-Jung Chuang advanced to the semi-finals of the Madrid Open as they defeated Victoria Azarenka and Elena Vesnina in the quarter-final match. More >> Entertainment Morphed Celina selling gadgets on net Celina Jaitley registers a complaint with the cyber crime department against a website, which morphed her pictures to make her look obscene. JLo back to work after yearlong break Jennifer Lopez is back to work after a year long break following the birth of her twins Max and Emme. More >> Infotech Glitch disrupts Gmail again Google blamed the trouble on a glitch that routed too much traffic through computers in Asia, overwhelming its system so badly that about 14% of its users encountered problems. HP recalls 70,000 laptop batteries Hewlett-Packard is recalling some 70,000 batteries for notebook computers because of a fire hazard, the US Consumer Product Safety Commission said.