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Helicopter deal: India's jinxed Westland saga

India’s dealings with Westland Helicopters, before it merged in March 1999 with Italy’s Finmeccanica subsidiary to become AgustaWestland, were technically problematical and politically......

Lokpal Bill, a 'jinxed' affair

The Lokpal Bill has always appeared to be a jinxed affair, the history of last 40 years shows. With the Rajya Sabha adjourning sine die at midnight amid uproar without passing the Lokpal and......

Is No. 3 in Maoist leadership jinxed?

Is the number 3 rank in the Communist Party of India (Maoist) hierarchy jinxed? Two top Naxal leaders -- Kishenji and Azad -- have been killed by the security forces while holding the same......

'Communication gap cause of protests at Koodankulam N-plant'

The Koodankulam Nuclear Power Project has been jinxed ever since it was thought of. It was first talked about in 1988 when the Soviet Union agreed to build a plant in India and also supply it fuel.......

Jinxed 13th: Four bombing in last three years

The jinx associated with number '13' seems to hold true for the country with four bomb blasts taking place on this date during the last three years. Mumbai's diamond district Zaveri Bazaar and two......

Orissa: A jinxed state for mega projects?

It is raining mega investment in Orissa, but none of the big ticket projects have made any headway hitting the land acquisition, environmental clearance and sundry other hurdles. South Korean......

Bengaluru: Tale of 2 airports

Is the new Bengaluru International Airport (see images) jinxed? This was a question asked by several people looking at the number of hurdles it faced till the completion of the project. First, the......

Water woes now to trip Dabhol

The jinxed Dabhol power plant, which secured fuel earlier this month and started generation, is once again on the verge of a shutdown owing to a water supply problem. The water supplier to the......

Is Modi's best nowhere near good enough?

The failure to reform has meant that there is no buzz about job opportunities, or about urban opportunities enticing young people off the farms. And it is this failure that has contributed to the......

GDP breaks 5-quarter jinx; grows by 6.3% in Q2

The economic activities that registered growth of over 6 per cent in the second quarter are manufacturing, electricity, gas, water supply, other utility services and trade, hotels, transport and......

Ash out of Shankar's Robot

It seems that the Rajnikanth-Aishwarya Rai pair on screen is truly jinxed.Ash has often been approached to star in the Tamil superstar's films like Chandramukhi, Sivaji: The Boss and his latest......

Time Machine, to be finally made

The jinxed project seems to be finally taking off.Shekhar Kapur will make his long-delayedproject Time Machine. Only this time, it will star Ranbir Kapoor, instead of Aamir Khan. The initial cast......

Dilli 6 takes off finally

The seemingly jinxed project of director Rakyesh Mehra (inset) has finally taken off.Dilli 6, starring Abhishek Bachchan and Saawariya's Sonam Kapoor, goes on the floors o Thursday, in Jaipur.The......

Chocolate review

The jinxed pair of Prithviraj and director Shafi (several projects the duo were supposed to do never materialised) seem to have made good the loss of the past with Chocolate -- an unusual campus......

Release of Vettayadu Vilayadu stayed

Kamal Haasan's Vettayadu Vilayadu, the hottest film of 2006 directed by Gowtham Menon, appears to be jinxed. It has, from the day it was launched, been a bumpy ride for the film and its director.......

Will Fletcher's Australia jinx continue?

Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni has a jinxed man in his corner and it's none other than coach Duncan Fletcher. For all the praise and admiration the Zimbabwean gets in the cricketing world for......

Ronaldo and Messi have jinxes to overcome

FIFA World Player of the Year Cristiano Ronaldo and runner-up Lionel Messi need to reverse a surprising trend if either is to propel his side to victory in the Champions League final. Manchester......

Dhoni should bat at 3: Dravid

Vice-captain Rahul Dravid dismissed theories about the Keenan stadium being a jinxed venue and said maintaining the intensity and form of the previous matches would help India gain an unassailable......

Afro Asian Games venue still not finalised

The fate of the jinxed Afro-Asian Games hangsin balanceagainfollowingSports Minister Vikram Verma's announcementthat the cabinet isyet to give its approval to Hyderabad staging......

Du Plessis delighted to break long Australia jinx

IMAGE: South African team celebrates winning the Test series against Australia on Tuesday. Photograph: ICC/Twitter South Africa exorcised a long-standing hoodoo when they completed a......

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Filmland’s box-office quirks

Would you say that mentioning, to someone who has not watched Sholay , that, midway, the Thakur’s family is massacred by Gabbar Singh, is a... ...

http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/filmlands-box-office-quirks/

Is Modi's best nowhere near good enough?

The failure to reform has meant that there is no buzz about job opportunities, or about urban opportunities enticing young people off the farms.... ...

http://www.rediff.com/money/column/is-modis-best-nowhere-near-good-enough/20180406.htm

Will Kohli's team break the jinx in IPL 2018

In the IPL 2018 auction, RCB has bought as many as 21 players, including Chris Woakes, the most expensive purchase for the franchise BS Web Team... ...

http://www.business-standard.com/article/ipl/team-profile-rcb-ready-to-break-their-final-jinx-in-ipl-2018-118040500709_1.html

Cricket-Du Plessis delighted to break long Australia jinx

JOHANNESBURG, April 3 (Reuters) - South Africa exorcised a long-standing hoodoo when they completed a comprehensive 3-1 home test series victory... ...

http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/INcricketNews/~3/hKnuML40CN8/cricket-du-plessis-delighted-to-break-long-australia-jinx-idINL5N1RG44J

Tottenham snap Chelsea jinx; Arsenal blank Stoke

Alli double helps Tottenham snap Chelsea jinx IMAGE: Tottenham's Dele Alli celebrates scoring their second goal with Son Heung-min. Photograph:... ...

http://www.rediff.com/sports/report/epl-three-late-arsenal-goals-leave-stoke-stuck-in-drop-zone/20180401.htm

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