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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......

With KBC's millions, Sony soars to number 4 on TAM ranking

Kaun Banega Crorepati, the Indian adaptation of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire by Freemantle, debuted with a bang in its eighth season, raking in viewership of 8.96 million for its grand premiere......

Onion farmers point fingers at traders for soaring price

Onion prices, which have been high for several weeks now, seem to have gone through the roof. And with Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar saying that there will be no relief for the customer before......

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......

Nadal survives cramps to battle into third round

Rafael Nadal celebrates winning his second round match. Photograph: Hannah Peters/Getty Images An ailing Rafa Nadal dug deep into his vast reservoir of grit to stave off American qualifier Tim......

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QNA

Q. Some QNA stars are missing from the sky of rediff today or since some days . Are you missing them ? :)
Jaya: A. more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/some-qna-stars-are-missing-from-the-sky-of-rediff-today-or-s/27699763/answers/

Q. Q: Is Modi jinxed ? Every other day there are accidents and people dying after he became PM! Now drought is looming
Dilbar: A. Yes there are quite a few missing from my list too... jinxed hei mera FL.. jisko ad karun woh busy ho jaye.. :-( more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/q-is-modi-jinxed--every-other-day-there-are-accidents-and-pe/27573536/answers/27699766

Q. Why is it that if you change queues, the one you have left will start to move faster than the one you are in now ?
Lucky: A. At least the start has not been trouble free. Iraq crisis, Rly accident, Gail accident, ship yard accident, bad monsoon, etc. List is too long for a 30 day trial period ! more

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India vs Pakistan minus Sachin Tendulkar - a first in World Cup history

The maestro remained a central figure in Indo-Pak WC encounters right from being a quicksilver 19-year-old in 1992 to an old warhorse in the epic... ...

http://ibnlive.in.com/news/cricketnext/india-vs-pakistan-minus-sachin-tendulkar--a-first-in-world-cup-history/525203-78.html

The long night

By Bishal Thapa The night the constitution died was one of the most memorable weekends of my life. I arrived back... ...

http://southasiamonitor.org/detail.php?type=n&nid=10441

Stress on state-run banks continues

State-run banks haven't been able to break the jinx of bad loan addition just yet if one goes by the December quarter numbers of Union Bank of... ...

http://www.firstpost.com/business/reading-tea-leaves-from-union-bank-results-stress-on-state-run-banks-continues-2066391.html

Will a courtroom scene break the jinx for NTR?

Do you know what NTR is banking on to ensure his next Temper will turn out to be a hit? A courtroom scene0! The actor apparently got director Puri... ...

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/Will-a-courtroom-scene-break-the-jinx-for-NTR/articleshow/46025707.cms

Pakistan hope to lurch from disaster to World Cup triumph

"This team has the spirit of cornered tigers. If they play to their potential this team can surprise the world," says Moin Khan. () Karachi: If... ...

http://ibnlive.in.com/news/cricketnext/pakistan-hope-to-lurch-from-disaster-to-world-cup-triumph/525018-78.html

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