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Federer will also be unlucky this time :-(

2009-06-03T09:44:00.000-07:00

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Prediction(on 03.06.09) : Federer will also not win French Open 2009.

Fate : So happy to see my prediction going wrong this time.Federer is the king:-)

Won't be lucky 5th time...

2009-05-29T22:35:00.001-07:00

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Prediction(on 30.05.09) : Rafa will not win French Open 2009.

Fate : Robin Soderling crushed Rafa's dream of 5th consecutive French Open win.

Indian Political Tamasha

2009-05-13T18:05:00.000-07:00

Prediction(on 14.05.09) : BJP will be the single largest party.However, UPA will be forming the government by hook or crook.

Fate : UPA formed the government with a thumping majority. BJP performed even worse than previous elections.

Devil winner

2009-05-13T18:00:00.000-07:00

Prediction(on 14.05.09) : Delhi Daredevils will win IPL 2.

Fate : To everyone's surprise, Deccan Chargers lift the IPL2 trophy.

Climbing Crude

2009-02-26T23:49:00.000-08:00

Prediction(on 27.02.09) : Crude Oil is going to soar upto $60 per barrel by the end of March 2009.
Fate : Crude oil has soared upto $60 towards the end of May.

Slumdog will not be Millionaire at Oscars

2009-01-26T20:13:00.000-08:00

Prediction(on 27.01.09) : 'Slumdog Millionaire' will not win 'Best Movie' award at Oscars, however A R Rehman will definitely bring an Oscar home.

Fate : Rehman scoops 2 oscars.No setbacks or surprises at Oscars.Slumdog bags 8 awards including 'Best Movie'.

Reverse repo cut

2009-01-26T20:09:00.000-08:00

Prediction(on 27.01.09, 2 hours before the policy) : RBI will cut only Reverse Repo rate by 50 bps to 3.5%.All other rates will be unchanged.

Fate : All the rates remain unchanged including Reverse Repo.

Roger is back!!!

2009-01-16T04:49:00.000-08:00

Prediction(on 16.01.09) : Roger Federer will be Australian Open-09 winner.Russian lady would be crowned women's title.

Fate : Both Roger Federer and Russian lady(Dinara Safina) reached till Finals.But then were overpowered by Rafa and Serena.

Bollywood's 'feb'rility

2009-01-16T04:43:00.000-08:00

Prediction(on 16.01.09) : 'Delhi 6' would be loved by critics.'Luck by chance' will have average luck on Box-office while 'Victory' will be a big 'defeat' at BO.

Fate : Victory is already proved Weak-tree at the box office.Luck by Chance is getting a mixed reviews.Even after getting good reviews from critics, Luck by Chance is not able to shine on BO.Delhi-6 liked by critics but it disapponts the audiences.

Satyam Saviour

2009-01-08T20:06:00.000-08:00

Prediction(on 09.01.09) : Anil Ambani will play a key role in Satyam in the days to come.

Fate : Tech Mahindra took control of Satyam.

NO War

2008-12-27T04:27:00.000-08:00

Prediction(on 27.12.08) : There will not be any war between India & Pakistan in near future inspite of all the hysteria surrounding it.

Fate : After Pakistan accepting its partial role in Mumbai terror attacks, no chances of India-pak war in near future.

Glittering Gold

2008-12-27T04:24:00.000-08:00

Prediction(on 27.12.08) : Gold will cross $1000 per ounce before Feb 2009.

Fate : Gold touches $1000 per ounce on Feb 20, 2009.

King v/s Badshah in 2009

2008-12-21T19:43:00.000-08:00

Prediction(on 22.12.08) : Akshay Kumar starer Chandni Chowk to China would be a big hit while SRK starer Billoo Barber would be a dud at the Box office in 2009.

Fate : Chandni Chawk claims to have grossed 45 crores in 3 days but everyone including critics have slammed the movie big time.Billoo bombs at the box office.

RBI will strike back before the policy

2008-12-21T19:40:00.000-08:00

Prediction(on 22.12.08) : RBI will cut the Repo rate by 100bps to 5.5% and Reverse repo rate by 100 bps to 4% before January Credit Policy. No change in CRR.

Fate : RBI cuts the Repo rate by 100bps to 5.5% and Reverse repo rate by 100 bps to 4 % on 2nd January way before Credit policy on 27th January.However, it also cut CRR by 50bps to 5%.

UK on a same path as of US

2008-12-21T19:37:00.000-08:00

Prediction(on 22.12.08) : BOE(Bank of England) will bring the interest rates in UK close to 0 levels by February 2009.

Fate : BOE cut interest rates further by 50bps to 1.5%.On 05.02.2009, BOE further cut the rates to 1%.On 05.03.2009, BOE cuts rate to all time low to 0.5%.

Battle of Khans

2008-12-17T11:27:00.004-08:00

Prediction(on 11.12.08) : Rab ne bana di jodi will not perform well on box office as expected.Bright chances for Ghajini to be the best film of the year 2008.

Fate : Most of the critics slammed RNBDJ including Rajiv Masand & Taran Adarsh giving it 2 stars and its not so much liked by everyone. However, RNBDJ proved to be a hit at the box office but not as great as DDLJ or Mohabbatein.
Ghajini is set to break all the records.It has already raked in 34 crores in just 2 days.It crossed 100 crore marks in a week.It has been proved highest grosser of all time claiming to have crossed 200 crores mark.

Semifinal before the Final Poll

2008-12-17T11:23:00.000-08:00

Prediction(1 hour before the results started coming in) : Congress will be out of Delhi.BJP will preserve power in MP & CG.Tough battle in Rajasthan.

Fate : BJP preserved power in MP & CG.However, all analysts including Congress Party itself was surprised by hat tric win in Delhi.Rajasthan after the tough battle, went to Congress.

Public bank merger in India

2008-12-17T11:21:00.000-08:00

Prediction(on 25.11.08) : You might see some form of merger amongst Indian Public banks soon, probably before Jan 2009.

Fate : Yet to be seen.

Citi may go to sleep

2008-12-17T11:19:00.000-08:00

Prediction(on 21.11.08) : Citi bank may sell itself or may go bust before end of 2008.

Fate : Yet to be seen.

Australia in trouble ???

2008-12-17T11:17:00.000-08:00

Prediction(on 19.11.08): After Europe & Japan, its Australia which is likely to fall into recession.

Fate : Austraila's GDP had been downgraded from 1.5% to 0.5% on 05.02.09.Negative growth yet to be seen.

Detroit cries foul

2008-12-17T11:11:00.000-08:00

Prediction(on 10.10.08) : Trouble looms over auto industry - Possible bankruptcy by GM, Ford, Chrysler.GM may merge with Chrysler.

Fate : GM & Chrysler granted $17.4 Billion bailout package.Chrysler filed for bankruptcy on 30.04.2009

AIG, WaMu, Wachovia sinks

2008-12-17T11:01:00.000-08:00

Prediction(on 15.09.08) : Next in the pipeline of getting bust - AIG, Washington Mutual, Wachovia Bank, UBS.

Fate : AIG got bailed out on 16.09.08, Washington Mutual acquired by JP Morgan on 26.09.08, Wachovia Bank acquired by Wells Fargo on 12.10.08.

Lehman Brothers Collapse

2008-12-17T10:56:00.000-08:00

Prediction(on 11.09.08) : Lehman Brothers may go bankrupt anytime within this week.

Fate : Lehman Brothers went bust on 15.09.08.

IPL

2008-12-17T10:46:00.000-08:00

Prediction(Just after Rajasthan's battings started) : Rajasthan Royals is the first IPL Champion thrashing Chennai Superkings by 4 wickets.

Fate : Rajasthan Royals became the first IPL Champion thrashing Chennai Superkings by 3 wickets.