India Talkies

Bal Thackeray to IPL Commissioner Lalit Modi

2010-01-24T20:11:00.000-08:00

"Please invite the Pakistani players on my behalf to IPL3. That way, we can disrupt matches and be given a bad name for a good reason. Right now, we're being blamed for nothing."

The Shiv Sena to Pakistan

2010-01-23T20:45:00.000-08:00

"We're sincrely disappointed your players were not picked by any of the IPL teams. This is not what we were hoping for. Quite the contrary, actually. Let's hope and pray the attacks on Indians in Australia don't cease."

Shiv Sena's response to the IPL auction controversy

2010-01-22T21:29:00.000-08:00

"Next time we will insist that the auction be conducted in Marathi and Vadapav."

India's answer to Australia

2010-01-22T21:00:00.000-08:00

"The Shiv Sena."

Official Chinese response to Google's threat to move out

2010-01-16T20:56:00.000-08:00

"Don't ask Google."

Hockey India on Indian Hockey

2010-01-14T19:36:00.000-08:00

"Apart from foreign coaches, we're thinking of bringing in foreign players."

The Indian hockey fan on a new dawn for India Hockey

2010-01-14T10:44:00.001-08:00

"Waiting for Godot."

The average Indian on Indian Hockey

2010-01-14T10:25:00.000-08:00

"Cricket, right?"

Nitish Kumar on Indian Hockey

2010-01-14T10:21:00.000-08:00

"Give me Indian Hockey, I'll turn it into another Bihar."

Indian hockey players on Indian cricket

2010-01-14T08:27:00.000-08:00

"We're willing to come for nets."

The Indian Auto industry on growth prospects

2010-01-12T23:13:00.000-08:00

The Indian Auto industry on growth prospects: "Good to very good. In fact, it's possible that one day our cars will cost less than it does to run them."

On Slate on Obama's blackness

2010-01-12T23:09:00.000-08:00

Obama on being accused of speaking in tongues

2010-01-12T23:02:00.000-08:00

"It's just a white lie."

Sehwag on the way forward for Indian hockey

2010-01-12T22:53:00.000-08:00

"Nothing complicated. If you ask me, all they need to do is convert penalty corners."

Al-Qaida's response to the America-led troop surge in Afghanistan

2010-01-12T22:46:00.000-08:00

"We'll just kill time till they clear out."

Asif Ali Zardari on Nehru

2010-01-10T20:30:00.000-08:00

"I'm sure only 10% of him was bad. That's enough for me."

Edwina on Nehru

2010-01-10T20:21:00.000-08:00

"Contrary to what a lot of people think in private, I can tell you that he was a giant of a man in private."

Shashi Tharoor on Nehru

2010-01-10T20:04:00.000-08:00

"The less said about him the better."

The Ku Klux Klan's view on the attacks on Indians in Australia

2010-01-08T00:46:00.000-08:00

"This is what we have been trying to tell black people along, that we're not racist. You just happen to be living in the wrong country."

Tony Auth on Dick Cheney

2010-01-07T22:13:00.000-08:00

SM Krishna's reassuring offer to Indians in Australia

2010-01-07T22:10:00.000-08:00

"Come back to India. We offer better courses in hair styling and facials."

Melbourne's advise to Indians in Australia

2010-01-07T22:08:00.000-08:00

"Move to Sydney."

Hayden advises Indians in Australia

2010-01-07T22:06:00.000-08:00

"Move to Chennai."

Symonds', Hayden's and Ponting's generous offer to Indians

2010-01-07T22:05:00.001-08:00

"Give us Harbhajan and the attacks will stop."

Ricky Pointing's suggestion to Indians in Australia

2010-01-07T22:03:00.000-08:00

"Ask your attackers out for a beer after they've abused and beaten you. That's the Australian way."

Sree Santh's advise to Indians in Australia

2010-01-07T22:02:00.000-08:00

"You are being misunderstood. It's time to awaken the giant within."

Australian Foreign Minister Simon Crean clears the air

2010-01-07T21:58:00.000-08:00

"Just because Indians are being attacked in Melbourne doesn't mean Indians are being targetted in Melbourne."

Amar Singh to Azam Khan on Amar Singh

2010-01-06T21:45:00.000-08:00

"Picture abhi baaki hai, mere dost."

Ken Catalino on the state of the world

2010-01-06T21:19:00.001-08:00

The Aam Aadmi on Kashmir

2010-01-06T21:16:00.000-08:00

"It's a disgrace, the price of potatoes today!"

The octogenarian ND Tiwari on Kashmir

2010-01-06T21:14:00.000-08:00

"Anything over 18 years old doesn't interest me."

RSS on Kashmir

2010-01-06T21:12:00.000-08:00

"It used to be a temple before Muslims destroyed it. Let's turn it into another Ayodhya."

Kashmiris on Kashmir

2010-01-06T21:09:00.000-08:00

"________ ________ ______ _____ ______. _____! _____! ______! _______ "

India on Kashmir

2010-01-06T21:07:00.001-08:00

"Kashmir is an internal problem, Mr. Tharoor."

Asif Ali Zardari on Kashmir

2010-01-06T21:04:00.000-08:00

"It's all India's doing. All the problems in this part of the world are because of Kashmir. At the most, Pakistan is 10% involved."

Shahid Kapoor and Priyanka Chopra on Telengana

2010-01-05T21:30:00.001-08:00

"Not only are we un-following each other, we're also un-following the Telengana problem. Hope you follow. Sorry."

Shashi Tharoor on Telegana

2010-01-05T20:32:00.000-08:00

"RT@smkrishna: It's a private matter not to be RTweeted about."

Asif Ali Zardari on Telengana

2010-01-05T20:27:00.001-08:00

"I think they're asking for too much. Even I'm not this greedy."

Surendra on Telengana

2010-01-05T20:22:00.001-08:00

General (Retd.) Sarath Fonseka to KSR

2010-01-05T20:04:00.000-08:00

"Vote for me. I'll give you Telengana in Sri Lanka."

JFK on Telengana

2010-01-05T19:56:00.002-08:00

"Ask not what AP can do for you. Ask what you can do for AP."

Chetan Bhagat on Telengana

2010-01-05T19:56:00.001-08:00

"I love Aamir Khan!"

Vinod Kambli on Telengana

2010-01-05T19:54:00.002-08:00

"We should take the stairs to find a solution for this problem."

Asif Ali Zardari on Kashmir

2010-01-05T19:54:00.001-08:00

"It's 10% of India. I've got to have it."

Inflation on Inflation

2010-01-04T20:48:00.000-08:00

"You ain't seen nothing yet."

Keshav on Inflation

2010-01-04T20:38:00.000-08:00

Vidhu Vinod Chopra on Inflation

2010-01-04T20:37:00.000-08:00

"Shut up, shut up!"

Shashi Tharoor on Inflation

2010-01-04T20:36:00.000-08:00

"RT@cattle class :-("

Dr. Singh on Inflation

2010-01-04T20:35:00.002-08:00

"Please ask Soniaji."

Pranab Mukherji on Inflation

2010-01-04T20:35:00.001-08:00

"It's a matter of serious concern."

Sonia Gandhi on Inflation

2010-01-04T14:43:00.000-08:00

"It's a matter of serious concern."

Dr. Kalam suggests to Chetan Bhagat

2010-01-03T23:59:00.000-08:00

"Write poetry like me. Nobody will dare take the credit for it."

Ghajini to Shashi Tharoor

2010-01-03T23:14:00.000-08:00

"Write it. Tweet it. Forget it."

Tharoor to Tharoor

2010-01-03T22:56:00.000-08:00

"I'm going to tweet like Tharoor."

Dr. Manmohan Singh on Shashi Tharoor's tweets

2010-01-03T22:55:00.000-08:00

"Please ask Soniaji."

Online community on Shashi Tharoor's tweets

2010-01-03T22:53:00.000-08:00

"RT@everything Tharoor says."

More advise from SM Krishna to Shashi Tharoor

2010-01-03T22:51:00.000-08:00

"Stand up on the bench with your fingers on your lips and very far away from the keyboard!"

SM Krishna's advise to Shashi Tharoor

2010-01-03T21:20:00.000-08:00

"Get back to writing books."

Vidhu Vinod Chopra to Chetan Bhagat

2010-01-02T23:42:00.000-08:00

"Have you read FPS?"

Asif Ali Zardari's tells Chetan Bhagat

2010-01-02T22:36:00.000-08:00

"Don't settle for anything less than 10%."

Kareena Kapoor's advise to Chetan Bhagat

2010-01-02T22:22:00.000-08:00

"Zoobie doobie zoobie doobi naache kyun pagal, stupid mann? Jaise filmon mein hota hai, ho raha hai hoo-boo-hoo!"

The snobs on Chetan Bhagat's writing

2010-01-02T18:55:00.001-08:00

"I see no reason why he should be given any credit for anything he writes."

Vidhu Vinod Chopra on Chetan Bhagat

2010-01-02T17:57:00.000-08:00

"What do you mean I have to share the credit?"

Chetan Bhagat's last words on the 3i controversy

2010-01-02T16:40:00.001-08:00

"I'm going to block the whole thing out and pretend it never happened. I absolutely detest the idiots."

The Gods on creationism

2006-09-29T06:28:00.000-07:00

"Only a bunch of nincompoops would think we'd make the mistake of creating such a bunch of nincompoops."

The Hindus on the Islamists reaction to the Pope's statement that Islam is a violent religion

2006-09-29T06:24:00.000-07:00

"It's time to take up arms and teach these Muslims a lesson. As a non-violent religion, it's our duty to teach these violent people a good lesson on non-violence."

Islamists on The Pope calling their religion violent

2006-09-29T06:20:00.000-07:00

"We shall launch a violent jehad against anyone who calls our religion violent."

Goerge Bush on reports of Osama's death

2006-09-29T06:16:00.000-07:00

"He will not die until we decide it's time for him to die. We shall be releasing a video soon where he will talk about his death."

Osama Bin Laden on reports of Osama Bin Laden's death

2006-09-29T06:13:00.000-07:00

"I shall be releasing a video, DVD and webcast soon to explain my stance on my death."

Kapil Dev on Dilip Vengsarkar's appointment

2006-09-29T06:08:00.000-07:00

"I think Dhoni should have been appointed as Chairman of selectors. He has the ability to bring people together. He would have brought an end to the quota system."

Dilip Vengsarkar on the quota system

2006-09-29T03:51:00.000-07:00

"There will be no zonal bias. Each zone will be given its due."

Dilip Vengsarkar on his plans for Indian cricket

2006-09-29T03:49:00.000-07:00

"More of the same."

Dilip Vengsarkar on closed doors

2006-09-29T03:47:00.000-07:00

"The door I not closed on Sourav and Zaheer or anyone else. They can always get a look-in through the keyhole."

Greg Chappell on Wayne Rooney's wretched form

2006-09-29T03:15:00.000-07:00

"He's only 21. Oh no, that's Pathan. Doesn't matter. Whenever someone is out of form, he must be 21. Only."

Andrew Flintoff on his lonely quest to get fitter and stronger for the Ashes

2006-09-22T22:39:00.000-07:00

"I made sure I had nobody to disturb me. Except journalists and anyone else looking for a good story on my lonely quest to get fiter and stronger for the Ashes."

Lalit Modi on West Indies' chances at the ICC Champions Trophy

2006-09-22T01:09:00.000-07:00

"It's a done deal."

Shane Warne on John Buchannan

2006-09-22T01:07:00.000-07:00

"I've been misquoted. And you can quote me on that."

Shane Warne on John Buchannan

2006-09-22T01:04:00.000-07:00

"Bus. I have nothing more to say."

Shane Warne on Ricky Ponting

2006-09-22T01:02:00.000-07:00

"Just ask him what he wants me to say about him, and I'll say it. God knows, he can't stomach the truth."

Rahul Dravid on More's last days as Chairman of the Selectors

2006-09-22T00:57:00.000-07:00

"He was a good man. This is not to say the new man is not a good man. This is not to say the new man is a better man than More. This is not to say the new man is not a better man than More. This is not to say More is not better than the new man. All this to say we've been practicing a few things and it's all part of the process. Right Greg?"

Greg Chappell on the departing More

2006-09-22T00:56:00.000-07:00

"But he's only 21. We need to give both Irfan and More more time."

Sourav Ganguly on Kiran More's last days as Chairman of Selectors

2006-09-22T00:55:00.000-07:00

"Ab mori bari."

Sourav Ganguly on the Pranab Mukherjee meeting with Condi Rice

2006-09-22T00:38:00.000-07:00

"As long as I'm in good form I harbour hopes of making it back into the Indian team. So please don't repeat the question. I will say no more."

The Weatherman on the Condi Rice and Pranab Mukherjee meeting

2006-09-21T23:06:00.000-07:00

"Thunder thighs are forecast for the next few days."

George Bush on Condi Rice on Pranab Mukherjee

2006-09-21T23:03:00.000-07:00

"Since I don't know my History nor my Geography, all I can say is that the Bangladeshi Prime Minister is a stranger to me. It seems absurd that I should be asked to comment on a meeting between my Finance Minister and the Prime Minister of the Capital of Bengal. Back to my books."

Condi Rice on the meeting with Pranab Mukherjee

2006-09-21T23:02:00.000-07:00

"We have a History. And If I know my History right, we have a History."

Weatherman on the DLF Cup

2006-09-16T04:41:00.000-07:00

"I think I'm going to take up cricket commentary."

Kiran More on the DLF Cup

2006-09-16T03:19:00.000-07:00

"The other members of the selection panel will vote on this and come up with a considered comment on the matter."

Bookmakers on the DLF Cup

2006-09-16T03:18:00.000-07:00

"Rain stops playmakers."

Munnabhai on the DLF Cup

2006-09-16T03:16:00.000-07:00

"Lagta hai, there's a chemichal imbalance in the heaven's above."

P. C. Chidambaram on the DLF Cup

2006-09-16T03:15:00.000-07:00

"Rain or no rain, stay invested. There's money to be made."

George Bush on the DLF Cup

2006-09-16T03:13:00.001-07:00

"I'm happy it's raining. It'll give those fellows a chance to catch up on some reading. They could take a leaf out of my book."

Malcolm Speed on the DLF Cup

2006-09-16T03:13:00.000-07:00

"I'm asking my lawyers to sue the rain."

Steve Irwin on the DLF Cup

2006-09-16T03:12:00.000-07:00

"I'm not shedding any crocadile tears for this crock of a tournament."

Sachin Tendulkar on the DLF Cup

2006-09-16T03:11:00.000-07:00

"Rain or no rain, it's raining runs."

Irfan Pathan on the DLF Cup

2006-09-16T03:10:00.000-07:00

"I'm only 21. I'm still learning what to say. My learning process has been interrupted by the rain."

Rahul Dravid on the DLF Cup

2006-09-16T03:07:00.001-07:00

"Irrespective of the rain taking us out of the game, we must strive to be in the game till the end of the game."

DLF on the DLF Cup

2006-09-16T03:07:00.000-07:00

"Our comment on this matter has been delayed by rain."

Munnabhai on the ICC

2006-09-09T00:48:00.000-07:00

"Get well soon."

Munnabhai on Vidhu Vinod Chopra

2006-09-04T04:19:00.000-07:00

"Lagey raho! Vidya Balan is worth it."