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Quotes Archives
This is the Archives section of the quotes in Indian Current Events Portal.

October 2008
" Though I have won in an individual event, it is India's victory and our people have celebrated it"

Vijender Singh boxer who won bronze medal at Beijing Olympics Source: (DNA), October 19, 2008.

July 2007

 * 1) It is satisfying, a wonderful moment  — Sachin Tendulkar on scoring 15,000 runs in ODIs, Source: (The Telegraph)
 * 2) We are growing our business in the non-U.S. markets. The euro region now contributes 26 per cent of total revenues as compared to nine per cent ten years ago. -  S. Gopalakrishnan , CEO and Managing Director, Infosys Technologies, Source: (The Hindu)

June 2007

 * 1) UPA-Left has put up a candidate like Pratibha Patil. But many people consider this is some kind of a joke by Sonia Gandhi — Jayalalitha, AIADMK Chief, Source: (CNN-IBN)

May 2007

 * 1) Rising income and wealth inequalities, if not matched by a corresponding rise of incomes across the nation, can lead to social unrest ... — Manmohan Singh, Prime Minister, Source: (Financial Express)
 * 2) It is an intentional sabotage to disturb the peace and harmony of the state. — Y S Rajasekhara Reddy, Chief Minister, Andhra Pradesh, Source: Indian Express
 * 3) After 17 yrs, I don’t think I need to prove anything — Sachin Tendulkar, Cricketer, Source: (Indian Express)

April 2007

 * 1) ... Just receive it quietly. You are not in your country. In India, we respect our elders. A certain decorum has to be maintained, you have to show respect... — Former Indian cricket legend Sunil Gavaskar,summing up the need for visiting cricketers to follow house rules, when they are out of their home country. Source: (Business Day)
 * 2) ... I am grateful to the players with whom I have worked ... — Former Indian cricket team coach Greg Chappell, after resigning from the post of coach following India's dismal performance in 2007 Cricket World Cup. Source: (DNA sports)
 * 3) ... The Constitution does not envisage judicial review as the only way to correct every wrong. ... — J. S. Verma, Former Chief Justice of India, Source: Indian Express
 * 4) ...It's my good luck that Ash is my daughter-in-law ...  — Amar Singh, Samajwadi Party leader, Source: CNN-IBN
 * 5) ...Democracy is messy business ... — Bimal Jalan, Former Governor of Reserve Bank of India, Source: CNN-IBN
 * 6) ...India’s system of governance is such that Rs 650 crore for village development is considered wasteful but Rs 7,000 crore for the Commonwealth Games is considered vital... — Mani Shankar Aiyar, Minister for Panchayat Raj, Youth Affairs and Sports, Source: Indian Express
 * 7) ... You (the Centre) have waited for 57 years. Why don't you wait for six more months till the case is finally decided? You want to play the game and frame the rules later. What we are saying is frame the rules and play the game ... — Division Bench, Supreme Court of India On  Ashoka Kumar Thakur vs. Union of India, Source: The Hindu ...

October 2006

 * 1) "We went in with nothing to lose sort of attitude and it paid of for us. It was a resounding victory. — Ricky Ponting, after beating England in a 2006 ICC Champions Trophy match. Australia will play England for the Ashes in a month. Source: (India Times)"


 * 1) "...I think it is as good evidence as you can possibly get in a terror case. Whether it is clinching is for the courts to decide. I think we have enough connectivity, linkages, confessions and arrests made based on those confessions... — National Security Advisor to Indian Prime Minister, when asked if India’s evidence against the ISI for its complicity in the Mumbai blasts is clinching. Source: (CNN-IBN.com)"


 * 1) "... (It is) a major milestone in our rocket system development and testing. We are the sixth country in the world to have this status. Very few countries in the world have got such a capability... — ISRO Chairman G Madhavan Nair on the successful testing of the cryogenic stage for GSLV. Source: (The Hindu)"