| 1 | Jan 31, '23 | After more than 22 years, it is time to move on from NDTV. It has been a wonderful, roller coaster ride but you have to know when to get off. The next couple of weeks are my last. | 26.8× | 4.5M | 55k | 3.7k | 161 |
| 2 | Nov 2, '25 | Stupidity knows no bounds | 12.5× | 2.1M | 13k | 909 | 490 |
| 3 | Feb 14, '23 | You may agree or disagree about the contents of the BBC documentary, but these Income Tax searches are the hallmarks of a thin skinned state. Ahead of the G 20, it’s a poor look fo | 10.3× | 1.7M | 14k | 2.2k | 58 |
| 4 | Aug 7, '24 | I love Indian twitter. Yesterday’s experts on Bangladesh are today’s experts on wrestling and weight loss | 10.1× | 1.7M | 14k | 1.2k | 194 |
| 5 | Jun 13, '20 | Some personal and professional news: after 21 years at NDTV, I am changing direction and moving on. Later this year, I start as an Associate Professor teaching journalism as part o | 7.3× | 0 | 81k | 5.6k | 246 |
| 6 | Jan 20, '24 | People from all over wait for weeks, months to get an appointment at AIIMS. It is beyond shocking that India’s leading hospital is shutting down for OPD patients for half a day for | 7.0× | 1.2M | 15k | 3.3k | 171 |
| 7 | Sep 5, '23 | Article 1 of our Constitution says- “India, that is Bharat “ | 6.0× | 996k | 17k | 1.7k | 67 |
| 8 | Sep 10, '23 | Photo of the day. Lovely | 5.7× | 957k | 17k | 781 | 50 |
| 9 | May 10, '25 | The IMF has just bailed out a terror state. Let that sink in. | 5.4× | 900k | 19k | 2.8k | 182 |
| 10 | Sep 5, '23 | It was called the “Bharat jodo Yatra”. So now? | 4.8× | 794k | 14k | 1.8k | 48 |
| 11 | Jan 15, '21 | I have been the victim of a very serious phishing attack. I’m putting this statement out to set the record straight about what I’ve been through. I will not be addressing this issu | 3.9× | 0 | 29k | 5.5k | 617 |
| 12 | May 31, '20 | Interesting to see “woke” celebrities in India speak out against police atrocities and George Floyd’s death all the way across in America, but the same celebs lose their voice when | 3.5× | 0 | 35k | 8.2k | 79 |
| 13 | Feb 11, '20 | India won | 3.3× | 0 | 36k | 7k | 23 |
| 14 | Mar 10, '20 | At this rate, maybe Rahul Gandhi will also join the BJP ! | 3.0× | 0 | 31k | 3.3k | 27 |
| 15 | Aug 1, '23 | History will remember the mainstream media’s complicity in demonising communities, peddling conspiracy theories and filling their air time with hatred and propaganda. Sadly even th | 3.0× | 497k | 12k | 2.9k | 67 |
| 16 | Mar 31, '20 | Those who communalise a pandemic have a bigger disease: a sick mind. COVID19 knows no religion | 2.8× | 0 | 28k | 5k | 40 |
| 17 | Apr 5, '20 | Why are people bursting firecrackers? | 2.8× | 0 | 26k | 3k | 12 |
| 18 | Jan 5, '20 | The real anti nationals are the ones shouting “goli maaron salon ko” . That’s the tukde gang | 2.7× | 0 | 26k | 7.5k | 19 |
| 19 | Jun 29, '20 | Too bad WhatsApp isn’t on the banned list | 2.6× | 0 | 28k | 2.5k | 21 |
| 20 | Aug 14, '20 | On the eve of our Independence Day, the country’s highest court, in the world’s largest democracy, has said it cannot be criticised, that it is above criticism. | 2.4× | 0 | 25k | 5.2k | 46 |
| 21 | Jan 16, '21 | “If after all this the only thing I can be accused of is being stupid, then I'll take it on the chin, learn from it and move on.” | 2.4× | 0 | 27k | 2.8k | 178 |
| 22 | Aug 15, '20 | Deleted Facebook | 2.3× | 0 | 26k | 1.4k | 26 |
| 23 | Jun 7, '24 | This handle is killing it 😀 witty | 2.3× | 383k | 12k | 1.4k | 133 |
| 24 | Aug 24, '19 | Heartbreaking to see this Kashmiri woman telling @RahulGandhi about the difficulties she and her family are facing | 2.3× | 0 | 18k | 6.8k | 93 |
| 25 | May 18, '20 | Tweet of the day. Please send us what you’re smoking | 2.3× | 0 | 25k | 4.3k | 16 |
| 26 | Jan 7, '20 | Hats off to @deepikapadukone for showing up at JNU. And much credit to the many other women of the film industry who have spoken up like @sonamakapoor @ReallySwara @RichaChadha @al | 2.2× | 0 | 23k | 4.9k | 11 |
| 27 | Sep 22, '20 | Watching the British Prime Minister taking a series of questions from MPs in Parliament on his govt’s handling of the pandemic. Apparently this is how parliamentary democracy is su | 2.2× | 0 | 25k | 3.9k | 36 |
| 28 | Jan 28, '20 | You may not agree with Arnab, and if you don’t, don’t watch him. Heckling him on a flight is not justified. | 2.2× | 0 | 23k | 2.8k | 27 |
| 29 | Sep 24, '20 | This clip sums up the state of TV journalism today. The reporter here, Ashok Singhal, is senior to me. When I first started out as a political reporter over 20 years ago, he was a | 2.1× | 0 | 23k | 3.7k | 129 |
| 30 | Aug 31, '20 | One Rupee. Congratulations @pbhushan1 for standing firm | 2.0× | 0 | 27k | 2.2k | 11 |
| 31 | May 27, '21 | The country desperately needs vaccines to save lives. But the GOI is busy fighting with Twitter. | 2.0× | 0 | 18k | 3k | 20 |
| 32 | Feb 28, '19 | Lovely to see bhakts googling “Geneva Convention” since yesterday. | 2.0× | 0 | 17k | 2.7k | 9 |
| 33 | Feb 25, '20 | Two of my colleagues @arvindgunasekar and @saurabhshukla_s were badly beaten by a mob just now in Delhi, they only stopped beating them after realising they are “our people- Hindus | 2.0× | 0 | 15k | 6k | 48 |
| 34 | Jun 16, '20 | My own view: despite criticism on the handling of the lockdown and the migrant crisis, Prime Minister Modi remains a deeply popular leader. His supporters see him as a messaih, the | 1.9× | 0 | 21k | 2.2k | 36 |
| 35 | Jan 3, '20 | India’s Muslims do not need Imran Khan or Pakistan to speak for them. Period | 1.9× | 0 | 20k | 2.7k | 24 |
| 36 | Apr 25, '21 | India’s celebrities and sports stars ( with some exceptions) have conclusively proven they are cowards, not even trying to use their influence to help people get oxygen, to amplify | 1.9× | 0 | 20k | 4.3k | 34 |
| 37 | Jul 8, '20 | Remove the chapter on democracy too and be done with it | 1.9× | 0 | 19k | 4.1k | 38 |
| 38 | Sep 9, '20 | Since Ms Ranaut proudly declared on twitter about how rich she is, she should pay for this. Not taxpayers. She holds no constitutional post or public office | 1.8× | 0 | 16k | 3.1k | 52 |
| 39 | Jan 30, '20 | When will they arrest the student who got shot? | 1.8× | 0 | 20k | 3.5k | 12 |
| 40 | Apr 22, '21 | History will truly remember the Supreme Court of India at this time | 1.8× | 0 | 23k | 2.8k | 23 |
| 41 | Feb 1, '19 | Big honour for us at NDTV. NDTV 24x7 wins Best Indian News Channel of the year at the British Asian TV Awards 🙏🏻 | 1.8× | 0 | 18k | 2.6k | 2 |
| 42 | Jul 14, '20 | If this is not about power but about principles, Sachin Pilot should form his own party | 1.8× | 0 | 22k | 2k | 19 |
| 43 | Nov 25, '19 | If both sides say they have the numbers, let there be a floor test today itself and end this misery. Retweet if you agree | 1.8× | 0 | 12k | 7.9k | 5 |
| 44 | May 23, '20 | Eid Mubarak to everyone. Let’s pray for good health this year for all | 1.7× | 0 | 24k | 1.4k | 6 |
| 45 | Apr 20, '20 | The Modi govt has worked hard to build a strong relationship with Arab countries, even the OIC. Sushma Swaraj even addressed the OIC as EAM. Millions of Indians live and work in Gu | 1.7× | 0 | 17k | 3.3k | 29 |
| 46 | Jun 26, '20 | So proud that @NDTV took the lead in refusing to carry fairness cream ads 5 years ago. | 1.7× | 0 | 21k | 2.7k | 30 |
| 47 | Aug 30, '20 | “I don't know if Rhea is guilty of the things Sushant's family is accusing her of.I hope the CBI gets to bottom of it. If shes guilty of anything,she should face the consequences. | 1.7× | 0 | 18k | 2.4k | 79 |
| 48 | Sep 7, '19 | Dear folks who are reacting to a senior Pakistan Minister’s tasteless comments on ISRO. Please don’t respond to him. He’s behaving like a troll. Poor man stayed up all night to wat | 1.7× | 0 | 20k | 2.8k | 12 |
| 49 | Aug 12, '20 | Those who complain about TV news and the poison it has been reduced to - remember we are all complicit. Those who watch these channels ( and many do); those who advertise on them; | 1.7× | 0 | 18k | 2.9k | 29 |
| 50 | Jul 18, '20 | NDTV is among the very few news channels giving prime time coverage to the floods in Assam | 1.6× | 0 | 20k | 2.9k | 9 |
| 51 | Jan 2, '20 | For a big country like ours, this obsession with Pakistan- in politics, in the media- is just embarrassing | 1.6× | 0 | 17k | 3k | 16 |
| 52 | Aug 13, '20 | Basic rule: wait for the family or the hospital to officially confirm the news on someone’s health. There is no need to be first on everything. Being right is more important | 1.6× | 0 | 21k | 1.6k | 19 |
| 53 | Jan 9, '21 | Twitter and Facebook don’t deserve any praise for taking on Trump and his hate speech. They only acted after he lost and after Democrats gained control of the Senate. Let’s see the | 1.6× | 0 | 18k | 3.1k | 37 |
| 54 | Jul 31, '20 | Eid Mubarak everyone. Wish you all good health and happiness | 1.6× | 0 | 22k | 1.2k | 7 |
| 55 | Dec 15, '19 | Is anyone talking about the economy anymore ? No? Thanks | 1.6× | 0 | 15k | 3.3k | 7 |
| 56 | Feb 17, '19 | The biggest anti nationals today are those attacking Kashmiri students, which is exactly the kind of divide the ISI wants to push. | 1.6× | 0 | 13k | 3.1k | 8 |
| 57 | Aug 5, '19 | Landlines in J&K also down. So now, ordinary people have no way to communicate. Imagine what this means for sick people, those families with emergencies. Such inhumanity with y | 1.5× | 0 | 13k | 3.5k | 19 |
| 58 | Jul 20, '22 | UP Govt asks SC to stop @zoo_bear from tweeting SC: “How can you tell a journalist he cannot write. If he violates the law then he is answerable to law. But how can we take anticip | 1.5× | 0 | 17k | 3k | 50 |
| 59 | Jul 12, '20 | Police notices to the CM and Deputy CM can only happen in a Congress ruled state | 1.5× | 0 | 19k | 1.9k | 17 |
| 60 | Jun 10, '18 | I got a death threat on @instagram via a pvt msg: “I will hang you,I will execute you”. I reported the account to @instagram. They replied that it does not violate their guidelines | 1.5× | 0 | 12k | 4.2k | 9 |
| 61 | Oct 1, '20 | Many ppl, me included, have criticised @RahulGandhi for not getting into the rough and tumble of opposition politics. Today marked a change. Dissent and protest are the hallmark of | 1.5× | 0 | 18k | 2.5k | 16 |
| 62 | May 16, '19 | Never thought this day would come where Godse would be called a deshbhakt. But this is a “new India”. A terror accused may become an MP, the killer of Mahatma Gandhi is called a pa | 1.4× | 0 | 12k | 3.8k | 19 |
| 63 | Mar 10, '20 | Happy 50th Birthday Omar Abdullah. These are testing times but am sure you will emerge taller and wiser | 1.4× | 0 | 17k | 1.4k | 18 |
| 64 | Jun 15, '20 | The emergence of the real Kejriwal: “He cheered the stripping of J&K’s Statehood even while arguing for full Statehood for Delhi. He looked the other way when an armed group we | 1.4× | 0 | 14k | 3.4k | 122 |
| 65 | Dec 11, '19 | Curfew in Guwahati, mobile internet suspended for 24 hours. Dear Assam, Kashmir feels your pain. | 1.4× | 0 | 14k | 3.2k | 15 |
| 66 | Jun 16, '20 | On a day like this, it would have been good for the government to call an all party meeting, take the opposition into confidence on China. This is the time for the country to stand | 1.4× | 0 | 16k | 2.1k | 8 |
| 67 | Jul 16, '19 | I’m also #SareeTwitter 😀 | 1.4× | 0 | 19k | 519 | 30 |
| 68 | Jun 13, '20 | I will miss my colleagues deeply. Most of all, I want to thank @PrannoyRoyNDTV @radhikaroyndtv for being the most incredible mentors and bosses. You took me in as a 22 year old and | 1.4× | 0 | 18k | 988 | 12 |
| 69 | Dec 3, '20 | Doing crash course in Punjabi | 1.4× | 0 | 20k | 777 | 16 |
| 70 | Jan 5, '20 | It is absolutely shocking that an armed mob can enter the campus of a University in the national capital and assault students and teachers and those goons are STILL roaming around, | 1.4× | 0 | 12k | 4.5k | 8 |
| 71 | Aug 27, '20 | Absolutely vile communal hatred masquerading as news. This is clearly hate speech. | 1.4× | 0 | 13k | 3.4k | 23 |
| 72 | Aug 4, '20 | How reporters should question and interview leaders. An art lost here a long time ago | 1.3× | 0 | 14k | 2.9k | 127 |
| 73 | Sep 24, '18 | Why is the Agriculture Minister doing a press conference on Rafale? | 1.3× | 0 | 11k | 2.9k | 7 |
| 74 | Jun 13, '20 | NDTV has taught me everything. It has been my home. I am proud of the work we do, the stories we cover, the values we stand for, especially at a time when the much of the media has | 1.3× | 0 | 19k | 1.1k | 11 |
| 75 | Jul 22, '19 | Very awkward situation for the Indian Govt. Either admit the PM asked for third party mediation on Kashmir or call Donald Trump a liar. Don’t envy the diplomats | 1.3× | 0 | 13k | 2.7k | 18 |
| 76 | Jun 18, '20 | Can we save gobi manchurian ? | 1.3× | 0 | 15k | 1.5k | 18 |
| 77 | Jul 23, '20 | On odd days, we like dissent. On even days, dissent is contempt of court | 1.3× | 0 | 14k | 2.8k | 26 |
| 78 | Jun 14, '20 | Self trolling | 1.3× | 0 | 16k | 1.8k | 37 |
| 79 | Jun 19, '20 | The government said Indian soldiers were not “missing in action”. Now it emerges that 10 soldiers including two majors and a Lt Col were being held by China and released yesterday. | 1.3× | 0 | 12k | 3.4k | 46 |
| 80 | Apr 17, '20 | Me at 20 ( that’s my college Principal MG- still scared of her 😀) | 1.3× | 0 | 18k | 489 | 29 |
| 81 | May 1, '21 | The shameless Election Commission continues to be obsessed about its image. Not one bit of remorse or accountability for the way they conducted the recent polls and put lives at ri | 1.3× | 0 | 15k | 2.3k | 12 |
| 82 | Feb 21, '22 | It’s time to stop the excuses, the whatabouthary and the obfuscation. Happy to be back home @ndtv. Watch ‘No Spin’, Monday to Thursday at 9:30pm | 1.2× | 0 | 12k | 833 | 41 |
| 83 | Sep 4, '21 | Attempts to intimidate NDTV in the past have not worked. This won’t either. In solidarity @ndtv | 1.2× | 0 | 13k | 2.8k | 30 |
| 84 | Sep 9, '20 | This is just blatant misuse of govt machinery. | 1.2× | 0 | 13k | 1.7k | 15 |
| 85 | Jul 18, '20 | Have a great trip | 1.2× | 0 | 15k | 1.3k | 7 |
| 86 | Jul 24, '20 | The joke is on us. Goodnight | 1.2× | 0 | 17k | 901 | 13 |
| 87 | Jan 15, '21 | I’ve been overwhelmed by the calls & messages of support including the DMs here. I apologise for not writing back immediately. I’m taking a well earned break from social media | 1.2× | 0 | 16k | 671 | 28 |
| 88 | Mar 6, '20 | Thank you to everyone for the kind wishes. I dedicate this award to my media colleagues in Kashmir who have worked to bring you the story despite the longest internet shutdown in a | 1.2× | 0 | 13k | 1.7k | 28 |
| 89 | Jun 28, '20 | Where is his Lordship’s mask? | 1.2× | 0 | 13k | 1.8k | 21 |
| 90 | Feb 11, '20 | AAP now at 62 seats. This is a remarkable result for a party facing incumbency and the full might of the BJP. @ArvindKejriwal | 1.1× | 0 | 14k | 1.7k | 6 |
| 91 | May 14, '21 | This man @srinivasiyc and his team have saved so many lives, people I know personally who got help in desperate times when the state abdicated. Shame | 1.1× | 0 | 12k | 2.8k | 19 |
| 92 | Aug 2, '19 | Very proud that NDTV’s Ravish Kumar is the recipient of the 2019 Ramon Magsaysay Award, for his “unfaltering commitment to a professional, ethical journalism of the highest standar | 1.1× | 0 | 13k | 2k | 3 |
| 93 | Nov 26, '19 | Sena Congress and NCP should insist on swearing -in tonight. Or they might wake up to Ramdas Athawale as CM tomorrow morning | 1.1× | 0 | 12k | 1.6k | 11 |
| 94 | Jul 7, '20 | If there is one thing @realDonaldTrump has demonstrated, it is that his “love” for India is shallow. First the cancellation of H1b visas which hits Indian professionals, and now fo | 1.1× | 0 | 12k | 1.9k | 25 |
| 95 | Dec 11, '21 | Pictures of General and Mrs Rawat’s daughters collecting their ashes is a classic example of the media crossing a fine line. Leave them alone and let them grieve. Everything doesn’ | 1.1× | 0 | 13k | 1.2k | 28 |
| 96 | Feb 15, '21 | There are too many middle class and affluent Indians who want India to be like China, who casually say democracy and human rights don’t matter. That’s because they don’t value the | 1.0× | 0 | 11k | 1.7k | 47 |
| 97 | Jun 17, '20 | Dear @vijai63 ji. This is a parody handle. Regards | 1.0× | 0 | 12k | 1.2k | 20 |
| 98 | May 12, '19 | Done | 1.0× | 0 | 13k | 507 | 17 |
| 99 | Aug 15, '20 | Happy Independence Day 🇮🇳 Never take your freedom for granted | 0.9× | 0 | 12k | 746 | 7 |
| 100 | May 13, '21 | Eid Mubarak everyone. Say a prayer for all of us fighting Covid and for those who have lost loved ones. May this year be healthier for all | 0.9× | 0 | 12k | 815 | 3 |
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