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Tuesday, January 27, 2026
TopicSheila Dikshit

Topic: Sheila Dikshit

Indian civil servants ‘always’ have an excuse, only worried about court dates—Sheila Dikshit in 2003

In ‘Walk the Talk’ with Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta, Dikshit spoke about frustrations with civil servants, multiplicity of authorities in Delhi & experiences with BJP at Centre.

Up against Kejriwal, Congress’s Sandeep Dikshit hits streets to remind voters of ‘Sheila ji wali Delhi’

Sandeep Dikshit is contesting against AAP chief Kejriwal in New Delhi seat. As part of campaign, he distributed a pamphlet with his biodata and a picture of him and his mother.

Why Congress is so hesitant about showcasing 3-time Delhi CM Sheila Dikshit in its poll campaign

Delhi unit chief Devendra Yadav plays down matter, says party is taking her work to every house. Delhi unit is focusing on guarantees so that people vote for Congress, he adds.

IAS officers on how they deal with politicians’ pressure. Sheila Dikshit to Mamata Banerjee

Retired IAS officer Sanjeev Chopra said working with Mamata Banerjee was difficult for him. That's generally the case with CM-driven parties, he said.

Congress targets AAP, BJP with image of polluted Yamuna but photo is from Dikshit’s tenure in 2013

Through the image, the Congress targets both parties for neglecting the Yamuna river, which accounts for about 70% of Delhi’s water supply.

Sparrows are coming back to Delhi finally. A new forest is now their safe haven

By next year, sparrows counting will be conducted to establish the impact of conservation efforts. It shows that these grassroots efforts can have an impact.

Between out-of-depth Arvind Kejriwal and distracted Amit Shah, Delhi is missing Sheila Dikshit

Delhi's Covid management needs central intervention. But Modi and Amit Shah can't make it a priority because they are distracted by West Bengal.

Reinvention, a new face — what Congress leaders think party should do after poll debacle

Delhi Congress chief Subhash Chopra said the reason for the party’s drop in vote percentage was the politics of polarisation by both the BJP and AAP.

Governments must ensure college campuses are safe for students of all ideologies

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5 years on, Arvind Kejriwal magic has waned. But he is still the alternative Indians want

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal has the guts to put himself out there, speak his mind, embarrass himself, apologise, and get back to business.

On Camera

New Delhi prefers to look at Manipur as a horizontal problem, not vertical

‘Well-entrenched institutional apathy' is how Dhiren A Sadokpam, editor of The Frontier Manipur defined it. 'New Delhi has the power to intervene at every level,' he said.

RBI opens door to urban co-op bank licences after 2 decades. But high capital bar may shut most out

Proposal to restart licensing is welcome, but Rs 300-crore minimum capital requirement could mean only handful of credit societies qualify, say sector executives

From action near Myanmar to hand-to-hand combat in Kishtwar, meet this year’s gallantry award winners

Overall, President Droupadi Murmu has approved Gallantry awards to 70 armed forces personnel, including six posthumous, on the eve of 77th Republic Day.

Non-alignment is coming back in a new avatar: Trump-peedit alliance

No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.