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TopicSheila Dikshit

Topic: Sheila Dikshit

Back in India, Rahul Gandhi visits Sheila Dikshit’s residence to pays his respects

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, who was away during Sheila Dikshit's funeral, met her son and former MP Sandeep Dikshit Friday.

Congress leaders upset as Rahul Gandhi goes missing again, skips Sheila Dikshit’s funeral

Congress president Rahul Gandhi, who resigned after the party’s debacle in the Lok Sabha elections, has been in the United States since last week.

Party lines blur as Shah, Kejriwal, Gandhis attend ex-Delhi CM Sheila Dikshit’s funeral

The pouring rain did little to dampen the massive crowd that turned up to see the last rites of Dikshit, the popular three-term chief minister.

In Photos: Sheila Dikshit’s last journey through Delhi as family, politicians attend last rites

Colleagues, Congress workers and admirers braved heavy rains to bid Sheila Dikshit a final farewell during her last rites on 21 July.

The life and times of Sheila Dikshit, in her own words

“I had this mental image of carrying our manifesto in one hand and files on issues bequeathed by the previous administration in the other,” wrote Sheila Dikshit in her autobiography.

Five things Arvind Kejriwal can learn from his predecessor Sheila Dikshit

Unlike the incumbent, the former chief minister had more than a working relationship with her bureaucrats & cordial ties with the Centre.

Sheila Dikshit always loved a challenge — even when Delhi’s young voters replaced her with AAP

The Punjabi daughter-in-law of UP Congress stalwart cut her political teeth as junior minister in Rajiv Gandhi’s PMO, and despite her many detractors in her party, never looked back.

In photos: The political journey of Sheila Dikshit, ‘beloved daughter of Congress’

Handpicked by Rajiv Gandhi to be part of his council of ministers in 1984, Sheila Dikshit would go on to become the longest-serving chief minister of Delhi.

Sheila Dikshit was a powerful chief minister who knew the importance of having fun

Sheila Dikshit is the reason Delhi is the city it is. Every time she saw a broken street light or damaged bus, she would ask for it to be fixed.

Sheila Dikshit was a beloved daughter of Congress party, says Rahul Gandhi

President Ram Nath Kovind, PM Narendra Modi, Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra & others offered their condolences on Sheila Dikshit’s death.

On Camera

Nehru is suddenly back in the news. This time, the BJP could not criticise him

The BJP often names him as the architect of India’s many shortcomings and failures, which are amplified on TV news. However, this week, Nehru’s words echoed across television after two very different victories.

What does NCLAT order mean for data-sharing ban, penalty imposed by CCI on Meta & WhatsApp

On 4 November 2025, NCLAT bench, comprising Chairperson Justice Ashok Bhushan and Member Arun Baroka, noted that WhatsApp and Meta are distinct legal entities.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Trump’s trade wars have rewritten powerplay, but India didn’t get the memo

This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.