FairPoint: A year of perfect signals for Rahul Gandhi and Congress

Deepika Bhan | December 28, 2025 4:16 PM

New Delhi, Dec 28 (IANS) As 2025 draws to a close, Rahul Gandhi finds himself confronting perhaps the most unsettling phase of his political career. The Congress leader has weathered many storms before, but the developments of this year carry the potential to force a serious internal reckoning within the grand old party -- one that strikes at the very heart of its leadership structure.

BJP blasts Manickam Tagore over RSS remarks, warns of defamation suit

IANS | December 28, 2025 4:06 PM

New Delhi, Dec 28 (IANS) BJP National Spokesperson R.P. Singh on Sunday launched a sharp attack on the Congress party and its MP Manickam Tagore over his remarks against the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), warning that the leader should introspect or be prepared to face a defamation suit.

Fake Gandhi-led Congress is weakest link of powerful democracy, says BJP

IANS | December 28, 2025 3:56 PM

New Delhi, Dec 28 (IANS) As the Congress marked its 140th Foundation Day on Sunday, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) launched a sharp attack on the grand old party, accusing it of lacking internal democracy and claiming that the very "building of the party is in a dilapidated state".

Nothing to learn from RSS, it is an "organisation of hatred", says Cong MP Manickam Tagore

IANS | December 28, 2025 3:02 PM

New Delhi, Dec 28 (IANS) Reacting strongly to Congress leader Digvijaya Singh’s remarks praising the organisational strength of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), Congress MP Manickam Tagore on Sunday launched a scathing attack on the RSS, asserting that the Congress has nothing to learn from what he described as a hate-driven organisation.