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.

Rise and fall of former ISI chief encapsulate structural tensions at heart of Pakistan’s civil–military order: Report

IANS | December 28, 2025 2:22 PM

Islamabad, Dec 28 (IANS) The rise and fall of former Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) chief, Lt General Faiz Hameed (retd), encapsulate the structural tensions at the heart of Pakistan's civil-military order, with his downfall showcasing a process of political recalibration after the ouster of Prime Minister Imran Khan, in which personal loyalties, institutional boundaries, and the need for military to reassert its authority played their part, as per a report.

Kathmandu Mayor Balen Shah named RSP's Nepalese PM candidate

IANS | December 28, 2025 11:25 AM

Kathmandu, Dec 28 (IANS) The Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), the fourth-largest political party in Nepal's dissolved House of Representatives, will head into the upcoming parliamentary elections by presenting Kathmandu Metropolitan City Mayor Balen Shah as its candidate for the country's next Prime Minister.