Slapping a sedition case against climate activist Sonam Wangchuk, who has been arrested following widespread violence in Ladakh on September 24, was "highly objectionable," Congress Rajya Sabha member Digvijaya Singh said on Monday.

The final electoral roll of Bihar is set to be published on Tuesday, with the Election Commission likely to follow it up with the announcement of the poll schedule of the key state next week.

Chaitanyanand Saraswati, a self-styled godman accused of sexually harassing 17 female students at a private institute here, was taken to its campus on Monday for pointing out locations where he allegedly used to call his victims, police said.

The Nagaland unit of the Congress on Monday said that it will organise a mega rally to be addressed by the AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge in the state capital Kohima on October 7.

Silver prices on Monday soared by Rs 7,000 to hit an all-time high of Rs 1.5 lakh per kilogram in the national capital, while gold also scaled a new peak of Rs 1,19,500 per 10 grams amid strong global trends, according to the All India Sarafa Association.

A 55-year-old man and his daughter were killed, and his son was critically injured here on Monday in an explosion at an alleged illegal firecracker unit, police said.

The pet dog show remained a popular part of the Mysuru Dasara, with animal lovers enjoying the playfulness, intelligence, acts of mischief and affection too displayed by various breeds of dogs during the show organized at the JK Maidan on Sunday.

A protest against an 'I Love Muhammad' graffiti painted on the road in Maharashtra's Ahilyanagar turned violent on Monday, prompting police to baton-charge a stone pelting mob, officials said.