More than 500 Congress workers and farmers staged a protest in Madhya Pradesh's Mauganj on Sunday, alleging fertiliser shortage and other issues, breaching a barricade erected by the police to prevent them from meeting Chief Minister Mohan Yadav. 

Opposition MPs would be briefed on Monday on the procedure to vote in the September 9 vice presidential polls, and will be hosted for dinner by Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge the same evening, sources in the INDIA bloc said on Sunday.

The NHRC has issued notices to the principal secretary of the Madhya Pradesh's health department and Indore's district magistrate over a complaint alleging that a newborn died and others were injured due to "rat attacks" inside a hospital, officials said on Sunday.

 Ganesh festival culminated on a teary note for lakhs of devotees who bid farewell to the adorable elephant-headed god they consecrated and worshipped for ten days, while at least seven persons died in various incidents, including drowning, after immersing idols in Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh. 

Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's likely visit to Manipur, the Congress on Sunday claimed that "such a rushed trip" is an "insult" to the people of the state who have waited for him for 29 "long and agonising" months.

In a deeply disturbing incident, a 12-year-old boy was allegedly tortured and murdered at a madrasa in Nayagarh district. His body was found dumped in a septic tank. Police have detained five students in connection with the crime.

Aam Aadmi Party's convener Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to "show some courage" and impose 75 per cent tariff on imports from the US in response to its 50 per cent tariff on Indian exports.

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday accused the Election Commission of having "stonewalled crucial information" which he claimed was effectively shielding those behind alleged "vote chori".