Bodhgaya, Nov 26 : Buddhist monks, nuns and students staged a demonstration here on Monday against Myanmar's military junta for continuing their crackdown on pro-democracy activities in Yangon.

New Delhi, Nov 26 : The Rajya Sabha and the Lok Sabha today witnessed uproarious scenes over the Friday’s near simultaneous multiple blasts in three different cities of Uttar Pradesh and the opposition parties demanded Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil’s resignation.

Rajya Sabha had to be adjourned twice during the day with the Opposition demanding copies of the Union Home Ministry's statement on the bomb blasts that killed 15 and injured over 230.

Parliamentarians belonging to the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and the Samajwadi Party trooped into the Well of the House and alleged intelligence failure that led to the blasts.

Varanasi, Nov 26 : Lawyers in Uttar Pradesh struck work on Monday in protest against last week’s serial bomb blasts in Lucknow, Varanasi and Faizabad.

Ranchi, Nov 26 : A twelve-hour shutdown called by major political parties brought normal life to a standstill in Ranchi on Monday.

Puducherry, Nov 26: