India on high alert after blasts

India's major cities are on high alert after at least 46 people died in two days of bombings.

There are fears of more terror attacks after at least 16 devices went off in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, on Saturday, killing at least 45 people and wounding 161.

Another set of blasts killed a woman in the southern city of Bangalore on Friday.

In the capital Delhi, police used loudspeakers and distributed leaflets in crowded market places, warning people to watch out for unclaimed baggage and suspicious objects. Police were guarding Hindu temples in Calcutta.

A little known Islamist group called the "Indian Mujahideen" have claimed responsibility for the Ahmedabad attack on Saturday.

The same group said it carried out bombs attacks that killed 63 people in the western city of Jaipur in May.

A home ministry spokesman said: "The entire nation including major metro cities in India have been put on high alert and they have been asked to step up security in vital installations."

There were two separate series of bombings in Ahmedabad, the first near busy market places. A second quick succession of bombs went off 20 to 25 minutes later around a hospital, where at least six people died, police said. All were detonated with timers.

Some IT companies in Bangalore, known as India's Silicon Valley, were increasing security after bombs went off there.

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