Bharat Bandh largely peaceful except for minor hiccups; top 10 developments

A total of 127 people has been arrested by the police in Bihar for protesting against caste-based reservations in jobs and education

A nationwide anti-quota bandh call, given largely through social media, turned out to be a damp squib on Tuesday with virtually no impact on the ground amid heavy security arrangements.

Shops remained closed in some parts of Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan for a few hours and internet services were restricted in sensitive areas to check "rumour-mongering", but normal life remained largely unaffected, officials said.

The Centre had on Monday advised all the states to beef up security in order to prevent any untoward incident during the "Bharat bandh".

However, 127 people were arrested and dozens injured in protests against reservations