The Rajya Sabha was adjourned twice on Tuesday as the opposition insisted on a discussion on corruption. The Upper House saw two adjournments, first till 12 noon and then till 2 00 pm, as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) vociferously took up its demand.

Voters cast their ballots in Japan's upper house election on Sunday, a crucial test for the new Prime Minister, Mr Naoto Kan and the 10-month-old centre-left coalition government.

The government, led