The Indian capital is in a state of high alert with security beefed up across the city and additional personnel pressed into action after a blast outside the Delhi High Court leftu00a0several dead andu00a0many moreu00a0injured Wednesday morning.

"The city is on a high alert. We've increased our patrolling and checking across the city, especially in crowded places. Security has been beefed up in Parliament House too," Delhi Police spokesperson Rajan Bhagat told IANS.