News from India in pictures on Jan 29 (Pics)

Bangalore, Jan 29: Oneindia News brings to you interesting photographs from various parts of India.

Members and supporters of LGBT Community held a candle light vigil against the Supreme court, which refused to review verdict on gay sex, in Bengaluru on Tuesday. The latest Supreme Court verdict declares gay sex an offence punishable up to life imprisonment.

Similar protest marches were held in New Delhi too. Also in Delhi, External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid held a meeting with his Sri Lankan counterpart Gamini Lakshman Peiris.

Former Union Minister and DMK Chief Karunanidhi's son M K Alagiri spoke to media at his residence in Madurai on Tuesday. DMK had temporarily suspended Alagiri for creating confusion in the party ranks and criticising the disciplinary action taken against some colleagues for "anti-party activities".

In Mumbai, Valerie Trierweiler, the ex-partner of French President Francois Hollande, interacted with health workers and children during a visit to the Ekta Nagar slums.

In Shimla, a major fire broke out in a British-era half-timbered building which houses the office of the Accountant General of Himachal Pradesh. The fire was reported from the top two floors of the four-storeyed 109-year-old building in the wee hours of Tuesday.

In New Delhi

External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid shakes hands with his Sri Lankan counterpart Gamini Lakshman Peiris in New Delhi on Wednesday

In New Delhi

A picture of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi on the wall of Delhi Police Headquarters in New Delhi

In Shimla

A view of the major fire that broke-out in a British-era half-timbered building which houses the office of the Accountant General of Himachal Pradesh in Shimla on Jan.28, 2014. The fire was reported from the top two floors of the four-storeyed 109-year-old building in the wee hours of Tuesday.

In New Delhi

A gay rights activist holds up a placard and a flag during a protest against a recent Supreme Court verdict that upheld section 377 of the Indian Penal Code that criminalizes homosexuality in New Delhi

In Mumbai

Valerie Trierweiler, the ex-partner of French President Francois Hollande, holds a child as she interacts with health workers and children during a visit to the Ekta Nagar slums in Mumbai on Tuesday.

In Madurai

Former Union Minister and DMK Chief Karunanidhi's son M K Alagiri speaks with media during a press conferance at his residance in Madurai on Tuesday. DMK temporarily suspended Alagiri for creating confusion in the party ranks and criticising the disciplinary action taken against some colleagues for "anti-party activities".

In Bangalore

Members and supporters of LGBT Community hold pla cards and candles during a candle light vigil against the Supreme court, which refused to review verdict on gay sex, in Bengaluru on Tuesday.The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to review its verdict declaring gay sex an offence punishable up to life imprisonment. The apex court was hearing petitions filed by Centre and rights activists seeking review of its verdict.

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