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NC-Congress alliance in big trouble, Omar may quit
Coalition partners dig in heels over creation of administrative units
Jammu, January 28
The ruling National Conference (NC)-Congress alliance in Jammu and Kashmir is in big trouble, with credible reports that Chief Minister Omar Abdullah may step down following sharp differences over the creation of new administrative units.

SC refuses to review verdict criminalising gay sex
New Delhi, January 28
The Supreme Court today reaffirmed the validity of Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), under which sexual acts among LGBTs (lesbian, gay, bi-sexual and transgender population) are a criminal offence attracting a maximum punishment of life sentence.

Ponty case: Murder charge against 21 dropped
New Delhi, January 28
A Delhi court has dropped murder charge against all 21 accused in the shootout case involving liquor baron Ponty Chadha and his younger brother Hardeep. The accused included sacked Uttarakhand minorities panel chief Sukhdev Singh Namdhari. The court added offence of culpable homicide not amounting to murder against the alleged main conspirator Namdhari and his personal security officer Sachin Tyagi.

SC to hear Bhullar’s plea in open court on Friday
New Delhi, January 28
The Supreme Court today decided to hear in an open court a plea for commuting the death penalty awarded to Devender Pal Singh Bhullar in the 1993 bomb attack case. 

investment scam
SC rejects Sahara’s refund proof, seeks ledger details
Bars group chief Subrata Roy, 3 directors from leaving country
New Delhi, January 28
The Supreme Court today rejected Sahara group’s two-truckloads of documents showing that it had refunded Rs 22,000 crore to three crore small investors and granted it one final chance to substantiate its claim by producing concise ledger books by February 11.

‘Biggest’ naval exercise in Feb
New Delhi, January 28
In what will be the biggest-ever military exercise hosted by India, 16 foreign countries will participate in the Naval exercise “Milan-2014” off the coast of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The 17th country will be India.

Agni-5 missile to be ready in two years
Chandigarh, January 28
Defence Research and Development Organisation will test the “containerised” version of Agni-5 intercontinental ballistic missile later this year, with user trials by the armed forces scheduled for the end of the next year.