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Rahul Gandhi in Karnataka, rail roko in Dadar, and other news in pictures

Updated - March 20, 2018 12:14 pm IST

Published - March 20, 2018 09:22 am IST

Rahul Gandhi arrives at Mangaluru International Airport. Leaves for Tenka Yermal in Udupi district by a helicopter.

Rahul Gandhi arrives at Mangaluru International Airport. Leaves for Tenka Yermal in Udupi district by a helicopter.

Published at 12.00 p.m.

Rahul Gandhi arrives in Karnataka

The Congress president Rahul Gandhi to visit a temple, a mosque and a church late in the evening.

The Congress president will address a rally at the cricket ground also. The late Indira Gandhi had also addressed a party rally in the cricket ground.

Published at 10.00 a.m.

China will guard its sovereignty: Xi

Chinese President Xi Jinping delivers his speech at the closing session of the National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China.

Chinese President Xi Jinping delivers his speech at the closing session of the National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China.

 

China will not concede “a single inch of land” and guard its sovereignty, Chinese President Xi Jinping who was re-elected for second five-year term with prospects of continuing as leader for life asserted on Tuesday.

Besides the border dispute with India, China claims rights over the disputed islands in East China Sea under the control of Japan and vast stretches of the South China Sea, (SCS) where it is firmly asserting its control.

 

 

Published at 9:00 a.m.

Rail roko in Mumbai

Students belonging to the All India Railway Act Apprenticeship Association stage protest between Dadar and Matunga on central line in Mumbai during peak hours.

Students belonging to the All India Railway Act Apprenticeship Association stage protest between Dadar and Matunga on central line in Mumbai during peak hours.

Hundreds of students on Tuesday staged a rail roko between Dadar and Matunga bringing all local and outstation trains to a halt. The students belonging to the All India Railway Act Apprenticeship Association are demanding jobs in the railways.

 

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