President Ram Nath Kovind turns 73
New Delhi, Oct 1: As President Ram Nath Kovind turned 73 years old on Monday, greetings poured in from leaders across the political spectrum.
"Best wishes to Rashtrapati. India has benefited greatly from his wisdom and perspectives on various subjects. He has connected wonderfully with every section of our society. I pray for his long and healthy life," Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in a tweet.
Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu also tweeted wishing Kovind a long and healthy life. He called him "an epitome of nobility in public life and a source of inspiration to millions of Indians".
Born on this day in 1945 in Uttar Pradesh, Kovind served as the Governor of Bihar before being elected as the President on July 25 last year.
Former President Pranab Mukherjee and the official twitter handle of the Congress party also greeted Koivnd.
"May God bless you with long and healthy life and many more years of service to the Republic," Mukherjee said.
"Warm greetings to Kovindji on the occasion," the Congress tweeted.
"May God bless him with good health and a long life," Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said.
The Chief Ministers of Delhi and West Bengal, Arvind Kejriwal and Mamata Banerjee, also greeted Kovind.
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RCB beat MI by 18 runs after batters fire
Mumbai (PTI): Royal Challengers Bengaluru skipper Rajat Patidar, Phil Salt and Virat Kohli blasted half-centuries as the defending champions beat Mumbai Indians by 18 runs in an Indian Premier League match here on Sunday.
Salt (78 off 36 balls) and Kohli (50 off 38 balls) stitched together a 120-run stand for the opening wicket before Patidar scored a rapid 53 off just 20 balls as RCB posted 240 for 4.
In response, Mumbai Indians were restricted to 222 for 5, with RCB spinner Suyash Sharma (2/47) putting the skids on the home side with a double strike in the eighth over, from which they could not recover.
Sherfane Rutherford top-scored for MI with an unbeaten 71 off 31 balls.
While opener Rohit Sharma appeared to be struggling with a hamstring issue and had to retire hurt on 19, his partner Ryan Rickelton made 37, while Suryakumar Yadav (33) and Hardik Pandya (40) were the other contributors for MI.
Brief scores:
Royal Challengers Bengaluru 240 for 4 in 20 overs (Phil Salt 78, Virat Kohli 50, Rajat Patidar 53, Tim David 35 not out).
Mumbai Indians: 222 for 5 in 20 overs (Sherfane Rutherford 71 not out, Ryan Rickelton 37, Hardik Pandya 40; Suyash Sharma 2/47).
