Chandra Arya files nomination for Canadian Prime Minister; Addresses Parliament in Kannada
Ottawa: Chandra Arya, a native of Dwaralu village in Sira taluk of Tumakuru district, has filed his nomination for the post of Canadian Prime Minister. Reports indicate that he addressed the Canadian Parliament in Kannada after submitting his nomination. Arya had previously announced his intention to run for the Prime Minister's position.
Expressing his joy, Arya stated, "I am delighted to have had the opportunity to speak in my mother tongue, Kannada, in the Canadian Parliament. It is a matter of pride for over five crore Kannadigas that someone from Dwaralu village in Sira taluk, Tumakuru district, Karnataka, has been elected as a Member of Parliament in Canada and is speaking in Kannada."
He also recalled how the Kannada community in Canada celebrated Kannada Rajyotsava in the Canadian Parliament in 2018. Concluding his speech, Arya quoted the lines from the Kannada poem Elladaru Iru Entadaru Iru Endendigu Nee Kannadavagiru (Be a Kannadiga, wherever you are), penned by Kuvempu and popularised by legendary actor Dr. Rajkumar.
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RR beat RCB by six wickets in IPL
Guwahati (PTI): Blistering fifties by Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Dhruv Jurel powered Rajasthan Royals to a six-wicket win over Royal Challengers Bengaluru in their IPL match here on Friday.
Sent in to bat, RCB rode on a fighting half-century by skipper Rajat Patidar (63) to post 201 for 8.
Virat Kohli (32), Romario Shepherd (22) and Venkatesh Iyer (29) also chipped in with useful contributions.
In reply, Sooryavanshi (78 off 26 balls) and Dhruv Jurel (81 not out off 43 balls) shared a 37-ball 108-run partnership for the second wicket to set the platform. Krunal Pandya (2/30) tried to bring them back with back-to-back wickets.
But Jurel, in the company of Ravindra Jadeja (24), completed the task with another 68-run stand, with two overs to spare.
For RR, Jofra Archer (2/33), Ravi Bishnoi (2/32) and Brijesh Sharma (2/37) took two wickets.
Brief scores:
Royal Challengers Bengaluru: 201 for 8 in 20 overs (Rajat Patidar 63; Jofra Archer 2/33, Ravi Bishnoi 2/32, Brijesh Sharma 2/37).
Rajasthan Royals: 202 for 4 in 18 overs (Vaibhav Sooryavanshi 78, Dhruv Jurel 80 not out; Krunal Pandya 2/30, Josh Hazlewood 2/44).
