St Vincent and Grenadines PM, Modi discuss bilateral issues
New Delhi, Sep 10 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his St Vincent and Grenadines counterpart Ralph Everard Gonsalves on Tuesday agreed to enhance cooperation between the two countries, including in the areas of skill development, education, culture and disaster management.
Gonsalves the prime minister of St Vincent and Grenadines is here to participate in the high-level United Nations Convention on Combating Desertification (UNCCD) Symposium.
"Had an excellent meeting with Prime Minister of St Vincent and Grenadines Dr Hon'ble Ralph Everard Gonsalves. We discussed ways to boost cooperation in skill development, training, education, finance, culture and disaster management," Modi tweeted.
According to an official statement, Gonsalves noted the enormous goodwill for India in St Vincent and Grenadines and also in the Carribean and Latin American region.
He expressed appreciation for India's developmental cooperation with the region and for New Delhi's prompt assistance in the wake of natural calamities.
Modi noted the close cooperation between the two countries, including in the international fora, and congratulated St Vincent and Grenadines for the historical achievement of becoming "the smallest country ever" to be elected as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council.
The leaders agreed to enhance cooperation between the two countries, including in the areas of skill development, training, education, finance, culture and disaster management.
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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).
