New Delhi, Aug 24 : Delhi Metro will run extra trips on Saturday and Sunday on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan, it was announced on Friday.

The Delhi Metro Rail Corp said those Metro lines where services begin from 8 a.m. will function from 6 a.m. these two days.

The Delhi Metro will run 253 extra trips on Saturday, on the eve of Raksha Bandhan, and 598 extra trips on Sunday, on the day of the festival, it said in a statement.



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Mangaluru: Air India Express has announced in a press release that it will operate two-way flights between Mangaluru and Sharjah on daily basis, from March 16 to 28, given the current geopolitical situation in West Asia.

It said that the Mangaluru-Sharjah flight (IX 6057) will depart from Mangaluru at 1:25 pm and reach Sharjah at 4:05 pm. During the return journey, the flight will leave Sharjah at 5:05 pm and reach Mangaluru at 10:30 pm.

The airlines company said further that the flight from Mangaluru to Delhi (IX 1992) will leave Mangaluru at 9:30 am on Sundays, Mondays and Wednesdays and reach Delhi at 12:25 pm. It will depart from Delhi on the said days of the week at 5:15 am and reach Mangaluru at 8:30 am.

It added that the timing applies for Sundays, Mondays and Wednesdays from March 16 till 25.

Air India Express added that, for the other days of the week, the Mangaluru flight (IX 1276) will depart at 8:30 am and reach Delhi at 11:45 am. It will depart at 5:00 am from Delhi and reach Mangaluru at 8:00 am.