Mangaluru: Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Mangalore Central-Thiruvananthapuram Vande Bharat Express train on Tuesday morning via video conference.

During the inauguration, the Prime Minister announced the launch of 10 Vande Bharat Express trains across the country, emphasizing that these trains signify a vision for the railway sector. He assured that this initiative reflects his commitment.

The green flag for the Vande Bharat train was shown by MP Nalin Kumar Kateel at Mangaluru Central Railway Station.

The event was attended by Mayor Sudhir Shetty Kannur, MLA D. Vedavyasa Kamath, and Vidhan Parishad Opposition Deputy Leader Kota Srinivasa Pujari.

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Lucknow (PTI): Punjab Kings skipper Shreyas Iyer won the toss and elected to bowl against Lucknow Super Giants in an Indian Premier League match here on Tuesday.

LSG remained unchanged, while PBKS made one change handing Lockie Ferguson his debut for the side.

Teams:

Punjab Kings: Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh (wk), Shreyas Iyer (c), Shashank Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Glenn Maxwell, Suryansh Shedge, Marco Jansen, Lockie Ferguson, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh.

Lucknow Super Giants: Aiden Markram, Mitchell Marsh, Nicholas Pooran, Rishabh Pant (capt & wk), Ayush Badoni, Digvesh Rathi, David Miller, Abdul Samad, Avesh Khan, Shardul Thakur, Ravi Bishnoi.