Jakarta, Aug 25 : The Indian women's recurve archery team was knocked out of the 18th Asian Games after losing 2-6 to Taiwan in the quarter-finals here on Saturday.

India lost the first set 55-56 followed by a defeat in the second as well at 51-56. India won the third set 54-52 but trailed 2-4 to eventually lose the battle.

Earlier, the Indians had beaten Mongolia 5-3 to advance to the quarters. Meanwhile, the Indian men's recurve team beat Vietnam 5-3 to enter the quarter-finals.

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Mangaluru: Air India Express will introduce a late-night daily flight service on the Bengaluru–Mangaluru–Bengaluru sector starting March 10, 2026.

According to the sources, flight IX 5971 will depart from Bengaluru at 9.25 pm and arrive in Mangaluru at 10.40 pm. The return flight, IX 5972, will depart from Mangaluru at 11.10 pm and reach Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru, at 12.20 am.

The additional service will operate daily and will remain in effect until March 28, 2026.

Meanwhile, Air India Express has cancelled all its scheduled international flights from Mangaluru International Airport (IXE) on March 7 due to the ongoing crisis in the Middle East. 

The Bengaluru–Mangaluru sector already has multiple daily services. Apart from Air India Express, IndiGo also operates flights on this route.