Asiad 2018: Shooter Heena Sidhu takes bronze
Palembang (Indonesia), Aug 24 : Experienced shooter Heena Sidhu took bronze in the women's 10m Air Pistol event at the 18th Asian Games here on Friday.
Heena scored 219.2 in the final. Wang Qian of China won gold with 240.3 while South Korea's Kim Minjung (237.6) got silver. Manu Bhaker, the other Indian to reach the final, finished at a disappointing fifth position with a score of 176.2.
Manu was, however, in promising form during the qualification round earlier in the day. She scored 574 to qualify for the final at the third spot.
Heena struggled during qualification and could only manage the seventh spot after scoring 571. Wang had topped the qualification round with 580 points while Kim (575) was second.
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Air India Express introduces late-night Bengaluru–Mangaluru service
International services at M’luru cancelled on March 7
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.
