Rajasthan Royals beat RCB to keep playoff hopes alive
Jaipur, May 19 : Rajasthan Royals defeated Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) by 30 runs in their Indian Premier League (IPL) clash here on Saturday.
Chasing a target of 165 runs, RCB folded up for 134 runs in 19.2 overs.
Leg-spinner Shreyas Gopal led the hosts' charge, sponging up almost the entire RCB top and middle-order to return impressive figures of 4/16 in his four overs.
Pacers Ben Laughlin and Jaydev Unadkat picked up two wickets each. Earlier, Rahul Tripathi smashed an unbeaten 80 off 58 balls to take Rajastahn a respectable 164/5.
Brief scores:
Rajasthan Royals: 164/5 in 20 overs (Rahul Tripathi 80 n.o.; Umesh Yadav 3/25) vs Royal Challengers Bangalore: 134 in 19.2 overs (AB De Villiers 53; Shreyas Gopal 4/16).
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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.
