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A Hyderabad consumer commission Southern Railway liable after a businessman no prior intimation that his train had been diverted, causing a 16-hour delay that made him miss business meeting and return flight.

Man misses key meeting in Delhi as train ‘diverted’, gets Rs 35,000 from Railways

July 30, 2026 12:59 pm

The consumer body noted that the complainant did not receive any intimation about his train's diversion and reached New Delhi 16 hours late in September 2024. However, the railways claimed that a notice about the diversion was sent.

IRCTC now requires users to link Aadhaar card with their account to book Tatkal tickets on priority.

Want priority access to Tatkal tickets? Here's how to link your Aadhaar with IRCTC account

August 01, 2025 4:46 pm

IRCTC users who link their account with Aadhaar card will now get priority access when booking Tatkal tickets.

Mumbai Urban Transport Project-III: AIIB to lend $ 500 million to expand railway network

IRCTC's latest rules for booking tickets online: Here's all you need to know

April 16, 2018 9:32 pm

IRCTC rules: Minister of State of Railways Rajen Gohain in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha recently stated that the government has taken a slew of measures to strengthen the online ticket reservation system, including the Tatkal scheme.

The great railway scam: This is why you can never book a ticket at 8 am

March 19, 2015 7:52 am

A probe revealed that daily 4,000 confirmed berths are hoarded by touts within a minute of the reservation system being thrown open to public.

Trains full for Diwali season,waiting list crosses 1,000 mark

October 05, 2013 3:46 am

Getting a confirmed railway ticket this Diwali appears next to impossible.

Railways new Tatkal ticket rule leaves passengers in the lurch

April 18, 2013 1:34 am

A new rule,governing Tatkal bookings at Pune railway station being implemented from Monday has irked many railway passengers who found themselves caught on the wrong foot.