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IRCTC Ticketing Services Unavailable Due to Technical Issues

Tom
July 25, 2023

IRCTC announced a service outage due to technical difficulties. CRIS team is currently working to resolve the issue. Alternative ticket bookings can be made via Amazon, Makemytrip and other B2C…

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IRCTC warns users of ‘fake’ Android app and phishing scam

Tom
April 17, 2023

IRCTC has warned its users of a malicious Android application called “irctcconnect.apk.” This application is a fake and users should be wary of it. IRCTC has also warned users of…

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Railways to Enable Online Bookings for Pets on Trains: Report

Tom
May 5, 2023

According to the report, the Indian Railways is making changes to its software to allow for online bookings for pets on trains. The facility of online booking for animals will…

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Train Passengers to Soon Order Food Through WhatsApp Chatbot

Tom
February 7, 2023

An AI-enabled chatbot will handle queries on e-catering and booking meals. IRCTC will enable WhatsApp communication for e-catering services on other trains, based on customer feedback and suggestions. E-catering services…

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Data of 30 million Indian railway users compromised, personal details on dark web; Railways denies the breach

Editor
December 30, 2022

Personal details of nearly 30 million railway users have been put on sale on the dark web by a hacker. Railways has denied the hack: On an analysis of sample…

Digital India

IRCTC: Online Ticketing isn’t even a quarter in revenue as catering

Ashish Sinha
September 30, 2019

While you might have assumed ticketing to be a significant revenue earner for IRCTC, the truth is that it is among the lowest. Internet ticketing (12.4% of topline), Catering (52.9%),…

Digital India

IRCTC IPO; IPL Brand Valuation..and more. #Today

Editor
September 30, 2019

The stuff that went into NextBigWhat’s /Today Newsletter Salesy season has begun in India and here are a few products which are really worth buying and are now carrying great…

Tech

Soon you’ll have to pay more for booking train tickets online

Editor
August 9, 2019

The Railway board has given a go-ahead to IRCTC to re-instate the service fee for online ticket bookings. These charges were scrapped three years back resulting in a 26-percent revenue…

Indian Startups

ixigo Achieves the Near Impossible [The Profitability Journey]

Editor
February 3, 2021

It is hard to build a profitable internet business at scale in India, but not impossible. Let me talk about ixigo’s FY2020 performance. But first, the back story (with @rajnishkumar)…

Digital India

#BigDaily: Khatabook:$25mn; Maruti goes back to basics

Editor
October 1, 2019

Welcome to another edition of #BigDaily, the newsletter which brings to you, everything you need to know in order to become information-smart. The newsletter is curated and delivers signals which…

Tech

IRCTC’s online ticketing revenue drops by 26% in FY17 due to service charge withdrawal

Editor
January 30, 2018

The government’s decision in November 2016 to withdraw service charge on e-tickets, to promote digital payments, cost IRCTC a 26% drop in internet ticketing revenue to Rs 466.05 crore in…

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Good news: IRCTC app now shows options of 3 genders

Editor
December 13, 2017

In a great move forward, IRCTC app now shows options of 3 genders – male, female and transgender. Helps build an inclusive society. [via]

Digital India

Why IRCTC tatkal booking was such a pain? This CBI techie hacked the system for many years

Editor
December 28, 2017

While it normally takes around 120 seconds to generate a PNR, Ajay Garg’s software was able to generate a number of them extremely fast. The software could bypass IRCTC captcha,…

Digital India

IRCTC recorded Rs 24,022 crores revenue in FY 15-16 (FYI : 82% more than Flipkart)

Editor
February 7, 2017

While we can continue the monopolistic argument, the reality is that every damn sector is facing stiff competition and IRCTC growth is no small achievement.

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StupidChat : The new social network for anonymous chat and sharing

Editor
November 29, 2017

Social Media is full with Fake News, trolls, memes and harassment. No one is bared even celebrities. StupidChat is brining a platform for users to be open and free to…

Indian Startups

Mobikwik Partners With IRCTC For Tatkal Tickets Payments

Editor
November 4, 2016

Mobile payments company MobiKwik has partnered with the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC), to provide e-cash payments for Tatkal bookings. To book a tatkal ticket with MobiKwik within…