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Railway Tickets
‘False and misleading’: Indian Railways debunks viral claims that said IRCTC account holders cannot book tickets for people with different surnames
While users can book tickets for others, irrespective of surname, selling tickets booked on their ID for monetary gain is a crime, IRCTC said.
Rahul Gandhi spreads fake news about train ticket fares being doubled: Here is the truth
Sources in Indian Railways said that do discourage crowding at passenger trains, their fares have been slightly increased
Fact-check: Is the Indian Railways planning to increase passenger fares from January 6, 2021
Indian Railways dismissed claims about increase in passenger fares.
IIT grad who created ‘faster app’ to book Tatkal tickets got arrested because of Railways’ history with touts. Here are the details
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The Print doesn't seem to get a simple idea that there were multiple illegalities involved, and why those rules were implemented in the first place.
Indian Railways busts racket that was gaming the tatkal ticket system for Coronavirus special trains, makes over 900 arrests
Indian Railway busted a sophisticated ring of touts who used 'Real Mango' software to illegally book tatkal ticket for trains
Former CPI(M) Rajya Sabha member from West Bengal booked 63 train tickets in January, used only 7
Former CPI(M) Rajya Sabha MP from West Bengal asked for reimbursement of unused train tickets worth Rs.1,46,920 in January 2019 alone.
Multi-crore e-ticketing racket run by madarsa-educated self-taught software developer with suspected terror funding links busted
The RPF today busted a multi-crore e-ticketing racket in Bhubaneswar, terror funding suspected.
Defense personnel take offence over message printed on railway tickets, government clarifies
The government provides railway tickets at a highly subsidized rate, with citizens bearing only 43% of the total cost
