New Delhi, May 29 -- A man recently tried to book a Tatkal train ticket from Delhi to Darbhanga in Bihar using the IRCTC app. But when Sonu Nigam Singh opened the app to make the booking, he was met with a pop-up message that read "booking hasn't started yet" and asked him to "try after some time." What happened over the next three minutes left him completely puzzled. After refreshing the app, the train already showed a waiting list of 41.

Singh shared his frustrating experience online, saying that even with a fast internet connection, he was unable to secure a Tatkal ticket.

"Tatkal ticket booking reality," wrote Singh while sharing two screenshots from the IRCTC app. He added, "Booking starts at 10 am, Garib Rath Express has 240 seats...