IRCTC Users Face Booking Errors Amid High Festival-Season Demand
IRCTC users have experienced repeated 'Unable to Process Request' errors and slow loading on the website and app over the past two days, especially during peak morning booking hours. This has caused frustration as many passengers struggled to book tickets amid high demand for festival-season travel. Indian Railways recorded a record 22.26 lakh ticket bookings on September 7. Neither IRCTC nor Indian Railways have officially explained the technical issues, which may be linked to increased traffic overwhelming the system.
First-hand measurement across 2 sources
We measured how 2 outlets covered this story. No outlet gave this story a measurable political slant — there is no left–right reading to report. Overall sentiment is negative (38/100). Lens Score 42/100.
Outlets measured: economictimes, economictimes. See how each one headlined and framed the same story in the source comparison below.
AI Analysis
Sentiment was consistent across outlets (28–48/100), indicating broadly factual reporting rather than editorialising.
Coverage timeline
economictimes broke this story on 11 Sept, 03:41 am. Other outlets followed.