On their toes: Brands step up anti-counterfeit drive as fake products flood marketsCompanies are fighting a rising tide of fake goods. Brands from toothpaste to cigarettes are changing packaging and tightening checks. Coun...
07 May, 2026, 12.18 AM IST
Elderly couple wins 3-year-long refund battle against Indian Railways after being forced to miss train due to overcrowdingA senior couple from Hoodi, Bengaluru, successfully took on Indian Railways after they were forced to cancel a train journey due to severe ...
01 Jun, 2025, 12.24 PM IST
'Railways Liable for Theft': Court orders railways to pay Rs 4.7 lakh to passenger for stolen bag in reserved bogieNCDRC has ordered the Railways to pay nearly Rs 4.7 lakh compensation to a passenger whose belongings were stolen on Amarkantak Express in ...
17 Oct, 2024, 02.30 PM IST
Vigilance department's list of India's Most Corrupt is out: Usual suspects? You decideThe Central Vigilance Commission's report reveals that in 2023, railway employees topped the list of corruption complaints, followed by sta...
03 Sep, 2024, 02.36 PM IST
Railways told to pay compensation of Rs 60,000 to passenger for 13-hour train delayChennai resident Karthik Mohan, who works as a Deputy Manager at Bosch Limited, filed the complaint against the Southern Railway, stating t...
28 Oct, 2023, 03.36 PM IST
'Should have made more effort to enter train': Court blames passenger for missing train due to overcrowdingA consumer court in Bengaluru has ruled that passengers boarding crowded trains hold the responsibility to board the train, even if they po...
24 Jul, 2023, 07.31 AM IST
Delhi-Mumbai Rajdhani passenger finds cockroach in meal served on train, shares pictureA passenger travelling on a Rajdhani train was astonished to discover cockroach in a meal served.
17 Dec, 2022, 06.20 PM IST
A Mumbai resident wins four year ‘Refund’ battle against IRCTCAfter filing a complaint in October of 2014, stating that he had not yet received his refund, he was told that he has missed the stipulated...
28 Aug, 2018, 04.43 PM IST
Rodents on train: Consumer forum orders Rs 19,000 compensation for lawyerThe complainant stated that they brought up the issue of unclean toilets, dirt, rodents on the train before the ticketchecker but didn't re...
18 Jul, 2018, 11.08 AM IST
Railways to pay Rs 5 lakh compensation on loss of bags: CourtIn May last year, Shaileshbhai and Meenaben Bhagat, who have a shipping business, were travelling on a 2-tier AC coach of Jammu Tawi Expres...
07 Jun, 2018, 11.31 AM IST
Indian Railways asked to pay Rs 75,000 to passenger whose seat was occupied by othersVijay Kumar said that when he travelled by Dakshin Express on March 30, 2013 from Visakhapatnam to New Delhi, his reserved seat was occupie...
04 Jun, 2017, 05.54 PM IST
67% jump in corruption complaints; railways tops: CVCOver 11,000 complaints were received against the public sector behemoth, the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) has said.
13 Apr, 2017, 07.49 PM IST
Consumer forum asks Indian Railways to facilitate passengers"We direct Railway authorities to display in coach, the procedure, the duty of TTE, Railway Police, the telephone number to facilitate publ...
30 Dec, 2014, 04.31 PM IST
Can't fine railways for equipment malfunction in journey- Consumer forumPublic services like railways cannot be penalized if some equipments relating to the comforts of passengers malfunction during journey, the...
16 Dec, 2014, 04.56 PM IST
Rail brake manufacturers 'cartel' under CCI scannerThe complaint filed by Kapurthala Railway coach factory states the order is normally split between both suppliers to ensure uninterrupted s...
13 Jan, 2014, 04.00 AM IST
113 per cent surge in corruption complaints: CVCThere has been a quantum jump in the number of complaints of corruption received by the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) last year as aga...
02 Sep, 2013, 05.08 PM IST
- Compensate for late running train: National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission to Railways
Railways have been directed to pay compensation to a senior citizen by the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission.
06 Dec, 2011, 04.41 PM IST