The railway bookings portal of Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) faced issues temporarily on Sunday, leaving hundreds of users agitated as they were unable to make their travel bookings. The website, IRCTC.co.in, as well as the railway PSU's mobile app were down. The services returned to normalcy in about an hour. 

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The problem started around 11:30 am on Sunday, leading to several users posting their grievances on social media. 

The downtime was due to a maintenance activity, according to information available on the website. 

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IRCTC, a subsidiary of the Indian Railways, regretted the inconvenience caused to the users.

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Later, IRCTC acknowledged the issue, stating that its technical team resolved the problem to restore normal operations. 

The IRCTC platform has faced several instances of disruptions over the past few days.

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