Its quite common that any user keeps the eye on the computer time when he books tatkal tickets, just imagine, what if your system's time is 1 minute late ? your system would show 8:59AM and it would be 9:AM on IRCTC and the tatkal bookings would have been started.

So, Synchronize your computer time to the IRCTC timing.

2. Use Station codes  [Very Important]


This is a very important tip which can definitely save your lot of time. Generally what people do is, Suppose they want to book a ticket from Bangalore, they type 'Bang' and wait for the pop down menu which will display the list of matched stations, out of which you can select one.

This wastes a lot of time and that definitely will lose your chances to book an tatkal ticket.

Best Method :

Indian Railway has alloted station codes to each and every station.
For example :
SBC is for Bangalore
ADI is for Ahmedabad

You just type the station code in the Station name, select date, class and press Search. No need to wait for that pop down list, at all !
You can search for the Station codes here

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3. Add Master List of Passengers into your IRCTC account

You can create a master list of all passengers who are likely to travel on the tickets booked by you, so that while booking tickets you can easily input data from this list.

Whenever you are booking a tatkal ticket, no need to type their name, age and other details, as you can select that directly from the list which would definitely save your precious time

4. Keep all the Details ready with you

Its always an good idea to type all the information as 'Name' and 'ID' number into a notepad, so that you can directly copy paste into the irctc booking window and save your time, while booking the ticket.

Even the payment options as Card number, Name of the card holder etc can be typed temporarily into notepad, so that you can copy paste that and the booking can be done faster.

[Note : Don't keep the credit/debit card details saved on pc, it may be harmful]

5. Use the Magic Fill to fill the information

The Magic tool created by Amit Agarwal can really do the wonders to save the precious seconds while booking the ticket.

ctrlq.org/irctc is a tool which can be used to add the passenger information. Just before say 10-15 minutes of booking, open the link, add up the information and click 'I'm feeling lucky'. You will get a Magicfill button on the bottom right corner of the window. Just drag it to bookmarks of your browser.

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Even the Pakistan team could not resist themselves praising Sachin, before the Indo Pak series, as they spoke about sachin during their net practice at Bangalore

Pakistan captain Md Hafeez told, "We will miss Sachin sadly though we have been looking forward to play against him in this series. As a nation and players, we feel sad that Sachin has retired from ODIs ahead of this series, as he had his debut in international cricket on Pakistan soil (1989). The world will miss his artistry on the field as he has been a great entertainer of the game,"

He also added, "We admire the man for his sheer domineering character who rattled all types of bowlers around the world. We all can praise his efforts to excel in international cricket. There is no doubt that he is a genius. We wish him good luck for the future,"

Sohail Tanveer said, "I enjoyed bowling to him because the margin of error was so less that he could dispatch even good deliveries to the fence. Words are not enough to describe his achievements for India. He deserves the highest respect from the cricketing world,"

Umar Gul said, "India should be proud of having a great cricketer like Sachin, whose presence in the team over the last two decades had inspired a generation of players and contributed in nurturing young cricketers like Virat Kohli and Suresh Raina. I am sure many more like them have learnt a lot from him"

Pakistani Young batsman Umar Amin said, ""I played against India in 2010 Asia Cup in Sri Lanka, but unfortunately Sachin wasn't there. I would like to say only one thing that if cricket is religion then Sachin is god,"

Its the time, we compare the two android trending phones today. Sony Xperia J and Samsung Galaxy S Duos.


Sony always tries bringing handsets with compelling hardware and good performance in affordable prices. Sony Xperia J too is the result of same. Though the hardware set does not break any boundaries in terms of design, but it strictly seems a good phone in mid range.

Dual-SIM users come out of one of two categories - either one who are tight on budget or one who hates carrying two handsets. For the first group there are many manufacturers in the market and for the second few big brands has come forward. One such is Samsung's Galaxy S Duos smart phone.

The mobile giant aims to offer a solid smart phone experience with Galaxy S Duos. At first it seems another Galaxy S3 look alike with rounded edge and button appearances, but packed in smaller screen.

Let’s look below as a comparison which device is offering the best and which one suits your requirement:

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Display

Sony Xperia J sports 4-inch TFT capacitive touch screen providing resolution of 480 x 854 pixels. Protection wise it has Corning Gorilla Glass, Timescape user interface (UI) and Sony Mobile BRAVIA Engine. Samsung Galaxy S Duos is also a 4 incher with TFT capacitive touch screen and offering a resolution of 480 x 800 pixels.

Operating system

Both runs on Android's Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS) operating system but Samsung's Galaxy S Duos use the most updated one - Android 4.0.4.

Processor

Both the devices are powered by 1GHz single core ARM Cortex A5 processor and Adreno 200 (enhanced) graphics processor, in RAM the two differ. The former uses 512 MB of RAM and later comes with 768 MB of RAM.

Memory

The two phones come with 4GB of on-board storage that is expandable up to 32GB via microSD or microSDHC cards.

Camera

These days 5-megapixel rear camera has become industry standard for smart phones and both the phones too follows the same. The two are also equipped with auto focus, digital zoom and geo tagging. Apart from all these, Samsung Galaxy S Duos also has smile detection, ISO control, panorama and white balance preset features. Sony Xperia J do attracts customers with its digital image stabilization feature. Both the phones are also equipped with 0.3-megapixel VGA front camera.

Connectivity

Support for different connectivity matches equally for the two phones. Both have GPRS, EDGE, 3G, Wi-Fi with hotspot and microUSB v2.0. Only there is slight difference in the Bluetooth version. Sony Xperia J comes with Bluetooth v2.1 and Samsung Galaxy S Duos has Bluetooth v3.0.

Battery

Sony Xperia J is fueled by 1750 mAh and Samsung Galaxy S Duos is equipped with 1500 mAh Li-ion battery.

Price :

Verdict

Both the phones are almost similar on most fronts and hence, deciding on a clear winner may not sound logical. Choice among the two relies mainly upon your requirements. If you want a decent smart phone with the all the needed features, Sony Xperia J is not a bad option. However, if you want this all with the power of dual SIM, go for Samsung Galaxy S Duos.

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This article is posted by Sanjay Kumar Negi, working at 91Mobiles.com. This website helps users to compare and find the best price for mobiles, tablets and accessories such as Samsung Galaxy S Duos in India.

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