Thanks everyone, let's hope the conversations from this thread encourages passengers to plan better and airlines to be considerate about pushing people towards such high amounts. :)
I ended up paying @airindiain well over 25k INR for one side DEL-BLR for a flight I had originally booked for around 13k INR because of the chaos at Delhi Airport at T3.
Here's what happened:
Liz Truss says she is resigning as prime minister, brought down by her economic programme that sent shockwaves through the markets and divided her Conservative Party just six weeks after she was appointed.
https://t.co/jwCrnSNGYf