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TopicMahakal lok corridor

Topic: mahakal lok corridor

Temple boom, infra burden— how Varanasi, Ujjain, & Ayodhya are tackling surge of devotees

Varanasi and Ujjain are upgrading infrastructure due to influx of visitors after new temple corridors. In Ayodhya, infra work is being done in tandem with Ram Temple construction.

How Ujjain’s Mahakal Lok is using AI, facial recognition to manage temple’s crowds & ensure security

After Tirupati & Kashi Vishwanath, Mahakal Lok Corridor of Mahakaleshwar temple is using tech to manage crowds of devotees. It has 700 high-res CCTV cameras & uses facial recognition tech.

Modi govt push for temple corridors isn’t just about culture. It’s the economy

For far too long, an influential section of Indian society has regarded culture, tradition and religion as 'opium of the people'. Modi govt is changing the view.

Ujjain residents delighted with ‘Mahakal lok’, say it will boost tourism, restore past glory

Ujjain’s hotel industry is excited for the inauguration, as tourism sector expects to see a huge jump

On Camera

Youth Congress, your foolish protest helped the Modi govt climb out of the AI summit hole

In tactical terms, the shirtless protest was worse than a self-goal. Suddenly, the fiascos of the AI Summit were forgotten, and the Youth Congress’s disruption became the issue.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

MoD, IAF agree on some exemptions to HAL for Tejas Mk1A, but no compromise on ‘must-have’ capabilities

IAF is fine with accepting the aircraft with 'must-haves', even if some other steps remain pending, which may take at least another year, it is learnt.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.