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Tuesday, October 28, 2025
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

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The K in K-Pop is already silent. And that’s OK

Audience data shows there are now more fans outside South Korea than at home. Like hip hop, there’s no reason why K-Pop can’t have a similarly inclusive trajectory while staying true to its core.

Paper in MoSPI journal flags financial inclusion gap—highest among Hindus, lowest for Muslims

Research paper, however, finds lowest indebtedness level among Muslims at 12.3% & highest among Hindus at 14.9%. Overall national financial inclusion level at 87.2%, indebtedness at 14.7%.

From battle of wits and daring air strikes to artillery fury, new details emerge of Operation Sindoor

Fresh details of operation conducted by IAF, Army have come out in gazette notification giving citations of those who were awarded Vir Chakra for their bravery.

Deepfake on duty: when I asked AI to read Op Sindoor citations

On 21 Oct, a buzz went up that the govt had released full list of gallantry award recipients along with Op Sindoor citations. I put an AI caddy on the job. It took me into a never-ending rabbit hole.