Dharavi, in central Mumbai, is considered one of the largest slums in Asia, but deep within this neighborhood, below the shanty grey roofs, loosely comprised of scavenged, upcycled metal, lives a ...

Kolkata: Massive fire engulfed several shanties on the wee hours of Sunday in Narkeldanga area in north Kolkata leaving one ...

Kolkata: A day after tensions flared up at Narkeldanga following a fire, leading to a clash between the councillor and the ...

There's a common toilet, but men and women bathe out ... a realization that poor people in slums such as Amina's are not necessarily jostling to become India's next billionaire.

It soon took off as the tendrils of the tech boom made its way to India. By 2000, a 20-year-old Mitra had grown his company from its newspaper ad start in the slums to an IPO in India.

Addressing the 'Jhuggi Basti Pradhan Sammelan' at the JLN stadium here, Shah, who is also the Union home minister, promised that every slum dweller will be provided a house if the BJP wins the polls.

Driven by a desire to bring change, he began educating children from underserved communities in various slums across Patna. Over the past six years, Utkarsh has passionately worked to bridge the ...