According to the national Census held in 2011 in India, metropolitan Kolkata is home to over 14 million people.

New Delhi: Slum-dwellers of Delhi’s Kalindi Kunj, Shaheen Bagh, Jamia Nagar and Seelampur have said the authorities are conducting a door-to-door drive to check for “illegal immigrants from Bangladesh ...

An oasis of peace and serenity in this noisy, sprawling metropolis of over eight million in southern India, Ashirvad (meaning blessing in the local language) is a Jesuit centre where Fr. Arun Luis and ...

In India, where Gawain's focus is on, 28,046 women were raped in 2020, which is equivalent to about 80 women being raped every day (according to NCRB). Gawain has its own field team to develop and ...

Discover how Rouble Nagi transforms slums into vibrant classrooms, blending art and education to empower underprivileged ...

When Masoom Ali Shaikh arrived in Mumbai in 1974 as a young man from northern India, the patch of land where he set up shop was “just a creek with no proper road and garbage all around,” he said.

MUMBAI: The Bombay High Court on Monday reiterated that providing sanitation facilities in Mumbai’s slums is the statutory responsibility of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), pulling up ...

BHUBANESWAR/MUMBAI, India (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Once known as Temple City for its ancient Hindu temples, Bhubaneswar in the eastern Indian state of Odisha aims to reposition itself as a hub ...