More than half of residents living in Mumbai’s crowded slums may have contracted coronavirus and are likely being infected at a much higher rate than those not living in slum areas, a new study has ...

(CNN) — The white van arrived in slum areas of Bhopal, a city in central India, blasting a message over the speaker system that seemed too good to refuse: “Come and take the coronavirus vaccine and ...

(RNS) — The densely populated shantytown was the most vulnerable spot for the virus to spread, but Dharavi’s rate of infection is down to 11 cases a day. MUMBAI, India (RNS) — Dharavi, the vast slum ...

MUMBAI (Reuters Life!) - Trading their Blackberries for scrubbing brushes and their mansions for huts, a group of wealthy youth are gluing Indians to their TV screens in a country struggling to bridge ...

ISpiice a non-profit organization is promoting education and sustainable development in slums of India DHARAMSALA, HIMACHAL PRADESH, INDIA, November 25, 2023 ...

To die of the coronavirus or die of hunger - many in India's slums feel like they are in a desperate predicament. Bharpai, a 54-year-old grandmother, who lives on the fringes of New Delhi is trying to ...

One of India's most squalid slums sits on extremely valuable property. The government has a plan to let private developers build projects for the rich in exchange for free housing, schools and health ...

KOLKATA, India (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - It's not easy giving directions when you live in a slum. All his life, Dipak Roy had identified his home as the one on the corner, down the third by-lane, ...

The opening scenes of "The Avengers" -- showing Hulk's alter ego Dr. Bruce Banner in hiding in Kolkata's slums helping cure lepers -- has faced some criticism in India. “Kolkata has a rich culture and ...

A massive fire broke out early Thursday morning in the Rani Garden slum area of Geeta Colony, Delhi. Eight fire tenders are ...

NCR: a scrap warehouse in Geeta Colony and a residential building in Indirapuram. Fire broke out at a scrap warehouse in ...

One of Asia’s biggest slums has confirmed its first coronavirus death as top Indian doctors warn that the country must prepare to face an “onslaught” of cases that could cripple the health system to ...