Nearby a Médecins Sans Frontières triage centre is the only reminder that this slum area is the epicentre of the mpox ...

Walking through the crowded streets of the Pakadjuma neighbourhood in Kinshasa, capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, I am struck by the vibrant atmosphere around me.Children play happily in ...

At the same time, affordable housing and other fair resolutions to Karachi's housing problems are not on the government's agenda, meaning slums will continue to pop up. The provincial government ...

Ahead of the Delhi Assembly election, the AAP, BJP, and Congress have sharpened their pitch on slums and are courting the city's over three million slum dwellers. The residents of the 675 slums in ...

Gully Boy, inspired by the lives of street rappers Divine and Naezy, tells the story of Murad, a young aspiring rapper from Mumbai’s slums. Played by Ranveer Singh, Murad’s journey of ...

The almost three lakh households in Delhi’s 675 slums and 1,700 jhuggi-jhopri (JJ) clusters, or unauthorised colonies, make up almost 10% of the electorate and, as a result of their sheer size, form ...

Most recently, in his crusade for decent housing, 33-year-old Danilo Dolci outraged official sensibilities with a book depicting the miseries of Palermo’s slum dwellers. Eight in a Bed.

"The PM said that all public welfare schemes will continue and the poor will get permanent houses... Yesterday also the Home Minister said that slum dwellers will get ...

NEW DELHI: With Delhi’s assembly elections drawing near, the BJP is stepping up its efforts to engage voters in slum areas, especially those from Poorvanchal regions. Recognising these areas as ...