Nagpur: The Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) launched a fresh round of camps in city slums for the distribution of ownership rights (patta) under the Maharashtra govt's slum regularisation scheme.

The Akkad Bakkad Slum Children's Theatre Festival, organised by Meraki Performing Arts Organisation, concluded this week with unforgettable performances by children from ‘bastis' like ...

A slum colony comprising over 80 unauthorised shanties in Borivli East on Western Railway (WR) was razed on April 29, paving the way for the laying of new lines between Borivli and Virar.

In a renewed push to make Chandigarh slum-free, the UT estate office on Thursday issued a public notice directing residents of Janta Colony, Sector-25, to vacate the area within a week. A ...

Following an attempted hijacking on a Tropic Air flight last Thursday, where a passenger assaulted the pilot and tried to seize control, Belize is implementing stricter aviation security measures.

VATICAN CITY (AP) — With a Vatican official calling out “extra omnes” and the door to the Sistine Chapel shutting, the conclave to elect Pope Francis’ successor has officially begun. More ...

Among the roughly 1.4 billion Catholics worldwide, many are keenly anticipating the upcoming Vatican conclave at which members of the College of Cardinals will elect a successor to Pope Francis.

On a rainy day in Indonesia's capital Jakarta, three men coated in metallic paint known as the "manusia silver", or silvermen, brave the elements at an intersection near a mall to ask drivers for ...

Nairobi, Kenya – Kibera, Nairobi’s largest informal settlement, is often reduced to images of poverty – rusted tin rooftops, open sewers and overcrowded homes. But a community project is ...

Beginning with 10 students, it has grown into a weekly programme training more than 100. Helping eradicate poverty through civic education in Nairobi's slums But the project’s ambitions stretch far ...