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Life in slums: The daily struggles for basic necessities for dwellers | Pics
India | January 22, 2025 12:57 ISTSlums in India are home to millions who endure a harsh reality, grappling with the absence of basic amenities like clean water, sanitation, and secure housing. Their struggles call for the urgent need for systemic reforms and inclusive development to provide a dignified life for all citizens.
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Comedian Sunil Pal recalls his experience of touring with SRK, says 'he used to quietly visit..'
June 06, 2024 8:35 ISTIn a recent interview, comedian-actor Sunil Pal recalled touring with Bollywood stars Shah Rukh Khan and Aamir Khan. He also recalled about the humility of these stars despite their humongous stardom.
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Delhi: AAP cadres protest outside BJP office over Dhaula Kuan slum-demolition order
India | January 14, 2023 16:10 ISTAsserting that his party won't let anybody's house get demolished, AAP MLA Somnath Bharti questioned, "What is wrong with BJP? Why are they acting against the people of Delhi?"
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Residents protest against demolition of colony in Aravali forest area
News | June 30, 2021 19:42 ISTProtesting against the impending demolition drive, hundreds of residents of the Khori Village Basti staged a demonstration in the Surajkund area of Faridabad seeking rehabilitation before the removal of their houses from the colony.
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Fire breaks out in slums of Delhi's Paschim Puri
News | April 15, 2021 6:32 ISTA major fire broke in a slum area on the night of April 14 in Paschim Puri's Shaheed Bhagat Singh camp located in West Delhi. Fire tenders rushed to the spot to douse massive flames.
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No slum dwellers along railway tracks in Delhi will be removed till decision is taken: Centre to SC
India | September 14, 2020 14:34 ISTThe Centre informed the Supreme Court on Monday that no slum dwellers along the 140 km length of railway tracks in Delhi would be removed till a final decision is taken by the government.
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Ratan Tata: Developers, architects treated slums as residue of city, time to have a relook
Business | April 21, 2020 9:10 ISTIndustrialist Ratan Tata on Monday lambasted developers and architects for treating slums as "residue" of the city saying that it is one of the reasons for the rapid spread of the deadly coronavirus pandemic in the metropolises.
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AAP Government bans demolitions in residential, slum areas
Politics | February 16, 2015 19:37 ISTNew Delhi: In its first order since taking charge on the weekend, the Aam Aadmi Party government has banned demolitions in Delhi.During his election campaigns, the Aam Aadmi Party has promised to build permanent houses
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Old laptop batteries could power slums in India: Study
World | December 08, 2014 10:44 ISTWashington: Discarded laptop batteries still have enough life in them to power slums in India and other developing countries, a new study by IBM India has found.The research presented at a conference in San Jose,
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Brazil security forces raid Rio slum before WCup
Football | April 05, 2014 20:28 ISTRIO DE JANEIRO: More than 2,000 Brazilian soldiers stormed into a Rio de Janeiro slum complex Saturday with armored personnel carriers and helicopters in a bid to improve security two months before the start of
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State stopped from issuing funds to MLAs for development of slums
India | December 14, 2013 12:06 ISTMumbai : The Bombay High Court yesterday restrained Maharashtra government from disbursing money to MLAs from a proposed special fund of Rs 237 crores to provide basic amenities to slum dwellers.The division bench headed by
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68 million Indians living in slums: census
India | March 22, 2013 8:41 ISTNew Delhi, Mar 22 : Approximately 68 million Indians are living in slums, according to a government census.Releasing the first such census report on slum households prepared by the Registrar General of India, Union Housing
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India land of scams, slums, says Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
India | December 06, 2012 6:32 ISTNew Delhi, Dec 6: Spiritual guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar on Tuesday expressed dismay over political parties giving tickets to people with criminal records due to which, he said, India has become a land of
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Chemical Factory, Slums Gutted In Kanpur, Pune
India | December 04, 2011 11:01 ISTKanpur/Pune, Dec 4: Lakhs of rupees worth chemicals were destroyed in a big fire at a chemical factory in Jajmau near Kanpur on Saturday. Workers said, there was a sudden explosion at Ayesha Petrochemicals factory
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Patna Primary School Shifts From Slums To IAS Officer's Seized Bungalow
India | September 08, 2011 17:51 ISTPatna, Sep 8: A confiscated palatial house of an IAS officer, suspended for taking graft, became a full-fledged primary school today.Shiv Shankar Verma's property at upscale Bailey Road here was confiscated by Bihar government on
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How Delhi Hid Its Poor And Slums From CWG Guests
India | October 20, 2010 11:25 ISTTo round up, arrest and 'deport' beggars from Delhi's streets, the Delhi police used The Bombay Prevention of Begging Act, promulgated in 1959 with full force. This Act which under its broad definition of begging
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