Three from North Karnataka have made it to the list of Padma Shri awardees, which was announced by the union government on Saturday.

While there’s nothing wrong with revisiting horror classics such as A Nightmare on Elm Street or Halloween, anyone who sticks ...

Mahloudji, who lives in London, but grew up in Los Angeles after leaving Iran during the Islamic Revolution, makes her debut with this slick and hefty family saga that shuttles between Tehran and ...

The majority of the story takes place in Mumbai where Jamal’s tough life unfolds and the slums he grows up in contrast ... the rescue of six Americans from Tehran during the 1979 Iranian hostage ...

A list of formative influences made late in life began: ‘jails and the sea, Quaker mysticism and socialist politics, the slums of Lambeth and Hoxton’. Outside the Persian interlude, Bunting identified ...

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 ...

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 ...

"From slums to Beverly Hills," says Alliya after being greeted by Shawn at Los Angeles International Airport. "It's a new life. It's like I'm just born today." Meanwhile, Sarper and Shekinah have ...

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.

Having 15 million people, Tehran suffers from chronic congestion, air pollution, water shortage and the threat of earthquakes. The excessive concentration of facilities and government offices has ...