Mumbai Slum Children

Eleven people, including eight children, were killed when a double-storey apartment building collapsed on another structure at a slum in Mumbai's Malad late last night. At least seven others received injuries in the incident.

Justin Bieber was always spotted with Salman Khan's chief aide Shera, who was in charge of his security in India

Justin Bieber landed in Mumbai in Wednesday for his first concert in India. The Purpose concert is scheduled at DY Patil Stadium at 4 pm onwards

Six children were injured after a fire broke out at a slum cluster in South Mumbai's Dana Bandar area this evening. All of them have been admitted to the JJ Hospital. Twelve fire engines and six water tankers reached the spot and the fire was doused later in the evening. The fire broke out around 6 pm and engulfed more than 15 huts and warehouses i...

One usually finds streets and flyways across the world being named after politicians and freedom fighters, however, breaking that norm are the narrow alleys in the Cuffe Parade slums of Mumbai.

Rekha Parkhe, 15, dreams big. She wants to become a doctor and is ready to put in the hard work that will help her realise her ambitions. But education is a luxury her parents can barely afford.

For the children of Sathe Nagar, a slum on the eastern fringes of Mumbai, walking to school is a health hazard and a balancing act. Every day, they have to wade through knee-deep sewage and garbage to cross a 25 metre drain in order to reach their school.

Bollywood actress Kareena Kapoor was present for a lunch affair with Valerie Trierweiler, the former First Lady of France. The two discussed issues related to young children and nursing mothers suffering from pneumonia, dysentery and malnutrition in Mumbai's slum areas.

In what is being described as India's numbers of shame, a UNICEF report has highlighted what is one of its worst kept secrets: the state of the country's urban poor. Behind the glitzy glass facade buildings, children are dying of malnourishment and education is a distant dream.

'If you don't have a smile, I'll give you one of mine', 'Wear a smile - one size fits all' -- carrying colourful posters that read messages like these, over 20 children from Mumbai slums Friday greeted commuters at a railway station for 'World Smile Day' and 'Joy of Giving Week'.

He claims to have seen extremities of wealth and poverty in India and overwhelmed by the latter, Australian pacer Brett Lee has opened a music studio for slum children in Mumbai.

Eleven people, including eight children, were killed when a double-storey apartment building collapsed on another structure at a slum in Mumbai's Malad late last night. At least seven others received injuries in the incident.

Justin Bieber was always spotted with Salman Khan's chief aide Shera, who was in charge of his security in India

Justin Bieber landed in Mumbai in Wednesday for his first concert in India. The Purpose concert is scheduled at DY Patil Stadium at 4 pm onwards

Six children were injured after a fire broke out at a slum cluster in South Mumbai's Dana Bandar area this evening. All of them have been admitted to the JJ Hospital. Twelve fire engines and six water tankers reached the spot and the fire was doused later in the evening. The fire broke out around 6 pm and engulfed more than 15 huts and warehouses i...

One usually finds streets and flyways across the world being named after politicians and freedom fighters, however, breaking that norm are the narrow alleys in the Cuffe Parade slums of Mumbai.

Rekha Parkhe, 15, dreams big. She wants to become a doctor and is ready to put in the hard work that will help her realise her ambitions. But education is a luxury her parents can barely afford.

For the children of Sathe Nagar, a slum on the eastern fringes of Mumbai, walking to school is a health hazard and a balancing act. Every day, they have to wade through knee-deep sewage and garbage to cross a 25 metre drain in order to reach their school.

Bollywood actress Kareena Kapoor was present for a lunch affair with Valerie Trierweiler, the former First Lady of France. The two discussed issues related to young children and nursing mothers suffering from pneumonia, dysentery and malnutrition in Mumbai's slum areas.

In what is being described as India's numbers of shame, a UNICEF report has highlighted what is one of its worst kept secrets: the state of the country's urban poor. Behind the glitzy glass facade buildings, children are dying of malnourishment and education is a distant dream.

'If you don't have a smile, I'll give you one of mine', 'Wear a smile - one size fits all' -- carrying colourful posters that read messages like these, over 20 children from Mumbai slums Friday greeted commuters at a railway station for 'World Smile Day' and 'Joy of Giving Week'.

He claims to have seen extremities of wealth and poverty in India and overwhelmed by the latter, Australian pacer Brett Lee has opened a music studio for slum children in Mumbai.