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Residents of Huruma gated slum neighbour Runda estate, Horshoe village, Karura forest and other wealthy neighbours. Their lives stands out from other slums like a fox among pigeons. Unlike other ...

By bno - Mumbai bureau Versova, a northern Mumbai suburb, stretches along a busy and densely populated waterfront on the ...

Sanitation is at its very basic. A panoramic view from the edge of the slum, along enterprise road, reveals a sprawling slum with all the hallmarks of poverty. In the evening, street lighting is ...

Asia PacificIndonesia central bank holds policy rates to keep rupiah stable Indonesia's central bank held policy rates steady for a third consecutive review on Wednesday, as expected, aiming to ...