The World Bank’s new estimates on poverty reveal that the concentration of extreme poverty has been moving from South Asia to ...

Pintu Pohan runs a small paan stall on a busy Kolkata road. But behind the betel leaves and lime is a world of books, stories ...

Using loopholes and fraud, brokers turn poverty in Bangladesh and demand for transplants in India into booming business.

KOLKATA: If grinding poverty hurts your sensibilities, Kolkata is not the place to be in. Beyond the glitz of new street lights and fresh paint, lies a world of abject poverty where people barely ...

While Kolkata still grapples with poverty and economic uncertainty, it is also one of India's more affordable and safer cities. It's embarking on ambitious infrastructure projects.

This story is from July 16, 2020 They beat poverty, secure above 97% in Madhyamik Monotosh Chakraborty & Mohammad Asif / TNN / Updated: Jul 16, 2020, 11:53 IST Follow us ...

A poverty-stricken, starving mother in West Bengal's Jalpaiguri allegedly tried to drown her toddler, who was rescued by ...

The monsoon doesn't always bring cheer. Artisans in Kolkata who breathe life into clay to make the Durga idols say that despite their skill and talent, they are struggling to afford a decent ...

In our series on the impact of the pandemic on the most vulnerable children, here is a story from a tiny Kolkata slum, next to the rail tracks at Majerhat, called Madhubasti. The residents of the ...

Kolkata, like many Indian cities, still grapples with poverty and economic uncertainty, but it's also one of India's more affordable and safer cities, no longer beset by power cuts and embarking ...