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Thursday, July 24, 2025
TopicHomeless people

Topic: Homeless people

Homeless people are not parasites, writes activist Harsh Mander in open letter to Justice BR Gavai

SC judge had used the term while talking about shelters for homeless people in Delhi. Mander noted he felt compelled to respond particularly to 2 words used—parasites & freebies.

‘Took me 45 years to build a house, they razed it in seconds’ — agony over Mehrauli demolitions

Started on 10 February, the DDA's demolition drive will reportedly continue till 9 March, despite a Delhi government order for fresh demarcation of the disputed area.

Delhi govt aims to vaccinate all homeless people living in night shelters within a month

Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board organised the first vaccination camp near Nigam Bodh Ghat where 150 homeless people got the jab. Another camp will operate at Dandi Park Saturday.

How a homeless high school dropout became CEO of a $1 billion company

Taihei Kobayashi's rags-to-riches story is among the most remarkable to emerge from a small-cap stock boom that’s minting fortunes in Japan.

A young Dutch designer is helping the homeless stay warm, one sleeping-bag coat at a time

The death of a friend’s homeless father, who used to sleep on the streets, was a moment that changed designer Bas Timmer’s life.

How to solve burgeoning issue of homelessness — lessons from London, Delhi and Abilene

Around 2% of the global population is homeless. But a number of innovative approaches to homelessness are creating both short-term and long-term solutions.

On Camera

Defence, tech, education—Modi’s visit will boost India-UK ties

Given the immediate challenges on India’s borders, cooperation in the defence sector with partners such as the UK has achieved greater importance.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Indian firm sets up titanium, superalloy plants to meet global need. Safran, Dassault, BAE line up

PTC Industries is investing Rs 1,000 cr in 4 manufacturing plants in UP, has already started supplying titanium parts to BAE Systems for its M-777 howitzers that India also uses.

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.