Medha ends fast as govt stays slum demolition

Medha ends fast as govt stays slum demolition Mumbai: Social activist Medha Patkar, who was protesting the eviction of slum-dwellers from Golibar in suburban Khar, ended her fast on the ninth day on Saturday after the Maharashtra government agreed to her demands. "Medha has ended her fast after Collector Nirmal Deshmukh came up with a notification this afternoon. They have agreed to her demands," Madhuresh Kumar, a member of National Alliance of Peoples' Movement (NAPM) and Patkar's associate...
02:48 PM, May 28, 2011

Slumdog kid's father slams Boyle, asks for a house

Slumdog kid's father slams Boyle, asks for a house The director of the movie is in India to to help child stars get a house. ...
11:24 PM, May 27, 2009

Slumdog... makers donate $744,000 for poor Indian kids

Slumdog... makers donate $744,000 for poor Indian kids The producers hope to change the lives of children in Mumbai slums. ...
06:14 PM, Apr 16, 2009
Crimes against children: The horror in numbers

Crimes against children: The horror in numbers

Statistics show for every case of child abuse that's reported, there are ten others that are not. ...
03:31 AM, Jan 24, 2009

Slumdogs exist for real, fairytale endings don't

Slumdogs exist for real, fairytale endings don't Slumdog's Jamal found his fairy tale ending but that happens only in movies. ...
02:35 AM, Jan 24, 2009
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