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UK teenager becomes first to move into 'micro home' for the homeless

The home, called iKozies is a 186-square-foot space that cost Â£40,000 to build.

15 Oct 2017 3:35 PM IST

The woman and her boyfriend later decided to set up the online fundraiser to help him out. (Photo: AP)

Homeless Samaritan to get house, dream truck, trust funds

And that dream truck? It's a 1999 Ford Ranger.

29 Nov 2017 4:54 PM IST

Vending machine selling art (Photo: Facebook)

Vending machine with heart: 24 hours food, clothing for UK's homeless

A new charity, Action Hunger, plans to stock the machine in Nottingham with excess produce donated by supermarkets.

29 Nov 2017 4:33 PM IST

Peters was really shocked as she was not even asking them to donate rooms and was paying for it. (Photo: Representational Image/ Picabay)

Hotel refuses woman's wish of booking rooms for homeless on Christmas

Good Samaritan tries making night better for people without homes, Britannia Hotels refuse bookings citing past...

23 Nov 2017 1:06 PM IST

A panel appointed by the apex court found that 90% of homeless people in urban areas (Photo: AFP)

Homeless in Kolkata protect daughters from sexual assault by rubbing...

In 2012 the Supreme Court issued an order to build one shelter per 1 lakh people due to incidents of violence against...

17 Nov 2017 6:11 PM IST

House prices have been stretching further and further away from normal wages, making it difficult for low income families to get on the housing ladder.

Microhousing: A new promise for the homeless

A decent habitat and sheltered environment for low-income families can improve their well-being and catalyse overall...

9 Nov 2017 5:54 AM IST

Google said that it immediately suspended the program after learning about the abuse of the program. (Representational Photo: Pixabay)

Google to end research that allegedly scanned homeless people

The decision comes after it was discovered that one Google contracting agency was targeting homeless people in Atlanta.

7 Oct 2019 7:37 AM IST

Heavy rains leading to flash flood have left hundreds of houses submerged in North Tripura, Unakoti and Dhalai districts of Tripura. (Photo: Twitter/ ANI)

More than 1000 families homeless as flash flood hits Tripura

The flood was mainly after the water level of river Juri and river Kakti started rising and came close to the danger...

26 May 2019 10:04 AM IST

In this handout photo taken on July 23, 2021, by the Indian Navy shows areas inundated with flood water after heavy monsoon rains in Raigad district of Maharashtra (Indian Navy/ AFP)

Maharashtra Navnirman Sena asks Bollywood stars to help flood-affected...

In 2019 too, the MNS had blasted the Bollywood starts for turning their back' to the plight of flood victims in the...

26 July 2021 9:16 AM IST

Its then distributed free to enable people to eat and stock up on supplies and its particularly welcome in winter when city temperatures can drop to -20 Celsius.

Chefs offer soup to warm homeless on cold Russian nights

The traditional meat and cabbage soup is ladled into big flasks and driven by volunteers to places around the city.

7 Dec 2018 12:08 PM IST

The spikes installed outside the Fort branch of HDFC garnered a lot of negative response. Later, the bank removed the spikes and lined the space with potted plants. (Photo: Rajesh Jadhav)

No city for the homeless

As HDFC resorted to hostile architecture to deter people from using their premises, it raised the question of apathy...

28 March 2018 12:09 AM IST

Amazon CEO, Jeff Bezos

Amazon's Jeff Bezos commits USD 2 bn to help homeless

Bezos solicited ideas on Twitter last year for ways to donate some of his wealth.

14 Sept 2018 9:20 AM IST