Homeless People

Beggars Hit The Jackpot With Scratchcard That A Stranger Gifted Them

Offbeat | Agence France-Presse | Friday October 9, 2020

Four homeless people won big after a scratchcard handed to them by a charitable gambler drew 50,000 euros ($59,000), French lottery operator FDJ said Tuesday.

New York To Mark 9/11 Anniversary Amid The Coronavirus Pandemic

World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday September 10, 2020

With crime on the rise, shops and apartments increasingly vacant and homeless people on the sidewalks, New York on Friday will mark the 19th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic and a bitter fight with the White House.

Stranger Disguised As Batman Delivers Meals To Homeless People In Santiago

Aditi Ahuja | Wednesday August 19, 2020

One citizen of Santiago, the Chilean capital, came forth to help out the needy and homeless in his own unique way by disguising himself as Batman.

Up To 3,00,000 Left Homeless By Beirut Blast: Governor

World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday August 5, 2020

A huge blast in Beirut has left 300,000 people homeless and caused damage across half of the city estimated to cost more than $3 billion, its governor told AFP on Wednesday.

"Clarify": Delhi High Court On Covid Tests For "Homeless People With Mental Illness"

Delhi News | Press Trust of India | Friday July 24, 2020

The Delhi High Court on Friday asked the Indian Council of Medical Research or ICMR to come out with a clarification that mobile number, government-issued identity card, photographs or even a residential proof ought not be insisted upon for COVID-19 test of mentally ill homeless persons.

Restaurant Food For Migrants - NRAI Pledges To Serve The Needy Amid Coronavirus Pandemic

Neha Grover | Tuesday May 5, 2020

NRAI (National Restaurants Association Of India) launched an initiative called #FeedThe Needy to support the poor and needy homeless people by feeding them healthy meals amid Coronavirus pandemic.

Guess Who's Coming To Lunch? Pope Hosts Meal For 1,500 Homeless People

World News | Reuters | Sunday November 17, 2019

Pope Francis hosted 1,500 homeless and needy people for lunch on Sunday as the Roman Catholic Church marked its World Day of the Poor.

Google Used Unethical Tactics to Collect Facial Scans for Pixel 4, Targeted Homeless People: Report

Tasneem Akolawala | Thursday October 3, 2019

The report says that teams were sent to Atlanta to target homeless people in particular, unsuspecting students on college campuses around the US, and to target attendees of the BET Awards festivities in Los Angeles, among other places.

Punjab Government To Allot Over 1.32 Lakh Plots To Homeless People

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday February 1, 2019

The Punjab government on Thursday said it will provide 1.32 lakh plots of five marla each to homeless people in rural areas.

Delhi BJP Blames Arvind Kejriwal For Death Of 331 Homeless People In City

Delhi News | Indo-Asian News Service | Friday January 18, 2019

The BJP on Thursday blamed Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for the death of 331 homeless people in the last 45 days due to cold conditions in the national capital, saying his government has failed on all fronts.

She Gave Up Finding Her Schizophrenic Son. Until An Unknown Number Called

World News | Terrence McCoy, The Washington Post | Monday July 30, 2018

Few homeless people drift into Dolan Springs, Arizona, because there's not much of a town to drift into. Little more than a gas station, a Family Dollar and a grocery store, it's a splash of half-civilization in the middle of the desert, where 36 percent of residents live below the poverty line. So when Patience Matthieu, a thin brunette of 31 year...

The Secret To Startup Survival: Entrepreneurs Tell Their Tales

World News | Bloomberg | Thursday July 5, 2018

The entrepreneurs sharing their insights were all finalists in a $1 million search to find this year's best social enterprise. The prize was won by Change Please, a London-based coffee company that trains homeless people as baristas and gives them work so they can leave the streets. Change Please also won an unexpected partnership with musician and...

After Outrage In Mumbai, HDFC Bank Removes 'Anti-Homeless' Iron Spikes

Mumbai News | Edited by Abhishek Chakraborty | Tuesday March 27, 2018

A prominent bank in Mumbai is facing massive outrage over its unusual move to put up iron spikes on the pavement outside a branch, to prevent the homeless from sleeping there. Responding to the public anger, especially on social media, the HDFC bank on Tuesday assured that it would remove the spikes outside its new Fort Branch immediately.

1,100 Homeless In Delhi Prefer Streets Over Shelters: Delhi Shelter Board

Delhi News | Press Trust of India | Sunday January 14, 2018

As icy winds and cold conditions swept Delhi this winter, authorities in the national capital failed to persuade more than 1,100 homeless people to temporarily move to night shelters, according to official data

Delhi's Homeless Urge PM Modi To Address Their Woes In "Mann Ki Baat"

Delhi News | Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday January 11, 2018

With at least 44 deaths of homeless people reported in the national capital in the past one week, some of Delhi's homeless on Wednesday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to include their issues in his monthly radio address "Mann ki Baat".