Nargis was chosen as the symbolic seven billionth baby by child rights NGO, Plan India

A moderate earthquake in remote northwestern China has destroyed dozens of houses and damaged many more, but there have been no reported casualties, government officials and state media said on Tue

Mumbai is India's most populated city with over 1.84 crore (18.4 million) people, followed closely by Delhi with 1.63 crore (16.3 million) and Kolkata with 1.41 crore (14.1 million), making these I

Behind the numbers, a complex story of birth and ageing

Baby Nargis, the world's seven billionth person, born in Uttar Pradesh on Monday, and the 102-year-old Hilla Sorab Billimoria of Kolkata represent, between them, two ends of India's complex population story.

President Mohamed Nasheed has said that experts estimate the population of Maldives to reach 400,000 by the year 2025.

The world's population of seven billion is set to rise to at least 10 billion by 2100, but could top 15 billion if birth rates are just slightly higher than expected, the United Nations said on Wed

: Pakistan’s population will reach 210 million in the next nine years by 2020 – a situation that will burden its limited resources making it difficult for them to meet the requirements of additiona

LUCKNOW: A baby girl, who is likely to be born on Sunday (Oct 31) in a village on the city's outskirts is all set to embody the cause of seven lakh girls who go missing in India.

Hundreds of people participated in a demonstration organised by the Mullaperiyar Agitation Council at Karimkulam Chappathu near here on Saturday on the 125th anniversary of the Mullaperiyar lease agreement signed between the then Travancore king Visakam Thirunal and the British government.

With Punjab Assembly polls due next year, environmentalists, civil society leaders and agriculturalist on Saturday asked the people to vote for those politicians only who promise to take care of th