ISLAMABAD: As Karachi is expected to become one of the 10 largest cities in the world by 2030, Mayor Murtaza Wahab Siddiqui ...

India stands at the epicentre of what the United Nations calls an ineluctable and historically unprecedented demographic ...

Our world is becoming increasingly urban. Cities are now home to 45 per cent of the global population of 8.2 billion, according to UN DESA’s World Urbanization Prospects 2025: Summary of Results, ...

Of those 33, 19 are in Asia, and while Tokyo held the crown as the world’s largest city for the last few years, it’s now been overtaken by Jakarta, according to a UN report. Indonesia’s capital is ...

Capturing a comprehensive snapshot of the Indian populace in the 2027 Census requires recognition of transitional urban areas ...

The world has a new most populous city. According to a new United Nations report, Jakarta has overtaken Tokyo, which ...

The shift is not just a matter of numbers; it is evidence of a wave of global urbanization that is putting Asia at the center ...

New UN rankings have redefined how city populations are measured—and it's shaken up the rankings. Here are the ten most populous cities in the world.

Hat Yai, a city with a population size similar to Britain's Oxford, received 335 mm of rain in a day - its highest single-day ...

The U.S. capital is tiny compared to many of the world's largest cities, a new report on urbanization around the globe shows.

While Jakarta’s reign at the top is projected to be temporary, Dhaka’s ascent appears relentless. By 2050, the UN predicts Dhaka will claim the title of the world’s most populous city, home to an ...