Senior Citizens
- India
Govt doubles deposit limit for Senior Citizen Savings Scheme to Rs 30 lakh
Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday proposed to double the deposit limit for Senior Citizen Savings Scheme to Rs 30 lakh and Monthly Income Account Scheme to Rs 9 lakh. In…
- India
My govt is inclusive, committed to Maha’s all-round development, says CM Shinde
Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Wednesday said his government was committed to all-round development of the state and after taking charge three months ago, he has taken welfare measures for…
- Telangana
Telangana: Property law will be amended to protect senior citizens, says Koppula Eshwar
Hyderabad: Telangana Social Welfare Minister Koppula Eshwar on Saturday stated that necessary steps would be taken to amend the law to allow senior citizens to reclaim their “property will” written in the…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Rally to honour International Day of Older Persons on Oct 1
Hyderabad: The Department for the Welfare of Disabled and Senior Citizens is organising a rally on Wednesday at 7.30 am from Peoples Plaza to Necklace Road in honour of International Day of…
- Delhi
Delhi most unsafe for senior citizens: NCRB data
New Delhi: Delhi is the most unsafe for senior citizens among all metropolitan cities in India accounting for over 27 per cent of total crimes committed against people aged 60 years and…
- India
Parliamentary panel recommends senior citizen rebate restoration in sleeper, AC 3-tier
New Delhi: A parliamentary committee has recommended that senior citizen concessions be reviewed and restored “urgently” at least for sleeper class and AC 3-tier train travel. In its report submitted on August…
- India
Former, sitting MPs’ train travel bill Rs 62 cr in past 5 years: RTI
New Delhi: Free train travels of sitting and former Lok Sabha members over the past five years have cost the exchequer Rs 62 crore, which included nearly Rs 2.5 crore in the…
- Telangana
Telangana govt launches portal, helpline for senior citizens
Hyderabad: As part of World Elder Abuse Awareness Day activities, the Telangana government on Wednesday launched a portal “Telangana Senior Citizens Maintenance Cases Monitoring System” (tsseniorcitizens.cgg.gov.in), an official release said. This portal…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Senior citizen held for sexually assaulting minor girl
Hyderabad: A 60-year-old man was arrested on Tuesday night by the Bowenpally police on charges of misbehaving with a minor girl. According to a police officer investigating the case, the accused named…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad gets first podcast station run by senior citizens
Hyderabad: Training under the aegis of Project Anubhav – a project to create podcasts by and for senior citizens conceived by Dr R Sreedher , encouraged and supported by the National Institute…
- India
1st time in India, senior citizens, Covid hit people to cast vote at home
Imphal: For the first time in India, a section of voters including senior citizens, Covid-19 affected individuals, and persons with disabilities would be allowed to cast their vote through the postal ballot…
- Business
Shiv Sena MP urges Sitharaman to fix special interest rates for senior citizens
New Delhi: Shiv Sena leader Priyanka Chaturvedi has urged Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to provide a special interest rate on bank fixed deposits for senior citizens and remove the cap on investments…
- Photos
- India
Train drivers’ quick action saves senior citizen crossing tracks
Thane: Displaying quick presence of mind, the loco pilots of a Mumbai-Varanasi train on Sunday immediately applied emergency brakes to save the life of a senior citizen who fell while crossing the railway…
- Middle East
UAE approves Sinopharm COVID-19 booster shot
Abu Dhabi: The United Arab Emirates announced on Tuesday that booster shots of the Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine have been approved for the residents of UAE. The gulf neighbour Bahrain also announced that…
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