Senior citizens have very little protection
Chennai: Of late, senior citizens have become an easy target of anti social elements.
The recent murder of a 70 -year-old lady in broad daylight inside her home throws up questions over the kind of p
Elders starving for love, not shelter
A few years ago, E.A. Abraham (now 81), wanted to enrol in a local college in Mumbai to learn Sanskrit. He was denied admission everywhere due to his age. He therefore took to working for a Ph.D degre
Largest greying population in India
India has the largest greying population in the world — 130 million senior citizens who constitute 10 per cent of the total population.
However, with dropping fertility rates and increasing longevit
At 60, you are not a senior citizen: BMTC, KSRTC
Across the country, while 60-year-olds are recognised as senior citizens, the state road transport corporations have been shying away from doing so. Even though it has been over a year since the age l
Universal old age pension sought for elderly citizens
Raising pitch for the cause of the aged, a group of activists on Friday demanded that the Centre constitute a universal non-contributory old age pension system for all senior citizens above 55 years.