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Senior citizens have very little protection

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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

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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

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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.

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