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Air India halves discount on basic fares for senior citizens, students

Air India earlier was offering 50% discount on select booking classes in economy cabins of its aircraft to these two categories of travellers

The Hindu · Sep 30, 2022

Nashik history-sheeter rides bike to Mumbai to prey on senior citizens at ATMs

MUMBAI: Days after a history-sheeter from Nashik was released from jail for duping a senior citizen outside an ATM kiosk by swapping his card with an inactive one, he decided to target victims in Mumbai every fortnight but got caught.

The Times of India · Sep 16, 2022

Parliamentary panel recommends senior citizen rebate restoration in sleeper class, AC 3-tier

Standing Committee on Railways also urged the Ministry to give wide publicity to the "give up" scheme, which encourages senior citizens to give up their concessions voluntarily.

The Hindu · Aug 10, 2022

94-year-old Bhagwani Devi wins gold at World Masters athletics meet

Bhagwani Devi won gold in 100 metres sprint in the senior citizen category. She clocked a timing of 24.74 seconds

The Hindu · Jul 13, 2022

Mumbai: In-laws can't use senior citizen's right to throw son's wife out of home, says court

MUMBAI: Observing that the rights of senior citizens, as conferred by Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, cannot be used as weapon in proceedings initiated by the daughter-in-law under the provisions of Domestic Violence (DV) Act, sessions court rejected the plea of a senior citizen couple from…

The Times of India · Jul 6, 2022

HC upholds govt.’s right to issue executive orders to regulate private old age/retirement homes in T.N.

‘There are 13.8 crore senior citizens in the country and the management of such homes cannot be considered as purely a commercial activity’

The Hindu · Jul 5, 2022

Conman arrested for duping senior citizen at ATM

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The Hindu · Jul 2, 2022

Mumbai: 3 of family dead in Kurla crash; man who moved in with wife, son 3 days ago killed

MUMBAI: The Kurla crash site wore a grim look as families looked for missing loved ones all through Tuesday and were left devastated after their bodies were found. Senior citizen Lata Shinde was one such person seen hovering around the site looking for her brother Prahlad (65), his wife Lilabai…

The Times of India · Jun 28, 2022

Financially insecure, elders increasingly prefer to work as long as possible: Survey

HelpAge India survey, Bridge the Gap: Understanding Elder Needs, revealed that senior citizens in Bengaluru were relatively financially secure, probably owing to more elders working

The Hindu · Jun 15, 2022

GHMC camps for the disabled, senior citizens

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The Hindu · Jun 11, 2022