Senior Citizen

A simple explainer on using PSB Alliance and India Post Payments Bank to file your Digital Life Certificate from home in 2025.

90-year-old forced to work at a store to support sick wife: 'It's a hard way to go'

Vince Scidone began receiving his pension in 1998, but says it hasn’t kept pace with inflation. 'You can survive, but it’s a hard way to go,' he said.

Why do we shrink in height with age, what it means for spine and bone health

Spinal shrinkage causes: Shrinking height in older adults is due to ageing. It could mean serious spinal fractures caused by bone loss over time. Besides poor posture and back pain often hide chronic damage to the spine. Here’s what you need to know.

'Claims are baseless': Air India on elderly woman getting injured after being denied wheelchair

The airline in response said, "Due to unprecedented peak demand at that hour, a wheelchair could not be made available within the 15 minutes that the passenger’s relatives spent waiting for it."

IRDAI limits annual health insurance premium hikes for senior citizens to 10%

The move is aimed at controlling the rise in health insurance premiums for senior citizens 

Delhi, Bengal govts not implementing Ayushman Bharat out of 'political interest', says PM Modi

"I apologise to all the elderly aged above 70 years of Delhi and West Bengal that I cannot serve them. I would get to know about your pains and sufferings but I won't be able to help you," PM Modi said.

World Mental Health Day 2024: Use art and music therapy to boost emotional health of seniors

Art and music therapy are powerful tools in geriatric care, bridging the gap between physical health and emotional well-being. These therapies create an environment that nurtures the body while enriching the souls of older adults. Here's how they can make a positive impact.

5 common mental health issues in older people

Mental health issues in older people are diverse and multifaceted that require early identification, appropriate treatment, and constant support.

101-year-old woman repeatedly mistaken for an infant during airline travels due to a glitch

This befuddling error has led to practical difficulties for the 101-year-old woman, including airport staff failing to provide suitable assistance upon her arrival.

Cyber financial fraud: What RBI can do to protect senior citizen victims

A cyber financial fraud fund, focussed solely on senior citizens, can help with instant reimbursement of funds lost to cyber financial fraud.

100-year-old influencer has 5 tips for a long, happy life. Meet Uncle Jack

Jack Van Nordheim says staying away from smartphones -- or 'magic mirrors' as he calls them -- is a wise decision.

85-year-old woman cycled for over 1,500 km to cope with grief after losing 3 kids

Every day, the 85-year-old grandmother would wake up early and cycle for about 80 km.

Ageing faster? Biological age a better health indicator than years that you’ve lived

No two people age the same. Although age is the principal risk factor for several chronic diseases, it is an unreliable indicator of how quickly your body will decline or how susceptible you are to age-related disease.

Budget 2023: Insurers seek separate tax deduction basket for life policies, higher limit for health premium

Ahead of the budget, insurance companies also want finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman to accept their demand to exempt the principal component of annuities, or pension income from tax

Ratan Tata backs senior companionship start-up Goodfellows

Goodfellows has been founded by 25-year-old Shantanu Naidu, a Cornell University graduate who has been working with Ratan Tata since 2018.

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

In its report submitted on August 4, the Standing Committee on Railways said senior citizens were earlier granted a concession amounting to 40-50 per cent of their railway fares, but the practice was stopped during the COVID-19 crisis.

Retiring with Rs 2 crore - How to invest corpus for regular income so it lasts for decades

Divide the corpus into two buckets – one, to meet short-term needs through investment in debt funds, and the other to help grow the corpus through investments in a variety of instruments including equity.

This 68-year-old woman is cycling her way to Vaishno Devi from Maharashtra

The woman, who has been identified as Rekha Devbhankar, set out from her home in Khamgaon months ago. As per local media reports, the 68-year old left home on July 24 and crossed Madhya Pradesh this week.

Should senior citizens venture into equity markets to take charge of their finances?

In the old age, it’s advisable to keep equity exposure low to preserve the capital from taking a dip due to the vagaries of the stock market.

Disburse pension to elderly on time; provide PPE, face masks to people in old age homes: SC

The elderly are suffering and steps should be taken by the administration to attend to them whenever any request is made, the top court said.

OYO to enter assisted-living spaces for senior citizens

The $5 billion-valued company may look into the area with its New Real Estate Businesses arm which also includes OYO Life, a co-living vertical targeted at millennials and young professionals.

No company for old men: Survey finds one fourth of elderly population living alone

Working on the sample size of 10,000 elderly people, Delhi-based NGO Agewell Foundation found that almost every fourth elderly -- 23.44 percent of the respondents -- was living alone in the country.

Senior citizens - This is how additional tax benefit on single premium health insurance will be calculated

The deduction will be allowed on proportionate basis for the number of years for which health insurance cover

PM address his way of thanking people for backing note ban: BJP

Hailing Prime Minister Narendra Modi's address to the nation, BJP said the welfare measures announced by him were his way of thanking people for their unstinted support to demonetisation and will help the poor and boost economy.