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Free travel on TNSTC buses for elderly, disabled on polling day in Coimbatore
4+ day, 12+ hour ago (205+ words) COIMBATORE: The Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation (TNSTC) has directed all its General Managers to ensure free travel to senior citizens and all categories of differently abled persons on town buses on the polling day, April 23. At the request of…...
For seniors, taking a walk is risky outing on Bengaluru footpaths
1+ week, 9+ hour ago (265+ words) BENGALURU: Senior citizens in Bengaluru deplore the poor condition of footpaths, which they say pose serious risks to their safety and independence. "First of all, is there any footpath in Bengaluru?" questions Dr Vittal Kamath, a senior citizen. He is…...
Tightening control over foreign funded NGOs
1+ week, 5+ day ago (718+ words) The government recently introduced a new bill in Parliament to regulate foreign funding of NGOs. The Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026, however, reignited the debate over the Central government assuming excessive power through legislation by fuelling concerns about narratives of…...
BJP plotting to delete names of bona fide citizens from poll list: Abhishek
2+ week, 1+ day ago (390+ words) KOLKATA: Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee on Thursday accused the BJP government at the Centre of conspiring against the country's bona fide citizens by deleting their names from the electoral rolls under the pretext of the SIR exercise. Canvassing for…...
Orissa HC upholds elderly father's right to live in ancestral home
2+ week, 5+ day ago (265+ words) CUTTACK: The Orissa High Court has upheld an order passed by the sub-collector, Bhubaneswar, acting as the Tribunal under the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007, reinforcing the rights of senior citizens to live with dignity and…...
The little Kottayam in the deep and lush forests of Karnataka
3+ week, 4+ day ago (318+ words) MALAPPURAM: The migration of people from Kottayam to the highlands for farming is a well-known chapter in the state's history. Over the decades, thousands moved in search of cultivable land, transforming forested hills into plantations. Not so widely known though…...
Where retirement feels like recess again in Pranam Daycare Centre
3+ week, 5+ day ago (499+ words) SANGAREDDY: Forget the stereotype of quiet, lonely retirement homes. At the Pranam Daycare Centre in Sangareddy, the soundtrack is laughter, the daily uniform is a smile, and the only thing on the agenda is fun. Here, a group of seniors…...
Kerala HC forms all-women bench for family disputes ahead of Women's Day
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (193+ words) KOCHI: In a symbolic step on the eve of International Women's Day, the High Court has decided to constitute a division bench comprising only women judges to hear family-related cases. The new roster in the court will come into effect…...
Bengal native arrested for duping elderly man of Rs 50 lakh in investment scam in Odisha
2+ mon, 1+ day ago (243+ words) BHUBANESWAR: Cyber Crime police on Sunday arrested a West Bengal native for allegedly duping a senior citizen of Rs 50. 16 lakh by posing as a staff of a trading company, and luring him to invest money on the promise of receiving…...
Four years passed on, but no work done by Punjab Government: Haryana CM Nayab Singh Saini
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (577+ words) CHANDIGARH: Addressing a public meeting in Ludhiana, Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini said that people judge governments by the work done on the ground, but the Punjab Government had done no work, even though four years have passed on....