Lucknow: An elderly couple was stabbed to death by unidentified persons in Gomti Nagar area, police said. The bodies of RN Mehra, 61, a retired bank cashier, and his 58-year-old wife Lata, labour enforcement officer posted in Barabanki, were found inside their Vipul Khand residence on Sunday night, they said.
Police said the bodies have multiple stab wounds. The incident came to fore when the couple's daughter Gunjan, who lives in Delhi, failed to contact Mehra and alerted her relative Rakesh Khatri.
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12:00 PM, Apr 15, 2013
Kurukshetra: Parents of an employee of Kurukshetra University were axed to death while four other members of the family injured when armed robbers struck at his residence in Kurukshetra, police said on Saturday. Robbers decamped with cash and valuables after assaulting Kurukshetra university employee Vivek Ratan and his family on Friday night, they said. Ratan, his wife, brother and his wife, suffered serious injuries in the incident, police said. A...
02:52 AM, Apr 14, 2013
New Delhi: Nearly 71 per cent of India's elderly aged between 60 to 80 years are compelled to work, said a survey conducted by United Nation Population Fund (UNFPA) India. The survey, partnered with many other organisations, noted that 71 per cent elderly work due to economic necessity and not by choice, and that there is a close link between current work participation and poverty and illiteracy. The survey was...
05:16 PM, Nov 20, 2012
According to National Crime Record bureau, in five years since 2007, 40 senior citizens have been murdered across the city, but there have been only two convictions so far. ...
11:50 PM, Oct 02, 2012
A disturbing new study says that one in three elderly persons in India is physically and verbally abused by their own children. ...
11:56 PM, Oct 01, 2012
On the International day of older persons, tonight at 10, CNN-IBN Deputy Editor Sagarika Ghose discusses with a panel of experts whether the senior citizens are being abused by their own children. You can ask a question to our panelists here or tweet us @face_the_nation.
10:14 AM, Oct 01, 2012
More than 3000 working poor are right now agitating at Jantar Mantar, New Delhi, under the banner of Pension Parishad as the curtains are up on the 'right to pension' campaign. Spearheaded by Aruna Roy, the Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan leader and member of the National Advisory Council (NAC), the campaign seeks universalisation of a minimum pension of Rs 2000 per person per month for all elderly citizens of India...
02:53 PM, May 10, 2012
Pallakad: In today's fast paced world, we prefer to leave behind those who can't catch up. Old age is one such anomaly. "After my husband's death, my son physically tortured me...had to approach the police," said Sitamma, an old lady. Sitamma's is not an isolated story. The "golden years" end up being traumatic for many elderly people, abandoned and banished by their loved ones. Embracing them as her own is...
11:44 AM, Mar 12, 2012
New Delhi: A Delhi Police constable was on Saturday arrested on charge of culpable homicide not amounting to murder in connection with the death of an elderly man, whom he allegedly shoved during an argument. Vikram Singh, who was inducted into the force in 2008, has been placed under arrest in connection with the death of 66-year-old Anil Kumar, a senior police official said. Singh was suspended soon after the...
02:38 PM, Mar 03, 2012
Anil Arora, 66, died of a heart attack after being pushed and kicked by two constables at the Dhaula Kuan police booth. ...
09:19 AM, Mar 01, 2012
Thrissur (Kerala): Thanks to a verdict by a Lok Adalat in Kerala, an elderly casual labourer and his wife have won the right to collect their deceased son's semen from an infertility clinic and use it to have a surrogate child. Ravi Kumar, 59, a casual labourer, and his 58-year-old wife Karthiyayani from Thrissur are overjoyed with the verdict. They have even found a woman who is willing to become...
01:25 PM, Feb 29, 2012
Esther and Bruce Huffman were making faces and singing not knowing everything was captured on camera. ...
12:49 PM, Sep 15, 2011
London: Earning less seems to be a blessing in disguise -- the richer people become the lesser they care for their elderly parents, a new study has found. The study of 2,790 American men and women found that increasing of wages leads to a significant drop in the amount of time people spend in helping their parents with household chores, errands and transport. According to the research, for every ten...
03:25 PM, Aug 25, 2011
Many senior citizens of the country feel left-out and distressed after being deserted by their own families. ...
05:04 PM, Jan 31, 2011
New York: Nearly half of elderly Americans will face a future with at least one year below or close to the poverty line, according to a new study that showed a huge racial divide in prospects for the elderly. Mark R. Rank, a professor at Washington University in St. Louis, said the results of his research contradict popular beliefs about the economic stability of America's elderly population. "We have an...
10:06 AM, Dec 14, 2010
Jaipur: Eighty-six-year-old Bansidhar Sharma of Seetaram Puri Basti in Jaipur, Rajasthan spent his youth fighting for the nation. He is amongst those distinguished freedom fighters who led India to freedom from the British Raj, but like many others his efforts went unnoticed. Today, he survives on Government pension, which isn't enough to meet his medical expenses. After India became a free nation, he served the Congress government for 62 years....
11:33 AM, Aug 13, 2010
Jalandhar resident asked to give maintenance, leave old couple in peace. ...
09:21 PM, Aug 01, 2009
Henry Allingham credited his long life to whiskey, cigarettes, 'wild, wild women'. ...
08:21 PM, Jul 18, 2009
The global economic crisis has had a deep impact on the elderly in India. ...
05:49 PM, Feb 21, 2009
Maharashtra state cabinet has given its nod to this new law. ...
09:32 AM, Feb 20, 2009
