
New Delhi: NAC member Aruna Roy is leading the newly formed Pension Parishad to demand a universal pension scheme. The question is whether every elderly person in India who is above 60 years of age should be entitled to a pension. The question was taken up by IBN18 Network Deputy Editor Sagarika Ghosh on her show Face the Nation. Here's the transcript of the discussion with a distinguished panel: Sagarika...

11:40 AM, May 09, 2012

Kolkata: A senior citizen Manik Dabriwal wants tax laws to be amended so that citizens above the age of 60 years can claim deductions on the medical insurance premium paid by dependents. Manik, a 70-year-old businessman, spends his days catching up on the news that is something he didn't have time for when he was young. In his twilight years, Manik hopes to reap the benefit of his age, as...

08:48 AM, Mar 13, 2012

New Delhi: The Railway Ministry has agreed to extend to up to 40 per cent the concessions in fares given to male senior citizens while also agreeing to reduce the age for availing concession for women. This was informed by the Delhi government whose minister for Social Welfare Kiran Walia had taken up this demand with the Railway Ministry. The government of India has agreed to grant a relief of...

01:16 AM, Mar 02, 2012

Nagpur: Encouraged by a Supreme Court verdict, making live-in relationships legal and inspired by a recent meet of senior citizens in Ahmedabad, in search of a life partner, elders in Nagpur have decided to give the idea a go. A group of senior citizens under the banner of 'Jyeshtha Nagrik Liv-In Relationship Mandal', led by a former banker Arvind Godbole hit on the idea to float an organisation for helping...

12:24 PM, Jan 24, 2012

Tokyo: Fifteen years ago, a growing sense of isolation due to old age prompted Kayoko Okawa, then 66, to knock on the door of a local volunteer centre and timidly ask if it was possible for someone her age to start an online community for seniors. The energetic 81-year-old is now president of the "Computer Grandmas Group" and says connecting this way can ease loneliness for Japan's increasing number of...

12:56 PM, Aug 25, 2011

A senior citizen explains things she would do for 2011 budget if she were to step into Pranab Mukherjee's shoes. ...

10:48 AM, Feb 08, 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

Two senior citizens share their stories with CNN-IBN about their fight for their right to drive. ...

06:53 PM, Oct 30, 2010

In this week's episode of
Zindagi Live , meet those for whom life has just started at the age of retirement. ...

07:55 PM, Apr 18, 2010

MV Dhandapani makes a request to Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee. ...

09:16 AM, Feb 17, 2010

Govt is hopeful that the maintenance act will improve the situation. ...

05:18 PM, Oct 02, 2009

Deduction on loans for higher education extended to all fields. ...

03:55 PM, Jul 06, 2009

Seniors citizens pay 30 per cent tax on their modest income. ...

06:38 PM, Jul 01, 2009

The neighbour has threatened the elderly couple with dire consequences. ...

02:01 PM, Jun 25, 2009