Senior Citizens
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World Senior Citizen Day 2025: Best quotes, drawings and posters to celebrate our elders
Events | Aug 20, 2025, 10:15 PM ISTWorld Senior Citizen Day reminds us to cherish and respect our elders. Here are quotes, posters, images and speech samples to celebrate their wisdom and love.
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The Pros and Cons of Senior Citizen Fixed Deposits in 2025
Brand Content | May 22, 2025, 01:55 PM ISTIn 2025, senior citizen FD rates continue to provide a reliable means of earning more interest at low risk. These fixed deposits are still valuable for capital preservation and earning regular income for conservative investors. But, as with all investments, they have drawbacks, including liquidity,
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Here’s How Do Pre-Existing Conditions Affect Health Insurance for Senior Citizens
Brand Content | Apr 28, 2025, 08:51 PM ISTMost insurance policies impose a waiting period—usually between 12 and 48 months—before pre-existing conditions are covered. During this period, treatment costs related to these conditions are not reimbursed.
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Indian Railways: Senior citizens can get a confirmed lower berth seat | Here’s how to book
Business | Feb 11, 2025, 12:57 PM ISTSenior citizens can get a confirmed lower berth on Indian Railways by booking under the Senior Citizen Quota. Know how to secure a lower berth, booking tips, and travel benefits for senior citizens.
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Budget 2025: Limit for tax deduction for senior citizens to be doubled to Rs 1 lakh, says Sitharaman
Budget | Feb 01, 2025, 04:01 PM ISTBudget 2025: 33,000 taxpayers availed Vivad Se Vishwas 2.0 scheme to settle direct tax disputes.
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Fixed Deposits for senior citizens: Public, private banks providing higher interest in December
Personal Finance | Dec 23, 2024, 01:37 PM ISTThe Fixed Deposits are one of the safest and most trusted ways of making long-term investments. By making a one-time investment, an individual can earn up to an interest of nearly 8.5 per cent through FDs.
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Fixed Deposits for senior citizens: Check list of top private banks offering highest interest rates
Personal Finance | Nov 27, 2024, 10:58 AM ISTA Fixed Deposit (FD) account is a financial product where an investor deposits a lump sum of money for a predetermined period, and the interest rate remains fixed throughout the duration of the deposit.
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'Ayushman Vay Vandana' enrolment under AB PM-JAY touches 10 lakh within 3 weeks: Check how to apply
India | Nov 19, 2024, 12:03 PM ISTThe Vay Vandana Card serves as a key element of the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PM-JAY), reinforcing the commitment to providing accessible healthcare for all.
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Why does Asian Development Bank ask Pakistan to adopt India's education system? Know here
World | Sep 15, 2024, 06:54 PM ISTA Planning Commission's report revealed that Pakistan's education delivery system had become dysfunctional and all the 134 districts, barring Islamabad, were lagging on indicators ranging from learning outcomes to public financing.
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5 fixed deposit schemes for senior citizens from SBI: Check attractive interest rates
Personal Finance | Sep 09, 2024, 04:10 PM ISTFixed deposits: Another scheme is called the SBI Amrit Kalash scheme which runs for 400 days and offers an interest rate of 7.10 percent per annum for general citizens.
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Fixed Deposits for senior citizens: List of 10 banks offering up to 9.5 per cent interest on FDs
Business | Aug 28, 2024, 10:17 PM ISTA Fixed Deposit (FD) account is a financial product where an investor deposits a lump sum of money for a predetermined period, and the interest rate remains fixed throughout the duration of the deposit.
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World Senior Citizens Day 2024: Check these investment options with best returns for older adults
Personal Finance | Aug 21, 2024, 04:13 PM ISTBefore deciding on any investment options, it is imperative to accurately assess one's financial requirements, including estimating the monthly budgetary needs.
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Noida: In a first, 355 people with disabilities and aged 85 years cast vote from home in GB Nagar
Uttar Pradesh | Apr 16, 2024, 05:08 PM ISTVoters above 85 years of age and Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) with 40% benchmark disability can avail the optional home voting facility
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World Senior Citizen Day 2023: 5 best ways to take care of the elder ones in family
Lifestyle | Aug 21, 2023, 05:07 PM ISTThis year, on World's Senior Citizen Day 2023, let’s make sure that we not only recognise the elderly but also take extra special care of them in our own families.
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Delhi Police band performs for Senior Citizens to create police-public interaction | WATCH
Delhi | May 14, 2023, 12:36 PM ISTThe Musical Orchestra of Delhi Police performed a beautiful musical event to share some happy moments and memories with Sr Citizens.
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'No restoration of concession for senior citizens in trains', says Railways Minister
India | Dec 14, 2022, 02:52 PM ISTSenior citizen concession tickets: Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw hinted that the concessions given to the senior citizens in the railways may not be restored, citing excessive expanses of the national transporter.
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Delhi most unsafe city for senior citizens, says NCRB data
India | Dec 15, 2022, 04:15 PM ISTThe national capital has witnessed a 28.69 per cent surge in crime against senior citizens in 2021 as compared to the previous year with 1,166 cases registered by the police, the data of the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) showed.
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Free bus travel for women on Raksha Bandhan in UP, Haryana | Details
India | Aug 10, 2022, 01:25 PM ISTFree bus travel for women in state buses was also announced by the Rajasthan government earlier.
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Sweden to give 4th Covid19 shot to people over 65 years old
World | Apr 04, 2022, 05:47 PM ISTThe recommendation also includes fourth shots for those between 18–64 with moderate to severe immune deficiency, Sweden’s Public Health Agency said in a statement. "The goal is just as before to prevent serious illness and death from Covid19," Agency chief Karin Tegmark Wisell said.
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VP Venkaiah Naidu launches Elderly Line 14567, SACRED portal for senior citizens
India | Oct 02, 2021, 06:56 AM ISTNotably, the United Nations General Assembly had adopted a resolution to observe October 1, 1999 as the International Day of Older Persons