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Punishment on Tamil prisoners in Qatar harsh, India has filed appeal: MEA
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec. 8 (ANI): External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Vikas Swarup on Thursday said the penalty imposed on two men from Tamil Nadu, who were sentenced to death in Doha for allegedly murdering an elderly woman in 2012, is too harsh and a lawyer has been appointed while addin
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Bangladeshi migrant killed in UK detention centre
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], Dec. 4 (ANI): An elderly Bangladeshi immigrant, who had been living in the United Kingdom without proper documents, was killed in an immigration facility in Greater London.
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Certain medicines could lead to falls in elderly
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C [US], Nov. 28 (ANI): A recent study categorized certain medications as high risk for elders, consuming which could lead them to fall.
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Home-based telemental health services help elderly under depression
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C [US], Nov. 25 (ANI): According to the results of a clinical trial in 241 depressed elderly veterans, home-based telemental health for depression is well received by patients and delivers as good a quality of life as in-person visits.
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LG Jung strictly instructs police to ensure adequate staff at banks
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi, Nov. 17 (ANI): Lieutenant Governor (LG) Najeeb Jung on Thursday instructed Delhi Police to deploy adequate staff at banks and ATMs and assist the elderly, women, sick and other vulnerable people standing in queues.
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President Mukherjee to honour senior eminent citizens today
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct. 1 (ANI): President Pranab Mukherjee will today present the National Awards for Senior Citizens Vayoshreshtha Samman-2016 to eminent senior citizens and institutions in recognition of their service towards the cause of elderly persons.
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Regular walking could ward off movement-limiting disability
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Sept. 27 (ANI): A recent study suggests that regular exercising reduces the impact and span of mobility-limiting disability in elderly.
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Old age home residents are given sedatives to control their behaviour, rev
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
London [England], Sept.21 (ANI): A recent study has revealed that elderly care home residents are routinely being given dangerous 'chemical cosh' drugs to keep them sedated.
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Old people suffering from hip fracture may never recover: Study
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C [USA], Sept. 12 (ANI): A recent observational study has shown that one in every two elderly people, who have suffered a hip fracture will never be as physically active and independent as they were before.
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Poonch encounter: Security forces rescue elderly couple held as hostage by
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Srinagar [India], Sept. 11 (ANI): Terrorists in Poonch town in Alla Pir Mohalla had taken an elderly couple as hostage amid the encounter that ensued with the Indian Army and Jammu and Kashmir Police.
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Samarth launches professional initiative for senior citizens
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 29 (ANI-NewsVoir): With over 11 crore elderly in India, the UN has classified India as an ageing nation. New trends indicate most senior citizens living on their own, especially in our cities are unable to get the care and trusted support they need and are therefore fo
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Kerala: Elderly dies after Jyotiraditya Scindia's car hits his two-wh
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Alappuzha (Kerala), Aug 10 (ANI): A 62-year-old person was killed at Alappuzha in Kerala on Wednesday after the two-wheeler he was riding on was hit by the car in which Congress leader Jyotiraditya Scindia was travelling in.
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