80-year-old Kanta Prasad at his residence, in New Delhi. Prasad and his wife Badami Devi, who run a small eatery 'Baba Ka Dhaba' in Delhi's Malviya Nagar had been losing their live...
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80-year-old Kanta Prasad and his wife Badami Devi with their grandchildren pose for photographs at their residence, in New Delhi.
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An elderly woman ties rakhi on the wrist of a worker at an old age home, on the eve of Raksha Bandhan festival, in Kolkata.
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Agustina, 81, and Pascual, 84, hug and kiss through a plastic film screen to avoid contracting the new coronavirus at a nursing home in Barcelona, Spain. The Ballesol Fabra i Puig ...
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An elderly woman waits to give swab sample for COVID-19 testing at a centre, during the ongoing nationwide lockdown to curb the spread of coronavirus, in Kolkata.
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Elderly passengers being escorted by staff members as they arrive at T3 of IGI airport for domestic travel after the resumption of flight services, in New Delhi. Flight operations ...
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Elderly people maintain social distance as they wait to collect their pension money, during the ongoing COVID-19 nationwide lockdown, in Patna.
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An elderly woman waits outside RML Hospital for treatment, during the nationwide lockdown to curb the spread of coronavirus, in New Delhi.
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Senior Citizens wait for their turn at a bank, during a nationwide lockdown in the wake of coronavirus pandemic, in Kurali.
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Elderly women show 500 rupee notes after withdrawing from their Jan-Dhan account, during the nationwide lockdown to curb the spread of coronavirus, in Nadia district.
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A man carries his mother as he crosses a deserted road during a nationwide lockdown in the wake of coronavirus pandemic, in Prayagraj.
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An elderly couple show their inked fingers outside a polling station at CR Park, during Delhi Assembly elections, in New Delhi.
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State Literacy Mission director P S Srikala visits 105-year-old Bhageerathi Amma, who became the eldest in the country to pass fourth standard equivalency examination, at Kollam.
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Elderly persons take part in the Tata Mumbai Marathon 2020, in Mumbai.
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Elderly women from an old-age home take part in a protest against Citizenship Amendent Bill, in Guwahati.
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Elderly persons at an Old Age Home celebrate Bhai Dooj festival, in Jammu.
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Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu addresses the gathering at the 39th Annual and Elder’s Day celebrations of the Age Care India, in New Delhi
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Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment Thaawarchand Gehlot after flagging off a walkathon for senior citizens to mark the International Day of Older Persons organized by...
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Senior citizens play football to mark the International Day of Older Persons, in Bikaner.
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Saidu (90) and Subhadra (82), after being separated for 36 years reunite at an old age home in Thrissur district of Kerala. They lost contact with each other since 1983 after the m...
The elderly doctor was allegedly attacked by a mob of tea garden workers following the death of one of their colleagues at the hospital where the doctor worked.
The love and cheers that Charulata Patel received was not just because she was an enthusiastic cricket fan, but because she was an enthusiastic 87-year-old cricket fan. She broke through a stereotype, and India saluted her for that.
Over last two decades, India has made good efforts in keeping malaria under check. The burden has declined by 59 per cent (2.03 million cases in 2000 to 0.84 million in 2017), and deaths due to disease by 89 per cent.
In a letter, his father had written about the "harassment" a sick and elderly person faces during filling of life certificate form at provident fund offices
Acute lack of geriatric care in India and lack of a voice for senior citizens is making life impossible for the elderly community. Old-age homes are no more a solution
The United Nations Population Fund and Help Age India estimate the number of elderly people to increase to 173 million by 2026. In India, there is serious demand for housing for senior citizens