Last Updated: Wednesday, October 3, 2012, 17:56
A man in Australia has been taken into custody after being accused of raping a 76-year-old woman and molesting another, aged 86, in a hospital.
Last Updated: Monday, October 1, 2012, 16:24
Expressing his "dismay" over a recent survey that one out of three elders is abused in the country, President Pranab Mukherjee on Monday said it should serve as a "wake-up call" and prod each one of us to take immediate action.
Last Updated: Saturday, September 29, 2012, 12:36
About 31 percent elders, who are 60 years of age and above, in India have to face disrespect, neglect and verbal abuse from their family members.
Last Updated: Wednesday, September 26, 2012, 19:37
A wife of a retired headmaster was beaten to death by a man on suspicion that she practised `black magic`.
Last Updated: Tuesday, September 25, 2012, 17:16
A 50-year-old man was allegedly shot dead and two others were injured by one of their relative over a property dispute in Vindhyachal area.
Last Updated: Friday, September 14, 2012, 23:08
Police in China have busted a brothel that catered to elderly men, most of whom had been left to live alone by their migrant worker children, officials said.
Last Updated: Sunday, August 19, 2012, 14:53
An elderly couple was allegedly burnt to death in their sleep by their sister-in-law, following a dispute over property, at Dum Dum on the outskirts of Kolkata, the police said on Sunday.
Last Updated: Thursday, June 14, 2012, 14:12
An elderly couple were trapped in their bathroom for three days before managing to open the lock and escape from the damp confinement in an exhausted condition.
Last Updated: Tuesday, February 14, 2012, 15:59
Dame Judi Dench has hit out at the mistreatment of the elderly, saying that it is a distressing “scandal”, branding care homes as little more than “warehouses”.
Last Updated: Tuesday, December 13, 2011, 18:41
The latest therapeutic robot developed in Japan looks like a fluffy toy and has been designed as a companion for older people to keep depression at bay.
Last Updated: Thursday, November 3, 2011, 18:27
A 70-year-old man hailing from Uttar Pradesh,was arrested here for allegedly supplying illegal firearms to criminal gangs.
Last Updated: Saturday, October 1, 2011, 22:22
Government plans to set up national institutes in Delhi and Chennai dedicated to research in old age medicines and health care.
more videos >>
