New flaw in Apple devices led to spyware infection, researchers sayWhile inspecting the Apple device of an employee of a Washington-based civil society group last week, Citizen Lab said it found the flaw ha...
08 Sep, 2023, 08.00 PM IST
New flaw in Apple devices led to spyware infection, researchers sayResearchers at digital watchdog group Citizen Lab said on Thursday they found spyware they linked to Israeli firm NSO that exploited a newl...
08 Sep, 2023, 08.36 AM IST
Indian Railways take quick action after video of man smoking in train goes viralIn response to the viral video of a young man smoking in a train coach, Indian Railways acted quickly, and an RPF agent showed up at the be...
06 Feb, 2023, 08.03 PM IST
Extension of Mehbooba Mufti's detention under PSA abuse of law: Chidambaram"The extension of the detention of Ms Mehbooba Mufti under PSA is an abuse of law and an assault on the Constitutional rights guaranteed to...
01 Aug, 2020, 09.26 PM IST
Budget 2020: Social sector push with enhanced allocations for welfare schemesThere is a 14% increase in the budget allocation for ministry of social justice and empowerment and a 7.5% increase in that of tribal affai...
01 Feb, 2020, 06.03 PM IST
Effectiveness of existing law against abuse of elderly parents to be reviewed on direction from PMOStrengthening the existing legislation has been among the topmost priorities of the Ministry in the second tenure of the Modi government.
29 Sep, 2019, 04.34 PM IST
Over 71 pc senior citizens in India victims of abuse by family members: SurveyAs per the survey, every second senior citizen is being "harassed or mistreated or humiliated by their own family members, children, relati...
13 Jun, 2019, 10.26 PM IST
Gujarat man sent to jail for over 4 years for failing to pay maintenance to old parentsFamily court judge M K Parekh ordered that Kantibhai Solanki be arrested, after he told the court that he had no money to pay the monthly m...
08 Oct, 2018, 11.07 PM IST
Spending too much time on social media? It can hamper your relationship with eldersSenior citizens feel out of touch as families go gaga over social media, gadgets.
15 Jun, 2018, 12.00 PM IST
Delhi among top 5 cities with maximum elder abuseDelhi is among the top five Indian cities reporting high percentages of elderly abuse with 33 percent of the elderly population being treat...
14 Jun, 2018, 01.29 PM IST
Abuse of elders may attract 6 months' jailA survey report last year showed that 44 per cent of elderly people said they were ill-treated in public while another said verbal taunts a...
13 May, 2018, 11.18 AM IST
52 per cent senior citizens apply for maintenance allowance: SurveyHelpage India survey on the effectiveness of the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act was conducted in eight district...
08 Jan, 2018, 09.02 PM IST
Parents can evict abusive adult children from their house: HCThis is a major improvisation in a 2007 law that had left it to state governments to frame rules to protect the life and property of senior...
19 Mar, 2017, 12.59 PM IST
13 NGOs blacklisted last year for irregularities: Government3 NGOs were from Karnataka which worked for the welfare of senior citizens were blacklisted, Minister of State for Social Justice Vijay Sam...
16 Mar, 2017, 08.17 PM IST
Government proposes national policy for transgendersMinister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Vijay Sampla said an expert committee has been formed to suggest measures to ameliorat...
01 Dec, 2015, 04.09 PM IST
New national policy for senior citizens under finalisation: GovernmentSudarshan Bhagat said, in order to improve the living standard of senior citizens, government is implementing various welfare schemes.
22 Jul, 2014, 04.55 PM IST
- Bill on 'parenting aged parents' in offing
The proposal is coming up for a decision before the Union Cabinet scheduled to meet later today.
22 Feb, 2007, 10.30 AM IST