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LAW FOR ELDERLY: Maharashtra state cabinet has given its nod to this new law.

LAW FOR ELDERLY: Maharashtra state cabinet has given its nod to this new law.

New law that punishes elderly ill-treatment

75-year-old Rajaram Shevde's bruises on his arm signs of the violent relationship he and his wife share with their unemployed son. Shevde says he has already filed six police complaints against the 36-year-old son and yet he harasses him and his wife for money a meager pension he can ill afford to part with.

FOREVER YOUNG: Chinese senior citizen performs morning exercises at Daban in Inner Mongolia province, China.

German researchers uncover 'longevity gene'

According to researchers, a variation in the gene FOXO3A has a positive effect on the life expectancy.

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/german-researchers-uncover-longevity-gene/84412-17.html

Celebrating the New Year with the old

Senior citizens at Goa's St Joseph's old age home party right at the New Year.

http://ibnlive.in.com/videos/55338/celebrating-the-new-year-with-the-old.html

IN A ROW: The fire came less than 24 hours after a methane gas blast at a Siberian coal mine.

Fire kills 63 in Russian rest home

A fire swept through a home for elderly and disabled people in southern Russia on Tuesday, killing at least 63 people.

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/fire-kills-63-in-russian-rest-home/36461-2.html

HOPE FLOATS: For N K Pal, the Parents and Senior Citizens Bill is a godsend.

Elderly wonder if Bill is any good

It's still impossible to legislate on so complex a relationship as that between parent and child.

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/elderly-wonder-if-bill-is-any-good/34232-3.html

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