The concerns of the country's 9 crore elderly people, who want the government to utilise their skills for mutual benefit, include safety, pension, income security, raising the tax exemption limit and health benefits. "We are urging the government to free all those above 80 years of age from all taxes and allow them to spend the evening of their lives in peace," Chief Executive of HelpAge India Mathew Cherian said.
Bhojpuri actor Ravi Kishan may soon join the increasing number of celebrities who have become poster boys for political parties in the run-up to the forthcoming Lok Sabha polls. The Bigg Boss finalist, who had earlier wished to stay away from politics after claiming to have got similar offers from the Bahujan Samaj Party and the Bharatiya Janata Party, now seems to have made up his mind about joining politics. The actor has featured in several Bhojpuri and Hindi films.
Conceptualised by Manvendra Singh Gohil, the scion of the 600-year-old Rajpipla dynasty in Gujarat, who acknowledged being gay two years ago, the first of its kind project is expected to be ready to accommodate elderly homosexuals by the end of this year.
Experts warn that various steroid-based supplements, which are easily available in the markets with attractive tags and offers, could cause physical and psychological side-effects such as impotency, shrunken testis, cardiovascular and liver disorders, and male breast enlargement (Gynaecomastia).
The matrimonial sites came under scanner after the arrest of one Liaquat who allegedly cheated more than fifty women into marriage in Chennai in recently. He advertised himself as a UK-based Indian engineer looking for a bride in an online marriage portal.
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