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SpiceJet To Pay Rs 25,000 Compensation To Passenger For Issuing Wrong Ticket
SpiceJet, in its defense, argued the flight cancellation was due to bad weather, an instance beyond its control, and its liability is limited as per the Carriage by Air Act, 1972.
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Senior Citizen Rapes Teen In Delhi, Son Accidentally Films It: Police
A 16-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a 68-year-old man while his son ended up recording the act on his phone suspecting that his father practised black magic, Delhi police said on Thursday.
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97-Year-Old Man Approaches Court Against Provisions Of Senior Citizen Act
A ninety-seven-year-old man has approached the Delhi High Court challenging certain provisions of the law that gives benefit to the aged persons to get declared as void the property transferred to their children in case they are not taken care of.
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No Train Subsidy For Elderly, Crores For MPs, Show Centre's Records
While MPs enjoyed crores in free and discounted train tickets, the Indian Railways has been refusing concessions to senior citizens citing the need to cut its subsidy bills, documents accessed under the Right to Information (RTI) Act show.
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Assam Congress Collecting 50 Lakh Traditional Scarf With Anti-CAA Message
With the election in Assam two months away, the Congress's anti-Citizenship (Amendment) Act or CAA "gamosa collection drive" started today. College students, entrepreneurs, senior citizens and private sector employees, among others, have given support to the party and handed over gamosas - a tradition cloth in Assam - signed by them to Congress lea...
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"India's Goodwill Destroyed By Malicious Act": P Chidambaram On CAA
Terming the Citizenship Amendment Act a "malicious and mischievous" law, senior Congress leader P Chidambaram said on Friday that people across the world are questioning India's commitment towards being a democratic nation. He also described the National Population Register (NPR) and National Register of Citizens (NRC) as "mischievous and dangerous...
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"Jinnah Is Winning": Shashi Tharoor Attacks Centre Over Citizenship Law
Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor said on Sunday that Pakistan's founding father Muhammad Ali Jinnah's victory will be complete if the Citizenship Amendment Act leads to the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in which a large section of the population would be deprived of its rights if it fails to prove its citizenship.
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Amarinder Singh Gifts Hitler's Autobiography To Akali Leader Sukhbir Badal
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh has taken political messaging to a literal level, with a special gift to rival Shiromani Akali Dal. The package was delivered to senior Akali leader Sukhbir Badal today. Inside was a book, and a note.
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Hundreds Protest Against Citizenship Act, Citizens' List In Mumbai's August Kranti Maidan
Hundreds, including college students, political and social activists, senior citizens and others, started assembling at the historic August Kranti Maidan in south Mumbai for the biggest protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act and National Register for Citizens, on Thursday afternoon.
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Missing Mumbai Man, 90, Reunited With Family After Video Goes Viral
It was just one small act of kindness for a policeman in Solapur who fed a homeless old man. And yet, its ripples were felt all the way here in Mumbai, where another cop watched a viral video of the incident and recognised the destitute man as his 90-year-old neighbour, who had gone missing four months ago. Thanks to one cop's compassion, and the o...
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Centre Proposes 6-Month Jail Term For Those Who Abandon Elderly Parents
The Narendra Modi government is planning to increase the jail term for those who abandon or abuse their elderly parents, to six months from the existing three months, according to a senior official.
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Railways To Act Tough Against Those Declaring Wrong Age From February 1
In order to prevent misuse of senior citizen concession and quota, the Railways will act tough against passengers who have declared wrong age by treating them as without tickets.
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Railways To Act Tough Against Those Declaring Wrong Age From February 1
In order to prevent misuse of senior citizen concession and quota, the Railways will act tough against passengers who have declared wrong age by treating them as without tickets.
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Seniors arrested for gambling were just playing bridge
Seventeen senior citizens who were arrested by the police last year for playing card games - Rummy and Bridge - at a suburban Gymkhana got a major relief from the Bombay High Court yesterday. It awarded Rs 1,000 as compensation to each of the petitioners, while the two women who were also arrested are to get Rs 26,000 each.
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Senior citizen, rickshaw driver catch chain-snatcher
For their heroic act, Commissioner of Police Meeran Borwankar felicitated 65-year-old Murlidhar Deshpande and auto rickshaw driver Umesh Suryawanshi at the police commissionerate.
_625x300_1528873996323.jpg?downsize=260:195 "Missing Mumbai Man, 90, Reunited With Family After Video Goes Viral")
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SpiceJet To Pay Rs 25,000 Compensation To Passenger For Issuing Wrong Ticket
SpiceJet, in its defense, argued the flight cancellation was due to bad weather, an instance beyond its control, and its liability is limited as per the Carriage by Air Act, 1972.
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Senior Citizen Rapes Teen In Delhi, Son Accidentally Films It: Police
A 16-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a 68-year-old man while his son ended up recording the act on his phone suspecting that his father practised black magic, Delhi police said on Thursday.
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97-Year-Old Man Approaches Court Against Provisions Of Senior Citizen Act
A ninety-seven-year-old man has approached the Delhi High Court challenging certain provisions of the law that gives benefit to the aged persons to get declared as void the property transferred to their children in case they are not taken care of.
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No Train Subsidy For Elderly, Crores For MPs, Show Centre's Records
While MPs enjoyed crores in free and discounted train tickets, the Indian Railways has been refusing concessions to senior citizens citing the need to cut its subsidy bills, documents accessed under the Right to Information (RTI) Act show.
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Assam Congress Collecting 50 Lakh Traditional Scarf With Anti-CAA Message
With the election in Assam two months away, the Congress's anti-Citizenship (Amendment) Act or CAA "gamosa collection drive" started today. College students, entrepreneurs, senior citizens and private sector employees, among others, have given support to the party and handed over gamosas - a tradition cloth in Assam - signed by them to Congress lea...
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"India's Goodwill Destroyed By Malicious Act": P Chidambaram On CAA
Terming the Citizenship Amendment Act a "malicious and mischievous" law, senior Congress leader P Chidambaram said on Friday that people across the world are questioning India's commitment towards being a democratic nation. He also described the National Population Register (NPR) and National Register of Citizens (NRC) as "mischievous and dangerous...
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"Jinnah Is Winning": Shashi Tharoor Attacks Centre Over Citizenship Law
Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor said on Sunday that Pakistan's founding father Muhammad Ali Jinnah's victory will be complete if the Citizenship Amendment Act leads to the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in which a large section of the population would be deprived of its rights if it fails to prove its citizenship.
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Amarinder Singh Gifts Hitler's Autobiography To Akali Leader Sukhbir Badal
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh has taken political messaging to a literal level, with a special gift to rival Shiromani Akali Dal. The package was delivered to senior Akali leader Sukhbir Badal today. Inside was a book, and a note.
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Hundreds Protest Against Citizenship Act, Citizens' List In Mumbai's August Kranti Maidan
Hundreds, including college students, political and social activists, senior citizens and others, started assembling at the historic August Kranti Maidan in south Mumbai for the biggest protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act and National Register for Citizens, on Thursday afternoon.
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Missing Mumbai Man, 90, Reunited With Family After Video Goes Viral
It was just one small act of kindness for a policeman in Solapur who fed a homeless old man. And yet, its ripples were felt all the way here in Mumbai, where another cop watched a viral video of the incident and recognised the destitute man as his 90-year-old neighbour, who had gone missing four months ago. Thanks to one cop's compassion, and the o...
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Centre Proposes 6-Month Jail Term For Those Who Abandon Elderly Parents
The Narendra Modi government is planning to increase the jail term for those who abandon or abuse their elderly parents, to six months from the existing three months, according to a senior official.
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Railways To Act Tough Against Those Declaring Wrong Age From February 1
In order to prevent misuse of senior citizen concession and quota, the Railways will act tough against passengers who have declared wrong age by treating them as without tickets.
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Railways To Act Tough Against Those Declaring Wrong Age From February 1
In order to prevent misuse of senior citizen concession and quota, the Railways will act tough against passengers who have declared wrong age by treating them as without tickets.
-
Seniors arrested for gambling were just playing bridge
Seventeen senior citizens who were arrested by the police last year for playing card games - Rummy and Bridge - at a suburban Gymkhana got a major relief from the Bombay High Court yesterday. It awarded Rs 1,000 as compensation to each of the petitioners, while the two women who were also arrested are to get Rs 26,000 each.
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Senior citizen, rickshaw driver catch chain-snatcher
For their heroic act, Commissioner of Police Meeran Borwankar felicitated 65-year-old Murlidhar Deshpande and auto rickshaw driver Umesh Suryawanshi at the police commissionerate.
