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Making the most of city life for older people: 3 debunked mobility myths

Montreal, Oct 5 (Conversation) Old age is often associated with reliance on others, loss of independence and inactivity. But these simplistic notions mask the diversity of people’s experiences as they age, and can also lead to unsuitable policies and interventions — or even to explicit forms of ageism. As a lecturer in urban planning at the Université de Montréal’s École d’urbanisme et d’architecture de paysage (School of Urban Planning and Landscape Architecture), I believe it’s important to challenge the myths surrounding older people in the city. Research in urban planning and urban studies shows that mobility does not stop with

CEC Gyanesh Kumar ‘violated’ law, should be removed: Prithviraj Chavan

Mumbai, Oct 5 (PTI) Senior Congress leader Prithviraj Chavan has alleged that Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar acted “completely illegally” and violated a parliamentary law on the powers of election commissioners, and sought his removal from the top post in the poll body. Serious questions were being raised about the Chief Election Commissioner’s functioning, Chavan said, alleging that Kumar was “helping someone illegally win elections due to his biased policies”. The Congress has been targeting the CEC after it came to light that election commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi objected on record at least 14 times over the

Stock markets rebound in early trade; Sensex jumps over 700 points

Mumbai, Oct 5 (PTI) Market benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty rebounded in early trade on Monday, following a decline in crude oil prices and easing concerns over further Federal Reserve tightening at its October meeting. The 30-share BSE Sensex jumped 413 points to 72,315 in early trade. The 50-share NSE Nifty climbed 131.55 points to 22,554.20. Later in the trade, the BSE benchmark surged 705.70 points to 72,594.57, and the Nifty jumped 187.30 points to 22,605.10. From the 30 Sensex firms, Bajaj Finance, ITC, Bajaj Finserv, Larsen & Toubro, Axis Bank and State Bank of India were among the winners.

Rupee trades in narrow range against US dollar in early trade

Mumbai, Oct 5 (PTI) Rupee traded in a narrow range against the US dollar in early trade on Monday and is hovering around the crucial 96 mark, amid persistent pressure ​from elevated crude oil prices and sustained foreign fund outflows. Forex traders said periodic dollar interventions by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) helped smooth excessive intraday volatility and capped sharper losses for the rupee, the overall macro environment of elevated import bills and persistent greenback strength weighed on investor sentiment. At the interbank foreign exchange market, the rupee opened at 96.20, then fell to 96.26 against the US dollar,

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