New Delhi, Oct 1 (TIWN) The Centre has hiked interest rate for senior citizen savings scheme by 20 basis points from 7.4 per cent to 7.6 per cent, according to a Finance Ministry notification.

"A Yangon-Loikaw plane was shot near the Loikaw airport from nearby Wah La Poe Village. A passenger was injured in his ear because of the bullet pierced through into the cabin of the plane," Zaw Min Tun, head of the State Administration Council's Information Team, told Xinhua news agency.