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World Suicide Prevention Day: Data on businesspersons tell a shocking story

Suicide is a a growing problem and the numbers tell a shocking story. A total of 12,055 businesspersons died by suicide in 2021. According to data compiled by the National Crime Records Bureau, the number of such deaths in the farming segment was 10,881.

CBI deputy legal advisor Jitendra Kumar commits suicide at Delhi residence

A deputy legal advisor with the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) allegedly committed suicide at his south Delhi residence

More suicides by businesspersons than farmers for second year in a row

Seeking help brings solutions, say mental health experts

Tamil Nadu: Class 12 student commits suicide; 5th such incident this month

The incident comes just a day after another class 12 student was found dead at her home in Virudhachalam in the Cuddalore district

Bihar Deputy CM denies starvation behind Samastipur mass suicide

In wake of the mass suicide by five members of a family, including two minors, in Bihar's Samastipur, Deputy CM Tar Kishore Prasad denied that starvation was a reason for the tragic incident

Gynaecologist dies by suicide on being charged with murder in Rajasthan

A private hospital gynaecologist committed suicide in Dausa after an FIR was filed against her under section 302 of the IPC (Murder).

50-year-old man attempts self-immolation outside Supreme Court

A 50-year-old man attempted self-immolation near the Supreme Court in the national capital on Friday, official sources said.

MP to bring law to regulate online gaming after 11-yr-old commits suicide

Home Minister Narottam Mishra said the state govt will bring an act to regulate online games after an 11-yr-old boy allegedly committed suicide in Bhopal due to his addiction to an online mobile game

Woman allegedly commits suicide after fiance demands dowry in UP's Shamli

A bride-to-be allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself after her fiance and his relatives demanded dowry, police said on Thursday

Woman who attempted self-immolation outside Supreme Court dies

A 24-year-old woman who allegedly attempted suicide with a man outside the Supreme Court here died on Tuesday, police said.

BITS Pilani deputy registrar commits suicide; sister blames work stress

The body of R C Dagar was found hanging at his residential quarters in BITS campus

Activist Baba Amte's granddaughter dies of suicide after family feud

Sheetal Amte-Karajgi was a social worker renowned for her contributions in rehabilitating leprosy patients.

How Covid pandemic increased anxiety, suicide risk among Reddit users

Scientists including two of Indian origin have used ML to analyse more than 800,000 Reddit posts and found that users anxiety and suicide risk levels are rising, among other negative trends

Arnab Goswami arrested, remanded to judicial custody till November 18

Goswami has filed for bail and the court has asked the investigation officer to file reply, the journalist's lawyer Gaurav Parkar said

140 teen suicides in 6 months: SHRC seeks Kerala govt report on prevention

At least 140 teenagers killed themselves in Kerala for trivial reasons in last 6 months, a study said, prompting the SHRC to direct the govt to examine effectiveness of its suicide prevention measures

Indian Air Force officer commits suicide in Jammu with service pistol

A warrant officer in the Indian Air Force (IAF) allegedly committed suicide by shooting himself with his service pistol inside a camp here, officials said

Delhi to Mumbai, police scramble to save man's 'suicide on Facebook'

The man had been posting videos on Facebook that apparently showed him preparing to end his life and this raised a red flag

Rhea Chakraborty threatened Sushant, took cash and jewellery: Father in FIR

Actor's family accuses Rhea Chakraborty, the actor's former girlfriend, of harassing him

Delhi: Covid positive journalist kills self by jumping off AIIMS building

A 37-year-old journalist undergoing treatment for COVID-19 at the AIIMS Trauma Centre died after allegedly jumping off the fourth floor of the hospital building on Monday afternoon, police said. The journalist worked with a Hindi daily and was a resident of northeast Delhi's Bhajanpura, they said. The incident took place at around 2 pm and the man was rushed to the hospital's ICU where doctors tried to revive him, a doctor said on condition of anonymity. According to Devender Arya, Deputy Commissioner of Police (southwest), the journalist was admitted to the COVID-19 ward at the Trauma Centre on June 24 after testing positive for the virus. "He was admitted to AIIMS Trauma Centre on June 24 and was apparently shifted to a High Dependency unit at the hospital. He was admitted on the first floor," a source at AIIMS said. He had undergone a surgery for brain tumour recently, the doctor said.

Actor Sushant Singh Rajput dies by suicide at his residence in Mumbai

The body of Rajput, 34, was discovered by his domestic help on Sunday