Seeking help brings solutions, say mental health experts
NCRB's report titled "Accidental Deaths and Suicides in India" showed that the professional group of "daily wage earners" has been the largest group to die by suicide for the past two years
"There isn't sufficient data available both before and after online gaming was legalized to correlate suicide with online gaming," the research concludes
A new bill was introduced in the Australian Parliament on Monday seeking to lift a 25-year ban on doctor-assisted suicide in two territories
The Cuddalore district superintendent of Police told IANS that the student had a rift with her mother and in a fit of fury she entered her room and committed suicide.
The teen, identified as Aaditya Kumar, celebrated his birthday on February 13 and demanded a mobile phone as gift
A couple from Badaut in Uttar Pradesh's Baghpat district attempted to kill themselves after going live on Facebook and blamed heavy losses in trade for taking the extreme step, police said.
9,140 people ended their lives due to unemployment between 2018 and 2020
Former Karnataka CM B S Yediyurappa's granddaughter Dr Soundarya V Y allegedly ended her life by hanging herself from the ceiling fan at her Vasant Nagar flat on Friday morning, police said.
A 26-year-old student of IIT Bombay committed suicide by jumping off the terrace of his hostel located on the Powai campus here in the early hours on Monday, police said
A total of 122 students of IITs, IIMs, central universities and other centrally funded higher educational institutions committed suicide during 2014-21, the Lok Sabha was informed on Monday.
The business deaths included 4,226 vendors, 4,356 tradesmen and 3,134 individuals involved in other businesses
Kerala, Karnataka, MP show maximum increase in 2020
The state says poor students from Tamil-medium are unable to crack the test. Move against NEET gathered steam after a 17-year-old from a Dalit family committed suicide
McAfee's lawyer, Javier Villalba, said the anti-virus software pioneer died by hanging as his nine months in prison brought him to despair
The Covid-19 pandemic has not only hit physical health and the economy but has also impacted mental health with the possibility of increased rates of suicide, according to a study
The cybercrime wing of the Mumbai Police has saved the lives of two persons, who posted suicidal thoughts on social media, an official said on Wednesday. The cyber police's Twitter analysis cell examined a tweet by a Class 12 student, who posted about feeling depressed and suicidal over his studies on February 14, the official said. A probe revealed that the person was a resident of Amaravati city, and accordingly, the police there were informed about the tweet, he said. A team was formed to locate the student, who was subsequently tracked down and sent for counselling, he said. Similarly, the cyber police analysed a Facebook post in which a man wrote about his suicidal thoughts on Tuesday night, the official said. On analysing the post with technical support, the man was traced to the western suburb of Borivali here, he said. The cyber police alerted the MHB police station about the man, who was tracked down after an overnight operation, he added.
Sushant died by alleged suicide in his apartment on June 14, 2020
Bombay HC asked media houses to exercise restraint when reporting on suicide cases
The body of R C Dagar was found hanging at his residential quarters in BITS campus