Suicide: News
04 Dec 2017
IndiaIf not wars, then what's killing Indian soldiers?
India hasn't fought any major wars since the 1999 Kargil war with Pakistan.
23 Nov 2017
ChennaiViolence at Chennai's Sathyabama University over student's suicide
Angered over a fellow student's suicide, about 300 students of Chennai's Sathyabama University went on a violent rampage on Wednesday night, damaging hostel properties.
20 Nov 2017
IndiaSC dismisses petition seeking a ban on 'Blue Whale challenge'
The SC has dismissed a petition seeking a ban on the Blue Whale challenge after the Centre submitted it is impossible to block such online games.
13 Nov 2017
IndiaContemplated suicide after non-selection, says Kuldeep Yadav
Kuldeep Yadav, India's rising chinaman bowler, revealed that as a 13-year-old he thought of quitting cricket and committing suicide when he was not picked up for the Uttar Pradesh U-15 team.
11 Nov 2017
JapanJapan targets suicide websites following gruesome "house of horror" murders
The Japanese government said it wants to crack down on websites used by vulnerable people to share their suicidal thoughts.
14 Oct 2017
MumbaiCongress' MPCC chief Mahadev Shelar commits suicide
Congress spokesperson and Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee chief Advocate Mahadev Shelar reportedly committed suicide today; he was found hanging at his Mulund residence in Mumbai.
10 Oct 2017
IndiaEvery three days, one military jawan commits suicide
R. Narendra, a young Indian Army soldier committed suicide by shooting himself with his service rifle while on duty in South Kashmir's Anantnag on October 8.
09 Oct 2017
DelhiKarva Chauth: Man stabs wife for not fasting; commits suicide
In a shocking incident, a woman was allegedly stabbed for not keeping a fast on Karva Chauth by her 32-year-old estranged husband, who then jumped to death from her residence in Delhi's Rohini.
05 Oct 2017
IndiaFaridabad: 13-year-old enslaved maid attempts suicide; jumps off 11th floor
A 13-year-old maid, hailing from Bihar, attempted suicide by jumping off the 11th floor of Kanishka Towers in Haryana's Faridabad.
25 Sep 2017
KanpurGurugram: IITian ends life, jumping from DLF Magnolias' 23rd floor
In a tragic incident, Ankit Wadhwa, a 26-year-old graduate of the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, allegedly committed suicide by jumping from the 23rd floor of DLF Magnolias on Gurugram's Golf Course Road.
21 Sep 2017
WhatsAppBengaluru: Boy dies after falling from friend's 18-floor apartment building
Polas, a Class-12 student, mysteriously fell to his death from the 18th floor of his friend's apartment complex, the Prestige Shantiniketan building in Bengaluru's Whitefield.
20 Sep 2017
IndiaWhat're you doing to restrict Blue Whale?: HC asks Centre
Amid an increase in cases of Blue Whale deaths being reported, the Delhi HC has asked the Centre what it is doing to restrict access to the "game".
07 Sep 2017
Delhi PoliceDelhi: Cop's frustrated wife writes to Delhi's Police Commissioner
A Delhi policeman's wife, annoyed with her husband's "long" duty hours, has sent an email to Delhi Police Commissioner Amulya Patnaik asking him to ensure duty in shifts.
07 Sep 2017
ChinaFurore in China after young pregnant woman kills herself
On August 31, a pregnant young woman in China jumped from her hospital window after her family allegedly refused permission for her to undergo a caesarean section despite her being in severe pain.
01 Sep 2017
BengaluruBengaluru: Dog's death results in two back-to-back suicides
Gamini, a 19-year-old girl from Bengaluru's Ashwath Nagar, committed suicide by hanging herself from the ceiling.
01 Sep 2017
India12-year-old kills herself over period-shaming. Time to wake up now?
In a tragic case, a 12-year-old student in Tamil Nadu's Tirunelvelli killed herself allegedly after she was period-shamed by her teacher.
15 Aug 2017
IndiaGovernment asks Facebook, Google, others to remove Blue Whale links
After the second alleged Blue Whale death in India, the government has asked internet giants like Google, Facebook, Microsoft, WhatsApp, Yahoo and Instagram, to remove all links to the dangerous online 'challenge'.
09 Aug 2017
Indian ArmyWhat's behind the alarmingly-high suicide, fratricide cases in the army?
The Indian Army loses over a 100 personnel every year to suicides and fratricides. 2017 has already seen 44 suicides and one fratricide.
04 Aug 2017
IndiaHaryana: Hockey star Jyoti Gupta found dead on railway tracks
Twenty-year-old national women's hockey player Jyoti Gupta, widely hailed as an emerging star, was found dead on railway tracks in Haryana's Rewari in the evening of August 2.
21 Jul 2017
HollywoodChester Bennington's death: Another life lost to drugs, depression, suicide
Most of the Linkin Park fans woke up to the sad news of Chester Bennington's suicide.
21 Jul 2017
HollywoodChester Bennington, Linkin Park lead singer is no more
Chester Bennington, the Linkin Park lead singer, whose voice placed the band in musical halls of fame has died at 41.
19 Jul 2017
DelhiJagga Jasoos' actress found dead in Gurugram apartment
Assamese singer-actor Bidisha Bezbaruah, who was recently seen 'Jagga Jasoos', was found hanging from a ceiling fan with a dupatta tied around her neck in her Gurugram apartment.
13 Jul 2017
Andhra PradeshIT employee kills himself due to 'job insecurity'. Alarming enough?
A 25-year-old software engineer from Andhra Pradesh joined a Pune tech company three days ago. On July 12, he jumped from his four-storeyed hotel.
05 Jul 2017
Times of IndiaFormer Tata Finance Managing Director Dilip Pendse commits suicide
According to a TOI report, Former Tata Finance Managing Director Dilip Pendse has allegedly committed suicide.
23 Jun 2017
IndiaWhy do so many IITians commit suicide?
During January-April 2017, there were four suicides at the prestigious IITs, three at Kharagpur.
16 Jun 2017
DelhiSmoke coming out of Delhi Metro's AC vent causes panic
Passengers of the Delhi metro's women coach were panic-struck after they saw smoke coming out of AC vent due to a short circuit in the blue line, bringing metro services to a halt.
01 Jun 2017
IIT-DelhiShould have saved for dowry instead: Father of dead IITian
Parents of 28-year-old Manjula Devak, a research scholar who seemingly hung herself on the fan in her flat, regret sending her to IIT.
17 May 2017
World Health OrganizationWHO - Road accidents biggest killer of teens worldwide
According to data released by the World Health Organization (WHO), road accident injuries are the biggest killer of teenagers worldwide.
04 May 2017
IndiaIIT-Delhi looking to restructure curriculum to keep suicides at bay
Facing flak for the increasing number of suicide cases in the country, the Indian Institute of Technology-Delhi has moved to renew its curriculum to help students cope with pressure and avoid suicides.
03 May 2017
IndiaOver 12,000 farmers' suicides recorded annually since 2013: Centre
Conveying a dismal state of affairs, the Centre informed the Supreme Court that over 12,000 farmers' suicides have been registered annually since 2013.
25 Apr 2017
MumbaiMaharashtra: Class 12 admission procedures to go online
Maharashtra's Education Department said admission-procedures for Class 12 students in state-run junior colleges will go online from the academic year 2017-2018.
22 Apr 2017
IndiaStudent suicides: IIT-KGP boy found hanging in hostel room
Nidhin N, a fourth-year aerospace engineering student at IIT-Kharagpur, was found hanging from the ceiling in his hostel room in Nehru Hall B Block.
19 Apr 2017
National Football LeagueFormer NFL player Aaron Hernandez hangs himself in prison
Former New England Patriots' star Aaron Hernandez committed suicide by hanging himself in his cell at Massachusetts' maximum security prison in Shirley.
19 Apr 2017
MumbaiMarathi schools left with vacant seats, parents opt-for English institutes
After organizing four rounds of admissions, schools in Mumbai have managed to fill only 2,663 out of 7,449 seats reserved for students coming through Right to Education.
