Suicides

NCRB data shows more self-employed and unemployed people took their own lives than farmers in 2018

'Self-employed category accounted for 9.8 percent of total suicide victims (13,149),' said the latest report by the NCRB

Deepika Padukone on Kate Spade, Anthony Bourdain suicides: Just like other illnesses, depression doesn't discriminate

Deepika Padukone, former victim of clinical depression, reiterated why being rich and famous cannot prevent the mental illness.

Mumbai: Four days after man commits suicide at Mantralaya, Maharashtra govt installs safety nets

After several suicide attempts at Mantralaya — the Maharashtra state secretariat — nylon nets are being installed there, to prevent people from doing so.

SC directs Doordarshan to make prime-time show highlighting perils of Blue Whale Challenge

Doordarshan has been directed by the Supreme Court to produce a 10-minute show on the perils of virtual dare games like Blue Whale Challenge within a week

In Madhya Pradesh, over 15,000 people associated with farming ended lives in last 13 years

Over 15,000 "farmers and people associated with farming" have committed suicide in Madhya Pradesh in the last thirteen years ending 2016, the Legislative Assembly was informed on Wednesday.

Punjab loan waiver: Govt will bear liability of over 7,000 farmers' from state, says chief minister Amarinder Singh

Punjab government will bear the liability of the outstanding loans of over 7,000 farmers in the agrarian state who have committed suicide in recent years

Maneka Gandhi says never heard men commit suicide; NCRB data states otherwise

Maneka Gandhi's answer to a query, during a Facebook Live session, about the government's initiative to reduce suicide rates among men has left several people fuming.

No direct programmes, Modi failed to prevent farmers' suicides: Gowda

Deve Gowda says Narendra Modi "has not launched any direct programmes" to check farmers' suicides in the country.

Self-immolation rate high among homemakers due to domestic violence

Indian men are twice as likely as women to kill themselves, but of all the methods of suicide, self-immolation is the only one that claims more women than men

Kejriwal begins Punjab election groundwork: Rakes up farmer suicide issue in the state

Aam Aadmi Party leader Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday raked up farmers' suicide issue in Punjab and claimed people of the state, which goes to polls next year, are "yearning" for a change.