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Topic: depression

Amaal Mallik started a debate on toxic Indian parents. Now he pleads privacy

Amaal Mallik had said that despite creating 126 songs over a decade-long career in the music industry, he felt undervalued in the family.

ADHD to anxiety—Bengaluru’s mental health festival destigmatises disorders, diseases

The festival, Mannotsava, was co-hosted by Rohini Nilekani Philanthropies, the National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, and the National Centre for Biological Sciences.

US govt to pay $138.7 mn to sexual abuse survivors of Larry Nassar as FBI failed to act on time

US national team gymnasts had complained about the physician to FBI's Indianapolis field office first in 2015. Years later, senior officers admitted they did not act on time.

Pulled up over Chandigarh mayoral polls, Anil Masih tells SC he is ‘seeking help for depression’

Masih, accused of deliberately defacing 8 ballot papers during Chandigarh mayor poll and contempt of court, has told SC that incessant criticism caused him trauma & anxiety.

Exercise helps treat depression, should be part of mental disorder guidelines, says big global study

Walking, jogging, yoga & and strength training more effective than other exercises, particularly when intense, finds analysis of 218 global trials, published in BMJ.

‘Fetus is normal’ — AIIMS asks HC to reconsider order allowing abortion for 31 weeks pregnant woman

Delhi HC order allowed abortion citing psychiatric report that woman was suffering from extreme trauma. Hospital's application says 'feticide' in this case 'neither justified nor ethical'.

‘Baby’s fighting chance’ vs ‘right to choose’: What led SC to reject plea to abort 26-week pregnancy

Top court took into account an AIIMS medical report which ruled out risk to woman's life and detected no abnormalities in foetus. Also ordered Centre to provide the couple support.

China’s preference for sons is leaving women exploited, abused—they’re ‘losing will to live’

Popular Chinese TV series – Ode to Joy, All is Well and I Will Find You a Better Home – have sparked renewed attention to the ill-treatment of female children in Chinese society.

Everyone’s a therapist in India—influencers, dentists, homeopaths. It’s the new epidemic

India has a new mental health challenge—how to find a real therapist and stop worrying about the cost.

Here’s a new magnet therapy for depression and anxiety in the UK

People who have tried antidepressants but they haven’t worked, may be offered TMS. It involves zapping areas of the brain associated with depression with pulsing magnetic fields.

On Camera

Rahul’s ‘vote chori’ attack on EC is a political dead-end. He still has a point

The ECI needs to respond to Rahul Gandhi’s accusations professionally and transparently. Else, it will end up giving him the ammunition he is desperately seeking.

How mining, manufacturing & power sectors weighed on India’s industrial output since January 2024

India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.

‘Next war may come sooner than expected, will require whole-of-nation approach’—Army chief

Gen Dwivedi framed Op Sindoor not just as retaliation to Pahalgam, but as demonstration of India’s capability to fight multi-domain conflicts with integration between services & agencies.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.