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Saturday, March 14, 2026
TopicPrevention of suicide

Topic: prevention of suicide

On World Suicide Prevention Day, a look at the mental health crisis brought on by pandemic

Bismee Taskin -
This year, the observance of World Suicide Prevention Day has become all the more vital given the Covid-19 pandemic that has led to an increase in mental health issues.

Many suicides can be prevented, if India breaks silence on mental health

Simrin Sirur -
A recent report by the WHO said India had the highest rate of suicide in Southeast Asia in 2016.

One in every 3 women who commit suicide globally is an Indian

Rahiba R. Parveen -
Indians also account for 1/4th of all men who commit suicide. The problem is especially high among the age group 16-39, and among the elderly.

On Camera

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Opinion

What India can learn from the US-Israel war on Iran

R Jagannathan -
Without any air force or navy worth the name, both Iran and Ukraine have held two superpowers at bay.

Communism is based on self-deluding assumptions, it can’t be realised in practice: GN Lawande

Indian govt is scrambling to manage LPG shortage while denying it exists

Economy

US strike on Iran’s key oil export island Kharg raises fears of wider supply disruption

Katharine Gemmell -
President Trump said the US had bombed military targets on Kharg Island in the Persian Gulf, but spared oil infrastructure.

Defence

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

Vaibhav Pant -
The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

National Interest

Peaceful power transfers followed uprisings in India’s neighbourhood. It’s a sign of mature democracies

Shekhar Gupta -
Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.

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