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TopicStudent suicides

Topic: student suicides

Devika, Faizan & now Shaon. IIT-Kharagpur students grapple with loss of all-rounder batchmate

A case of unnatural death was filed by Kharagpur Town Police on Sunday and investigation is underway. Cops have questioned Shaon's batchmates & previous roommates.

Student suicides spur changes at NLU Delhi. ‘No detention’ policy to compassionate leave

Last month, 3 university students allegedly died by suicide. Students say competitive atmosphere & academic pressure has led to a 'growing mental health crisis on campus'.

IIM-A student body wants independent probe into student ‘suicide’. ‘Grave concerns’ over police probe

Student body says management event-related stress led to Akshith Bhukya's death, alleges 'lack of seriousness' in admin's approach. Police say they found no proof of abetment to suicide.

Indraprastha University student suicide brings up a storm of anger and a long list of woes

Most of the students didn't know Gautam Kumar, as the new academic year had just begun a month ago. But his death has sparked an unprecedented protest at Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University.

India is cultivating a demographic time bomb that no number of coaching centres can defuse

Coaching centres in India are an open wound that everyone sees festering but no one dares to stitch up. Meanwhile, the body count rises.

‘NEET took my nephew’s life’ — in Tamil Nadu, kin of candidates who died by suicide say exam must go

Amid countrywide protests over alleged paper leaks and mismanagement at testing centres, these families say the medical entrance test puts underprivileged students at a disadvantage.

18-year-old NEET-UG aspirant jumps to death in Kota a day after results declared

This is the 10th case of suspected suicide by a student in Kota, the country's coaching hub, since January this year.

Principal, teacher booked over student’s suicide on father’s complaint — ‘abused son, insulted wife’

Class 10 student of Army Public School died allegedly by suicide Monday. His father, an Army havildar, also says accused threatened to withhold son's admit card for board exam.

Class 10 student of Delhi’s Army Public School dies by suicide, no suicide note found

The 16-year-old, son of Army personnel, hanged himself from a ceiling fan with a ‘dupatta’ in his Delhi Cantonment home, say cops.

BTech student hangs himself, third such suicide in 2 weeks in Rajasthan’s Kota

DSP Dharmveer Singh said Noor Mohammed, 27, studied in coaching institutes from 2016 to 2019 and after being admitted to SRM University, he used to take online classes at his PG.

On Camera

Why Modi’s supporters fear ‘proud Hindu’ MK Gandhi and venerate his murderer Godse

Every Gandhi Jayanti, we witness a contradiction in Hindutva position — PM Modi hails ‘beloved Bapu’ while his supporters attack and abuse him.

Nodal officers to fast-tracking NOCs, Kerala govt’s heeding investor concerns, and it means business

As many as 21 policy reforms are under implementation following Invest Kerala Global Summit, as LDF govt works to change perception that the state is not conducive to businesses.

Finnish giant ICEYE to build signature radar microsatellites in India, offers full control to govt

Company builds microsatellites that are smaller, faster, cheaper to produce. ICEYE will develop & launch micro-satellites, hand them over to India, which will have full control & sovereignty.

Something’s hidden in the Oval Office photo of Trump, Munir, Sharif. India must look closely

What Munir has achieved with Trump is a return to normal, ironing out the post-Abbottabad crease. The White House picture gives us insight into how Pakistan survives, occasionally thrives and thinks.