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Topic: suicide

The sordid underbelly of ‘golden state’ Sikkim — it’s India’s suicide capital

Diwash Gahatraj -
Despite a booming economy, Sikkim has the highest suicide rate among all Indian states, second only to the Union Territory of Puducherry.

TV show Crime Patrol possibly inspired Agra man to burn his Dalit teen cousin dead

Nandita Singh -
Police say Sanjali Chanakya’s cousin Yogesh, who committed suicide hours after her murder, had planned the crime down to the last detail.

18-year-old athlete commits suicide in his hostel room at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium

PTI -
The Sports Authority of India has ordered a departmental inquiry into the death of the athlete who represented India at international level.

Delhi family of 11 hanged itself to ‘thank gods for manglik daughter’s marriage’

Ananya Bhardwaj -
Psychological autopsy of family says deaths were because of a 'ritual gone wrong', rules out suicidal tendencies among members, aged 15 to 77 years.

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.

Dainik Bhaskar editor killed himself fearing ‘sex scandal’ and blackmail by former colleague

Ananya Bhardwaj -
Police continue search for Mumbai-based journalist Saloni Arora who has been booked for abetting the suicide of Kalpesh Yagnik.

Inter-caste couples can now avail 24-hour helpline number in Tamil Nadu

PTI -
Tamil Nadu govt's initiative aims to create awareness programmes and prevent honour killings.

Post-mortem in Burari death case shows no signs of struggle, says Delhi Police

PTI -
Ten of those dead in Delhi's Burari area were found hanging from an iron-mesh in the ceiling for ventilation.

In Burari deaths mystery, Karni Sena wants to play hero

Deeksha Bhardwaj -
Karni Sena's Vishwa Rathore claims he is related to one of the women found dead, says fight to get justice for the Bhatia family.

Burari deaths: Police register murder case, suspect occult connection

Deeksha Bhardwaj -
A 77-year-old matriarch and 10 members of her family were found dead at their Delhi home Sunday morning. New Delhi: Eleven members of a Delhi...
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Who grounded IndiGo flights? They are the culprits, not DGCA

Bishwajit Bhattacharyya -
The IndiGo crisis is nothing short of a threat to India’s stability. Could it be an experiment? Can this happen in any other crucial sector like power or railways?

The long arc of rural employment—from welfare to rights to rationing

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Economy

Steady growth rooted in ‘Dravidian model’. How Tamil Nadu more than doubled its GSDP in 10 yrs

Udit Hinduja -
RBI Handbook of Statistics shows state’s GSDP has more than doubled in past decade, finishing second behind Maharashtra. It has performed well across health & education parameters as well.

Defence

Israel has ‘realised who its real friend is’, eyes defence expansion in India amid arms curbs by others

Snehesh Alex Philip -
It is argued that India-Israel ties are moving from buyer–seller dynamic to one focused on joint development & manufacturing partnership, a shift 'more durable' than traditional arms sales.

National Interest

India’s top airline just handed sarkar the keys. That’s IndiGo’s real ‘crime’

Shekhar Gupta -
Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.

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