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16-year-old NEET aspirant from Jharkhand dies by suicide in Kota, 23rd case this year

No suicide note was recovered from the girl's room and the police are investigating the reason behind the suicide.

Police register ‘abetment of suicide’ FIR in art director Nitin Desai death case. What this means

Desai's wife alleges her husband was being mentally harassed by ECL Finance over a loan. A look at how courts deal with such cases & what qualifies as abetment of suicide.

Jodhaa Akbar, Devdas art director Nitin Desai dies by suicide at his studio near Mumbai

Raigad SP Somnath Gharge said Desai's body was found hanging with a rope in the morning at the N D Studios. Investigation is underway.

‘Youth aping West…victim hopped from one affair to other’ — HC grants bail in suicide abetment case

Allahabad HC judge Siddharth granted bail to Jai Govind, accused by victim’s mother of abetting her suicide, citing 'one-sided' probe, and 'essentials' of abetment not being satisfied.

What Delhi court said in order acquitting Gopal Kanda in Geetika Sharma suicide case

Any sane and prudent person would not socialise or take benefits or favours from the very person, who creates stress and tension in his/her life, the court observed.

Coimbatore DIG’s ‘suicide’ shocks Tamil Nadu, loved ones remember him as ‘positive & kind person’

Police say C Vijayakumar was suffering from 'OCD, depression', a claim dismissed by friends & colleagues. AIADMK says his alleged suicide 'raises suspicions', demands CBI probe.

Young women are jumping into wells in Barmer. It’s a suicide epidemic

Barmer district officials and panchayats are rushing to seal the wells with concrete to stop the women jumping into them, often along with their children.

Special CBI court acquits Sooraj Pancholi in 2013 Jiah Khan ‘suicide’ case due to ‘paucity of evidence’

Pancholi was booked for abetment to suicide after actor was found hanging in her home in 2013. Earlier this year, CBI was directed to expedite trial. Prosecution examined 22 witnesses.

‘Institutional murder’ — as DU’s ad hoc faculty lose jobs en masse, ex-professor’s death sparks protests

Former ad hoc assistant professor at Hindu College lost his job amid DU's drive to recruit permanent faculty. He was found hanging from ceiling fan Wednesday, say police.

IIT Madras student dies in campus in suspected suicide, 4th such incident this year

The second-year B. Tech student’s body has been taken for autopsy, while preliminary investigation is underway, they said.

On Camera

Like a gambler, govts squandered India’s legacy through mindless socialism: Nani Palkhivala

Our brand of socialism did not result in transfer of wealth from the rich to the poor but only from the honest rich to the dishonest rich, lawyer-jurist Nani A Palkhivala said in 1991.

Modi’s ‘Diwali bonanza’ for the common man—next-gen GST reforms, lower tax on daily-use items soon

Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?