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IIT-Madras scholar who died by suicide was under ‘undue pressure’, brother alleges

In a letter to IIT-M director, Bhavesh Jain has sought a probe into his brother Sachin Kumar’s suicide, saying he had been under mental duress but was still subjected to 'inhuman behaviour'.

Belgian man takes life after 6-week conversations with chatbot about climate issues

‘Eliza’ founder EleutherAI said that any person, who expresses suicidal thoughts to its chatbot, now receives message directing her to suicide prevention services.

436 Central Armed Police Forces personnel died by suicide in 3 years, says Centre

Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai said a task force has been set up to identify risk factors, risk groups & remedial measures for prevention of suicides & fratricides in CAPFs.

SubscriberWrites: What we learnt in six months of working with senior citizens among urban poor

There is always a son who is unemployed, just lost employment, is looking for a job, or a divorced daughter with children to care for, write Aruna Chakravorty & Wyonna Dsouza

Suicide or murder — Furore in Telangana over doctor’s death

D. Preethi, a medical student at a college in Warangal, was found unconscious on 22 February. She died Sunday while undergoing treatment. Family now alleges she might have been murdered.

SHO Anita Chauhan’s 10-min call that stopped Ghaziabad man’s Facebook Live suicide

The SHO office at Vijay Nagar police station turned into a therapist's office Thursday night.

TV actor Tunisha Sharma’s last rites to be held in Mumbai today

Sharma died allegedly by suicide on the sets of a TV serial. Her mother accused the actor's former boyfriend Sheezan Khan, the prime suspect in the case & urged the police not to spare him.

Twitter removes suicide prevention feature, officials state under revamp, says report

The social media platform removed the feature known as #ThereIsHelp following orders by new owner Elon Musk, says the report. Twitter head of trust & safety stated it is under revamp.

Meerut suicide: Cops rethink sexual assault charges, say evidence points to ‘failed relationship’

Meerut SSP says WhatsApp messages indicate the two students had broken up, and had an argument last Wednesday after which accused allegedly slapped the girl, who then jumped off the roof.

‘Gangraped, told to compromise’: In UP village, family says ‘police laxity’ drove 13-yr-old to suicide

Aunt & her alleged lover held. Identity of two men who 'kidnapped & gangraped' girl still unknown. Family claims cops initially only lodged kidnapping FIR, didn't add gangrape charge.

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History teaching requires revision more than textbooks

The kinds of revisions we’re seeing remove the very skills that make historical thinking meaningful. The result is a citizen who either dismisses history entirely or defends it without support.

Navigating Trump’s tariffs is no child’s play. Indian toymakers are losing out on orders, enquiries

Indian toymakers are now exploring new markets, but they want govt to negotiate a trade deal with US soon, introduce incentives and subsidies to make the industry more competitive.

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?