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Thursday, April 25, 2024
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Topic: suicide

On World Suicide Prevention Day, let’s resolve to remove stigma about mental illness

One-fourth of 1,069 respondents in a cross-sectional study reported having the idea of death or self-harm during the Covid-19 period.

My cousin Vikram hanged himself because of JEE pressure. September dates made it worse

Vikram was struggling to study during the lockdown and the online tutorials were getting to him. He was hoping the JEE exams would be postponed.

Sushant Singh Rajput was right to hide his depression, India is no country for mental health

From TV anchors using photos to counter depression claims, to therapists spilling all, the chaos around Rajput’s death is harmful to those with mental illness.

Decomposed body of 40-year-old AIIMS doctor found hanging at his rented home in Delhi

Police said the doctor, who was doing research in the department of Pediatrics at AIIMS and had last attended office Tuesday, was residing alone in the room since 2006.

Indians find the perfect villain in Rhea Chakraborty. It says more about India than her

Since the FIR against Chakraborty, it is as if the entire country has collectively turned into a giant investigating agency-cum-court.

Sushant Singh Rajput and the burden of being a ‘Shravan Kumar’ in toxic Bihari families

TV interviews of Sushant Singh Rajput's father K.K. Singh and allegations made in FIR led Indians to call Rhea Chakraborty a witch.

US FDA approves J&J’s quick-acting nasal spray to treat suicidal people

FDA approval of J&J’s Spravato nasal spray comes at a time doctors are becoming increasingly concerned about Covid’s effect on mental health of Americans.

If your Bengali girlfriend knew ‘black magic’, she would erase misogyny, not waste it on you

The tragic death of actor Sushant Singh Rajput is now being used to target Bengali women.

Bihar govt, Sushant Singh Rajput’s father move SC to oppose Rhea Chakraborty’s plea

Rhea Chakraborty had moved the top court seeking transfer of the FIR lodged at Patna to Mumbai for the offence of abetment of the actor's death by suicide. @Mannat Chawla

Rhea Chakraborty moves SC seeking transfer of FIR against her from Patna to Mumbai

The move came a day after Sushant Singh Rajput's father lodged a complaint in Patna against Chakraborty and six others accusing them of abetting the actor's suicide.

On Camera

Imtiaz Ali obsesses over vulgarity, misses Chamkila’s cultural resistance against purity

Peter Manuel's ‘Cassette Culture’ showed the booming Bhakti music during the '80s and '90s when Anoop Jalota, Gulshan Kumar achieved success by singing the sanitised Bhajans.

Economists vs statisticians — the battle being fought over the soul of India’s GDP data

Economists say there are weaknesses in India’s GDP data. But statisticians claim the accusations are based on flawed understanding, saying while GDP has problems, the economists are looking in the wrong places.

India and Japan hold 10th round of consultations on disarmament, non-proliferation, and export control

The two sides also discussed ways to strengthen cooperation in outer space security, conventional weapons, and export control

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.