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Gujarat cancels NIOS chief Saroj Sharma’s appointment as IITE V-C amid probe over driver’s suicide

The notification did not offer any reason for the abrupt cancellation after nearly a month. Before his death, Sharma's staff driver Ram Kumar accused her of caste-based discrimination.

UP teen suicides case ‘closed’, but victim’s kin doubt autopsy report, mothers of accused want CBI probe

The fathers of both girls whose bodies were founding hanging from a tree claim some injuries not mentioned in autopsy report. Dy Chief Medical Officer Deepak Kataria denies claim.

Daily wagers worst affected by suicide, numbers for housewives twice that of farmers — NCRB data

Self-employed & unemployed individuals and students also among groups with high numbers of suicide cases according to NCRB data for years 2018-2022.

‘It’s good for selfies’ — 20-yr-old woman told mom before fatal fall from MPs’ building in Delhi

Ayushi Kumar fell to death from terrace of building that serves as MPs' quarters on 20 August. Parents say she visited the terrace multiple times in the past.

Dalit youth found hanging in UP, family alleges murder but police suspect suicide

18-year-old Jalaun resident Pawan Kumar left home after dinner Monday night but never returned. Family says an upper caste man killed him after an argument rooted in caste identity.

Suffocated in a self-made gas chamber—triple suicide story of a Delhi mother & 2 daughters

Depressed and ailing, three women in Delhi's Vasant Vihar area were found dead in a house with windows covered in plastic and four suicide notes detailing their financial troubles.

‘Nothing improbable’ about conversion, says Madras HC, orders CBI probe into girl’s suicide

The court pulled up police for dismissing claims that forced conversion attempts by missionary school had led to Class 12 girl’s suicide, saying allegations needed further investigation.

Many more people commit suicide due to bad marriage than divorce, NCRB data shows

NCRB's Accidental Deaths and Suicides in India report shows there were over 37,000 suicides for marriage-related reasons from 2016 to 2020, but only 7% of them were due to divorce.

10.1% who killed themselves in 2019 were unemployed, Maharashtra tops suicide chart — NCRB data

A total of 1,39,123 suicides were reported in India in 2019, of which 2,851 or 2% killed themselves due to unemployment. The highest number of these deaths were in Karnataka.

‘We didn’t do enough’ — AIIMS faculty and students say after suicides by doctors

Since 5 June, AIIMS has seen six suicides — 3 of them were doctors. Resident doctors say mental health issues can compound continuous academic pressure.

On Camera

Don’t blame Lamborghini driver. Indian toll plazas are for Maruti 800 era, not supercars

Who knows the Lamborghini guy escaped the toll on purpose. After all, they could not test the beast by touching the odometer to 200 kmph. Most highways in India do not have the speed limit beyond 120 kmph.

At Charcha 2025: Local entrepreneurship, not just big IT, will drive next wave of distributed AI work

While global corporations setting up GCCs in India continue to express confidence in availability of skilled AI engineers, the panel argued that India’s real challenge lies elsewhere.

Drone manufacturer ideaForge wins orders worth over Rs 100 crore from Army

ideaForge has formed a joint venture to manufacture and market UAVs in the US. Its Q6 UAV is now included in NATO and allied procurement systems.

INDIA has a Congress-sized hole. And the fix begins with a little humility

Without a Congress revival, there can be no challenge to the BJP pan-nationally. Modi’s party is growing, and almost entirely at the cost of the Congress.