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Counties in states with strong gun laws had lower rates of firearm homicides than counties in states with weak laws. (Photo: Pixabay)

Strict state gun laws linked to fewer suicides and murders

The majority of suicides involve guns and the majority of gun deaths are suicides.

06 Mar 2018 2:43 PM

Evidence suggests that suicidal individuals have a very restricted perspective on their personal situation, lives and surroundings. (Photo: Pixabay)

Suicide prevention: When words are at play

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has issued guidelines for news coverage of suicides.

05 Mar 2018 4:05 PM

Bairagi was under depression due to personal issues, which he mentioned in his suicide note, police said.(Photo: Facebook | Sanjay Bairagi)

Television show producer Sanjay Bairagi kills himself in Mumbai

Sanjay Bairagi, a supervising producer in a television show, jumped off Silicon Valley building in Malwani, on Friday evening.

05 Mar 2018 9:25 AM

Dr Krishna Prasath R was pursuing his PG course at the Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research in Chandigarh. (Photo: Facebook)

Unable to follow Hindi, PGIMER doc hangs self; mother heartbroken

Krishna Prasath had called his mother on Sunday and had said that he wanted to return home as he was not able to understand Hindi.

28 Feb 2018 2:04 PM

Soon after news of the suicide reached the police, an ambulance and doctors rushed to the spot, where Samrat was pronounced dead. A forensic team also arrived at the spot to collect evidence and photographs. (Photo: Representational | File)

Delhi: IAS aspirant commits suicide after failing in exam

The victim, identified as Samrat Chauhan, was depressed after having failed the exam and decided to hang himself, as per his suicide note.

27 Feb 2018 9:33 AM

The body of Arpita Bagga (28), with ligature mark on the neck, was lying in the drawing room while her husband, Mohit, was found hanging from the ceiling fan. (Photo: Representational | File)

Married couple found dead in flat in south east Delhi

Parents of the woman have been informed about the incident and they were headed to Delhi from Varanasi.

25 Feb 2018 6:59 PM

The woman's mother said that her daughter took the extreme step after watching the video in her college. (Photo: Representational | File)

MP: Woman attempts suicide after BJP leader humiliates father

The man was allegedly forced to bend down with a bottle of water on his back, and the videos were circulated on WhatsApp.

25 Feb 2018 4:43 PM

The girl, before killing herself, had alleged that a senior of her school used to molest her. (Representational Image)

School didn’t pay heed: Varanasi teen kills self after being molested by senior

The police said that the victim killed herself by consuming poison.

25 Feb 2018 10:48 AM

A suicide note, purportedly penned by him, was found from the flat, in which it was stated that he was taking the extreme step due to financial difficulties. (Representational Image)

38-yr-old man in money crunch kills wife, 2 minor daughters, hangs self

The police suspected that the man from Pune committed suicide after killing the three due to financial woes.

17 Feb 2018 2:08 PM

The woman allegedly committed suicide by jumping into a well with her three minor daughters, including a two-month-old baby, at a hamlet in Chikkaballapura district. (Photo: representational | File)

B’luru: Woman dejected for not bearing male child, kills self, 3 daughters

Police said neither her husband nor his relatives had ever harassed her for not bearing a male child.

16 Feb 2018 3:33 PM

Victim allegedly left home by telling his wife that he was going to commit suicide on February 14 night. Later, his brother found his body on railway tracks. A suicide note was also found on him, the police officer said. (Representational image)

Delhi man commits suicide; leaves suicide note blaming wife, in-laws

The man, Vikas had fights with her wife over domestic issues that led to tension in the family, police said.

16 Feb 2018 10:11 AM

After returning from school on Monday evening, he went to his room and an hour later his mother found him hanging from the ceiling fan. (Representational Image)

TN: 17-yr-old hangs self after teacher scolds for coming late to school

The relatives staged a road roko on the main road demanding action against school authorities.

13 Feb 2018 8:49 PM

The victim had pre-planned his suicide as he had a tag on his wrist which carried his personal details including his name, address and personal number. (Representational Image)

Gay researcher from MP commits suicide in bid to save ‘soulmate’

27-year-old had a premonition that by killing himself, he would save his 'gay' partner from death.

12 Feb 2018 2:15 PM

Unable to bear the humiliation, he hanged himself at his residence in the Cuffe Parade area on Saturday morning (Photo: Representational | File)

Forced to lick spit off shoe, Mumbai man commits suicide

The four men attacked Kasim Shaikh in public near a market in the Cuffe Parade area on Friday night over some personal enmity.

12 Feb 2018 12:25 PM

Unable to bear the taunts, the lad took the extreme step, by hanging himself from a ceiling fan on Thursday at his house in Nerunjalakudi near Lalgudi. (Representational Image)

TN: Unable to bear constant bullying by classmates, 15-yr-old boy hangs self

The boy in his suicide note mentioned that 4 of his classmates had teased his manner of walking and described his behaviour as feminine.

09 Feb 2018 4:03 PM

What happened to the tickets is still unclear as it isn’t known if someone else came forward to claim the money (Photo: Pixabay)

Lottery winner in Thailand kills himself after winning ticket disappears

The man was devastated and depressed ever since he lost the tickets as he wasn’t able to go to work.

08 Feb 2018 5:30 PM

There was a 32 per cent increase in suffocation suicides in the five months that followed Williams' death by the same method. (Photo: AP)

Suicides spiked after death of Robin Williams: study

News media reports with terms "suicide", "dead," and the name "Robin Williams" drastically increased in weeks after Williams' suicide.

08 Feb 2018 4:57 PM

The study, known as PACT, did find a lower rate of new or worsening suicidal thoughts among prazosin recipients. (Photo: Pixabay)

Common drug for PTSD doesn’t stem nightmares, sleep problems in veterans

Recipients show no significant reduction in recurrent nightmares or easier sleep compared to veterans receiving placebo.

08 Feb 2018 8:01 AM

'When the door was broke open, he was found hanging from the ceiling fan. He had used a blanket. No suicide note was found,' the police official said. (Representational image)

Hyderabad: BITS Pilani student hangs self in campus hostel

Raghav Shantaram, hailing from Chennai, and a 3rd year student of EEE, was found hanging from a ceiling fan.

06 Feb 2018 12:54 PM

The man later told the security personnel that he was upset as he had a tiff with his wife and hence thought of attempting suicide (Photo: representational | PTI)

CISF jawan saves man attempting suicide at Delhi metro station

The incident took place at Rohini West station when a man was witnessed by on-duty security personnel trying to leap from elevated station.

06 Feb 2018 10:49 AM

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