New study links improved air quality to decreased suicide ratesA study conducted in China by researchers at the University of California, Santa Barbara, suggests that lower air pollution levels may be a...
29 Feb, 2024, 06.24 PM IST
Average 381 suicides daily in India in 2019; 50 per cent cases from just 5 states: NCRBThe rate of suicide (incidents per 1 lakh population) rose by 0.2 per cent in 2019 over 2018, as per the data. According to the statistics ...
01 Sep, 2020, 08.58 PM IST
UP govt indulging in 'jugglery' of figures on crime instead taking action: PriyankaThe Congress general secretary in-charge for UP East shared statistics of some crimes in Uttar Pradesh in graphs along with a tweet attacki...
08 Jul, 2020, 05.20 PM IST
Don't do something to artificially boost growth: Congress on 'data revamp' reportsThe govt has suddenly expressed alarm and a "revamp of official statistics" is being proposed because it believes unorganised sector has no...
19 Jan, 2020, 07.39 PM IST
37 suicide cases reported in CAPF in Kashmir in 3 years: GovtKiren Rijiju said the reasons identified for such suicide cases are generally personal and domestic problems like marital discord, personal...
13 Jul, 2018, 11.47 PM IST
Over 12,000 farmer suicides per year, Centre tells Supreme Court"A total of 12,602 persons involved in farming sector -- 8,007 farmers-cultivators and 4,595 agricultural labourers - committed suicide dur...
03 May, 2017, 08.06 AM IST
Why is there no political reaction to farmer suicides?Suicide, be it by a soldier or a farmer, is unfortunate. But why is there no frenzied political reaction to suicides by thousands of debt-r...
07 Nov, 2016, 10.42 AM IST
Maharashtra tops list of deaths due to drug abuse: GovernmentThe drug abuse and addiction suicides reported in 2012 were 4,008, which climbed up to 4,591 in 2013 and then fell by almost 21% in 2014.
22 Jul, 2016, 09.56 AM IST
India, Pakistan governments owe people answer on deaths in SiachenShehla, an activist of All India Students Association, said that not only soldiers but women are also "stripped off" their rights through t...
08 Apr, 2016, 09.52 PM IST
NRSC member pitches for regulation of speed to reduce mishapsMore than half of the deaths in road accidents happen due to over-speeding of vehicles, a National Road Safety Council (NRSC) member said t...
22 Dec, 2015, 09.20 PM IST
10 unnatural deaths occur in Indian jails every monthAt 5.9 unnatural deaths per 10,000 inmates, Delhi's jails clock more than twice the national rate of 2.8 per 10,000 inmates.
12 Jun, 2015, 11.05 AM IST
Plea in Supeme Court for probe into hanging of farmer during AAP rallyGajendra Singh, committed suicide by hanging himself from a tree in the presence of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal at Jantar Mantar
26 Apr, 2015, 10.43 AM IST
CISF may have stopped 180 Delhi Metro suicidesCISF seized huge quantities of gold, ammunition and drugs, both prescription and narcotic, being smuggled on Delhi Metro and through the ai...
10 Mar, 2015, 11.13 AM IST
- Mayawati government indifferent to Bundelkhand's miseries: Centre
Centre has slammed the Mayawati government saying the spurt in suicides in the Bundelkhand region despite heavy fund flow was a result of i...
14 Jun, 2011, 04.15 AM IST
- Indian farmer suicides rise to 17,000 a year
More than 17,000 Indian farmers committed suicide in 2009, a seven percent rise on the previous year, according to new government figures.
17 Jan, 2011, 05.01 PM IST
- Balance tilts Naxals' way unlike the fight in J&K
Maoists are turning out to be far superior than that of other guerrilla group.
29 May, 2010, 07.36 AM IST
- We are ahead; Modi’s lying, says Deshmukh
An ongoing war of words between Gujarat and Maharashtra found its echo in election-bound neighbouring state when Maharashtra chief minister...
08 Dec, 2007, 12.13 AM IST