China moves to regulate digital humans, bans addictive services for childrenThe draft regulations would also ban the use of other people's personal information to create digital humans without consent, or using virt...
03 Apr, 2026, 11.43 PM IST
US Defense Secretary Hegseth says he will allow troops to take personal weapons onto military basesDefense Secretary Pete Hegseth will permit service members to carry personal firearms on military bases, citing the Second Amendment and re...
03 Apr, 2026, 06.03 AM IST
Maritime company Safesea seeks probe into tanker hit that killed Indian crew memberA shipping company demands an international probe into a recent attack on its tanker in Iraqi waters. The incident killed an Indian crew me...
01 Apr, 2026, 09.10 AM IST
ED arrests Al Falah group chairman in 2nd money laundering caseJawad Ahmad Siddiqui, chairman of Al Falah Group, has been arrested again. This new money laundering case involves a fraudulent acquisition...
27 Mar, 2026, 04.52 PM IST
Suicides in education instituties: SC tells states, UTs to apprise it on guideline implementationThe Supreme Court has given states and Union Territories eight weeks to report on implementing student mental health guidelines. The Centre...
27 Oct, 2025, 04.08 PM IST
Prince William struggles to hold back tears after a heartbreaking conversation on World Mental Health DayIn a poignant moment commemorating World Mental Health Day, Prince William appeared visibly emotional while speaking with Rhian Mannings, a...
10 Oct, 2025, 08.16 PM IST
Suicides in educational institutions: Supreme Court issues pan-India guidelinesThe Supreme Court has released nationwide guidelines to address rising student suicides. These guidelines aim to create a unified framework...
25 Jul, 2025, 06.47 PM IST
Trump shutting down 988 suicide prevention service for LGBTQ+ youth? US President's big move revealedA leaked federal government budget draft would eliminate services for LGBT+ youth who call a national suicide and crisis hotline that reach...
28 Apr, 2025, 09.48 PM IST
What is Blue Monday? Is it most depressing day of the year? Tips to help yourselfThe NHS suggests that you see your GP if you experience symptoms of depression for most of the day, every day, for more than two weeks. The...
16 Jan, 2023, 04.42 PM IST
Twitter India launches initiative to spread awareness, prevent suicide and self harmAccording to the World Health Organization, almost 800,000 people die due to suicide every year.
10 Sep, 2020, 01.02 PM IST
2.3 lakh deaths a year! It's time India tackled suicide, the silent killer, as a public health crisisWhile decriminalising attempt to suicide was a welcome first step, India will need to do a lot more.
14 Oct, 2018, 09.04 AM IST
'Suicide is not just a mental health issue'Rakhi Dandona, lead author of The Lancet Public Health study, talks about the report’s findings and the need for a national prevention poli...
13 Oct, 2018, 11.50 PM IST
Feeling suicidal? Help is just a text awaySuicide prevention organisations are setting up ways that will let distraught youngsters seek help via cellphones.
13 Oct, 2015, 10.50 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
Getting sucidal thoughts? There's an app to your rescueThe Broome Hope app allows people to recognize warning signs of suicide and start a conversation.
18 Feb, 2015, 03.13 PM IST
Limiting access to pesticides can prevent suicides: WHOMore than 800,000 people die by suicide every year, according to WHO's first global report on suicide prevention.
05 Sep, 2014, 02.29 PM IST
- Rising urban & professional suicides
The cancer of suicide, spread over annually 1 million completed and 5 million failed ones, needs to be tamed immediately before the scourge...
23 Jan, 2010, 04.39 AM IST