Suicide

Timelines

• 06 Mar 2020

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  Science

  Reddit adds tool to help people with suicidal thoughts

  In a major move, Reddit has launched a tool to help people with suicidal thoughts.

• 12 Feb 2020

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  India

  Fearing he has coronavirus, man kills self to protect village

  A man in Andhra Pradesh killed himself on Monday fearing he had contracted the novel coronavirus, called the SARS-CoV-2.

• 25 Jan 2020

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  Entertainment

  TV actress Sejal Sharma allegedly commits suicide; was 'stressed'

  TV actress Sejal Sharma, best known for her role as Simmy Khosla in Star Plus show Dil Toh Happy Hai Ji, allegedly committed suicide in Mumbai on Friday.

• 10 Jan 2020

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  India

  India's lowest income bracket recorded 66% of all 2018 suicides

  In India, the poorest seem more likely to take their own lives, government data has revealed.

• 31 Dec 2019

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  Entertainment

  Fan threatens suicide if SRK doesn't announce his next film

  The fans of Shah Rukh Khan are quite like him - extremely passionate and a bit crazy, if we may.

• 29 Dec 2019

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  Science

  #NewsBytesWeeklyRecap: Alexa suggests suicide, messaging app spying, WhatsApp fraud, more

  Even as the world celebrated Christmas this week, there were some interesting developments in the sphere of technology.

• 26 Dec 2019

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  World

  Author Ari Behn, ex-husband of Norway Princess Martha, kills himself

  The former son-in-law of Norway's King Harald V has died, announced his manager.

• 03 Dec 2019

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  India

  Couple commits suicide after allegedly killing their children in Ghaziabad

  In a shocking incident, a couple and a woman jumped from the eighth floor of the Krishna Sapphire apartment complex in Indirapuram's Vaibhav Khand, on Tuesday morning.

• 22 Nov 2019

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  India

  Japanese student found dead at IIT-Guwahati; police suspect suicide

  In a tragic incident, a Japanese student was found dead at the Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati (IIT-G) on Thursday.

• 10 Nov 2019

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  India

  IIT Madras student found dead in hostel room; suicide suspected

  A 19-year-old woman student of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras, was found dead in her hostel room on Saturday.

• 06 Nov 2019

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  India

  Noida: IIT-IIM alumnus commits suicide, allegedly due to wife's harassment

  In a distressing incident, a 39-year-old man, an alumnus of IIT and IIM, allegedly committed suicide after jumping from his house in Noida. His family has said his sour relationship with his wife forced him to take the extreme step.

• 28 Oct 2019

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  India

  Andhra Pradesh sand shortage: 3 construction-workers commit suicide over unemployment

  As the YSR Congress Party government in Andhra Pradesh continues to face criticism over its sand mining policy, at least three construction workers have allegedly committed suicide over lack of jobs.

• 08 Oct 2019

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  India

  Centre asks IITs to open wellness centers to prevent suicides

  The Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) have long been the academic dream. However, getting into the country's most coveted institute is as tough as it is stressful, as aspirants go through back-breaking preparation to crack JEE Advanced.

• 06 Oct 2019

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  World

  Thai judge criticizes judicial system; shoots himself in court

  A judge in Thailand shot himself in a packed courtroom after acquitting five Muslim murder suspects on Friday in a provincial court in the city of Yala.

• 17 Sep 2019

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  Politics

  Andhra Pradesh: After ex-speaker dies, Naidu demands CBI probe

  On Monday, former speaker of Andhra Pradesh Kodela Siva Prasad Rao allegedly committed suicide. A tall leader of the Telugu Desam Party (TDP), Rao was apparently upset after a case was filed against him.

• 16 Sep 2019

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  Delhi

  Delhi woman threatens suicide after challan; cops let her go

  In a bizarre incident, a Delhi woman threatened suicide after traffic police stopped her and imposed a hefty fine for multiple traffic violations.