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Uttar Pradesh: IIT-Kanpur student dies by suicide in hostel room

KANPUR: A 32-year-old PhD student at IIT-Kanpur allegedly died by suicide in his hostel room, police said on Wednesday. Prashant Singh, who was pursuing PhD in mechanical engineering, hanged himself on Tuesday night, Police Commissioner B P Jogdand said, adding no suicide note was recovered from the room.

The Times of India · Sep 7, 2022

IIT-Hyderabad student jumps to death from lodge

A 23-year-old IIT-Hyderabad student allegedly died by suicide on Wednesday at a lodge near the institute where he was staying, police said. Read more on Dynamite News

Dynamite News · Sep 7, 2022

Gujarat: Constable, wife end life with child over marital discord

AHMEDABAD: A constable and his wife along with their minor daughter allegedly committed suicide by jumping from the 12th floor of a residential building in Ahmedabad on Wednesday, police said.

The Times of India · Sep 7, 2022

HSBC not liable for al-Qaeda suicide attack at CIA base -US appeals court

A divided U.S. appeals court on Tuesday said HSBC Holdings Plc was not liable to the families of two American contractors killed in an al-Qaeda suicide bombing of a CIA base in Afghanistan, after the bank allegedly evaded U.S. sanctions targeting sponsors of terrorism.

Reuters · Sep 6, 2022

Andhra Pradesh: Be positive, don’t put yourself under stress, police advise students

Police, RGUKT organise programme for students to prevent suicides

The Hindu · Sep 6, 2022

Increase in registered suicide rate after pandemic inquest delays, ONS says

The Office for National Statistics said the suicide rate in 2021 was consistent with rates seen in the years before the coronavirus pandemic.

The Independent UK · Sep 6, 2022

Over 124 Suicides Confirmed in Syria in 2022

The suicide of a man who threw himself off the fourth floor of a building in central Damascus barely made a blip in the news. Another report spoke of the suicide of an official in Jable city. He was found dead from a gunshot to the mouth. News of suicides…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Sep 6, 2022

Half would lie to family or friends about mental health, study shows

Women aged 25 – 34 were most likely to keep how they were feeling on the inside

Wales Online · Sep 6, 2022

Suicide attempts and self-harm ‘part and parcel of everyday life in a school’

A former Children’s Commissioner told peers there is a large legacy of children with increased mental health needs in the wake of the pandemic.

The Independent UK · Sep 5, 2022

'No indication' mum, 23, found hanged in army shower block planned to take her own life

There was no note or any evidence to suggest army gunner Sophie Madden, 23, had planned to take her own life but coroner Katrina Hepburn returned a verdict of suicide

Daily Mirror · Sep 5, 2022