West Bengal had the highest number of suicides in the country, followed by Tamil Nadu in 2011, according to the latest report of the National Crime Records Bureau.

While Tamil Nadu15,963 people take

Four southern states — Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra — account for 50.2 per cent of suicides reported in the country in 2011. AP accounted for 11.1 per cent of overall

Suicide is the second-most common cause of death among young people in India, The Lancet has revealed. According to the British medical journal, India has one of the highest suicide rates in the world

Maithri, an NGO engaged in the task of preventing suicides, is organising a Soorya monsoon festival in Kochi, from June 12 to 14.

It is a novel attempt to spread the message that suicides should be p

A 26-year-old woman, the daughter of Deputy Superintendent of Police Gejjappa, attached to the Revenue Task Force, ended her life by hanging from a ceiling fan at her residence on JP Nagar 7th Main u

The Civil Society of Hyderabad, an organisation of eminent citizens, has appealed to the Centre and the state government to take an immediate decision on the burning Telangana issue to prevent further

Thyapala Yadagiri, 22, a resident of Railapur in Medchal, committed suicide for the creation of Telangana on Wednesday. This is the third suicide for a separate state after the bypoll results were ann

Speaker Nadendla Manohar on Wednesday appealed to the youth not to commit suicides. Making a statement in the Assembly on behalf of all the members, Mr Manohar said that the spate of suicides in the r

Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy on Sunday appealed to the Telangana youth not to sacrifice their lives in fit of anxiety but live with self confidence. Reacting to the self immolation by an MBA st

Concerned over rising cases of suicides among IIT students in recent years, the government has proposed setting up a task force to study the situation and suggest 'systemic' measures to address the is