depression

New Delhi, April 1 A new analysis of data collected as part of India's longitudinal survey of older adults reveals a 12 per cent higher risk of depression when adult children are unemployed.Findings published in the journal Social Science and Medicine also show that the link between older...

Kolkata, March 30 – The unnatural death of 35-year-old Khepa Hazra, a resident of Akandra village in the Kanksa area of West Burdwan district, caused a stir in the area on Monday. The family alleged that the man consumed poison after becoming frustrated over his failure to have his name included...

Ghaziabad (UP), March 30 A 40-year-old man allegedly committed suicide by jumping from the roof of a high-rise building in the Rajnagar Extension area here on Monday afternoon, police said.The deceased, Raghukul Tilak, a resident of a 12th-floor flat in Blue Moon Society in Nand Gram area, was...

Amaravati, March 30 – A doctor and his wife died by suicide after injecting a toxic substance to kill their three-year-old daughter, who had mental and physical disabilities.K. Gopi, an anesthetist, was working at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Bhopal, and his wife...

Dehradun (UKD), March 26 A 25-year-old postgraduate medical student allegedly committed suicide in her car in Dehradun, and the police have registered a case against her department's head based on allegations of harassment by her family, officials said on Thursday.The doctor, who is originally...

Dehradun (UKD), March 26 A 25-year-old postgraduate medical student is alleged to have died by suicide in her car in Dehradun, police said on Thursday.The doctor, who was originally from Ambala, Haryana, was found unconscious by her father inside her car parked on Kargi Road here early...

Noida (UP), March 26 A 47-year-old man who was undergoing cancer treatment allegedly committed suicide by jumping from the fifth floor of a private hospital in Noida, police said on Thursday.The deceased, identified as Mukesh, a resident of Bhangel in Noida, was admitted to the hospital on...

Gurugram, March 25 A 54-year-old man allegedly committed suicide here on Wednesday morning by jumping from the 13th floor of a building in Sector 63-A, police said.Preliminary investigation has revealed that the deceased was suffering from depression, which may have led him to take the extreme...

New Delhi, March 23 Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader and Member of Parliament Harsimrat Kaur Badal urged Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday to order a CBI investigation into the death of Warehousing Corporation district manager Gagandeep Singh Randhawa, who was forced to take the extreme...

Raichur (Karnataka), March 20 – An incident has been reported in Raichur district of Karnataka in which a 58-year-old religious leader committed suicide by hanging himself at his temple on Friday, leaving the local people in shock.The deceased, identified as Devendrappa Swamy (58), was the...

New Delhi, March 19 A study has found that brain and blood cells in young adults with depression produced energy at rest but had difficulty increasing production when needed – this imbalance could contribute to symptoms such as fatigue and low motivation, researchers said.The finding...

Jaipur, March 16 Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday highlighted the negative effects of smartphones on young children and warned that excessive use could harm their physical and mental health, adding that drugs and smartphones are equally harmful.He urged parents not to...

Unnao, March 15 A 30-year-old woman allegedly committed suicide by hanging at her parents' home in Unnao, Uttar Pradesh, earlier this month after her husband's death, police said on Sunday.The incident took place in the PD Nagar area on Saturday morning. The woman has been identified as Ekta...

Kasaragod (Kerala), March 13 A couple was found hanging, suspected to be a suicide, several months after their son died in a train accident in Poinachi, police said on Friday.The deceased were identified as Venugopalan N M (50) and his wife Smitha M (39), residents of Kairali Nagar, Poinachi...

Sagar (MP), March 12 A 28-year-old woman, reportedly abandoned by her husband, allegedly killed her four young daughters by throwing them into a well and then committed suicide in a village in the Sagar district of Madhya Pradesh, police said on Thursday.The four sisters, aged between five...

In Bengaluru, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah announced a ban on the use of social media for individuals under the age of 16, aiming to mitigate its potential negative effects on children.While many parents welcomed the move, they expressed concerns about its practicality.Siddaramaiah...

Mumbai, March 6 Singer-songwriter Camila Cabello, known for hits like Havana, Work From Home, and Señorita, marked her birthday with a heartfelt message, sharing her reflections as she turned 29.Camila posted on Instagram, sharing a series of images from her childhood, her 29th birthday...

Mumbai, March 5: Popular YouTuber and Bigg Boss 17 star, Anurag Dhobal, posted a distressing vlog claiming it could be his "last message."He alleged that he had been subjected to severe mental harassment by his family after choosing to marry outside his caste.In the video, Anurag stated that...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 3 A 65-year-old woman died here on Tuesday, a day after allegedly setting herself on fire due to depression over her husband's long-term illness, police said.Although news reports claimed that she had prepared a funeral pyre in the backyard of her house in...

According to reports from local media, citing a systematic review of rehabilitation cases in 2025, Pakistan is facing a worsening crisis of youth drug abuse and rising suicide rates.The study found that heroin accounts for 48 per cent of substance abuse cases among young users, while cannabis...