Suicide bid at Delhi Metro station
September 6th, 2012 - 11:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 6 (IANS) A 25-year-old man was critically injured Thursday after he tried to commit suicide by jumping from a Delhi Metro station, police said.Pradeep Kumar, a native ... Read more...
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College student jumps to death in Delhi hospital (Lead)
January 5th, 2012 - 9:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 5 (IANS) Depressed over failing in an exam, a student of Zakir Hussain College jumped to his death from the third floor of a hospital where he ... Read more...
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Delhi college student jumps to death in hospital
January 5th, 2012 - 7:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 5 (IANS) Depressed over failure in exam, a student of Zakir Hussain College in central Delhi jumped to his death from an hospital's third floor after ... Read more...
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Buddhism: Moving beyond faith to heal lifestyle blues (Feature)
November 29th, 2011 - 2:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 29 (IANS) Twenty-nine-year-old Gagan Kaur's life fell apart when her 14-year-old relationship ended last year. A Buddhist monk found her sinking in a private clinic in the ... Read more...
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Problem-solving therapy may prevent suicides
September 30th, 2011 - 3:39 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Sep 30 (IANS) Problem-solving therapy (PST) may prevent suicides by helping people overcome a state of acute hopelessness and desperation, says new research.The trial assessed the efficacy of this ... Read more...
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Tibetan exiles concern over monks’ suicide bid
September 26th, 2011 - 9:50 pm ICT by IANS
Dharamsala, Sep 26 (IANS) The Central Tibetan Administration based in this Himachal Pradesh town Monday expressed concern over two monks setting themselves afire in Tibet and said the incident showed ... Read more...
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Couple plunges 350 ft by driving over suicide cliff
August 19th, 2011 - 11:34 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 19 (IANS) A couple in Britian killed themselves by driving at high speed over a cliff, crashing 350 ft to their death in an apparent suicide bid.Startled onlookers ... Read more...
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Flight makes emergency landing after passenger’s suicide bid
June 23rd, 2011 - 8:53 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, June 23 (IANS) A Delhi-bound SpiceJet flight made an emergency landing at Chaudhary Charan Singh airport here Thursday after a passenger allegedly consumed poison on board, police said.Sumit Rajak, ... Read more...
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Woman researcher’s suicide bid over sexual harassment
March 7th, 2011 - 8:46 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, March 7 (IANS) A woman researcher in Mysore University has accused her guide of sexual harassment and attempted to commit suicide, Karnataka Police said Monday.The scholar, a married woman, ... Read more...
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‘Brit-Indian honeymooner too fragile to stand trial in SA after failed suicide bid’
February 23rd, 2011 - 1:38 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 23 (ANI): The Brit-Indian millionaire charged with masterminding his wife's murder during their honeymoon in Cape Town last year has reportedly become too "fragile" to stand trial in South Africa ... Read more...
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Dewani murder case: Accused husband attempts suicide
February 22nd, 2011 - 7:23 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 22 (IANS) Indian-origin Briton Shrien Dewani, accused of murdering his newly-married wife Anni during their honeymoon in Cape Town, reportedly tried to kill himself and had to be admitted to ... Read more...
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Brit-Indian honeymooner admitted in London hospital following apparent suicide attempt
February 22nd, 2011 - 6:02 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 22 (ANI): The Brit-Indian millionaire charged with masterminding his wife's murder during their honeymoon in Cape Town last year has been admitted in a hospital in London after he took ... Read more...
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Woman survives 23-story fall in Argentina
January 27th, 2011 - 8:00 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Buenos Aires, Jan 27 (THAINDIAN NEWS) An Argentinean woman has been taken to the intensive care unit after a suicide mission.The 33-year-old woman in a bid to kill herself jumped from the ... Read more...
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US man’s 9th floor suicide bid lands him in pile of uncollected rubbish
January 4th, 2011 - 4:52 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 4 (ANI): A man in the US, who leapt from his ninth-floor New York apartment in an apparent suicide bid, has survived after he landed on a pile of rubbish ... Read more...
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Cops take window smoker to psych ward after mistaking it for suicide bid!
December 20th, 2010 - 5:26 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Dec 20 (ANI): A lawyer smoking on the sill of his second-floor apartment window was taken to a psychiatrist after a pair of blundering cops mistook it as a suicide ... Read more...
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Nepal hails shortest man, shuns tallest woman
November 27th, 2010 - 2:35 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, Nov 27 (IANS) He is hailed as a "Little Buddha" and draws amazed crowds wherever he goes. While the Himalayan nation celebrates Khagendra Thapa Magar's world record as the ... Read more...
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Fantasia Barrino released from hospital after ’suicide bid’
August 12th, 2010 - 4:35 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Aug 12 (ANI): R 'n' B singer Fantasia Barrino has been released from hospital following her suicide attempt.Barrino, 26, had attempted suicide after rumours surfaced that she had made a sex ... Read more...
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Claude Makelele’s ex-lover in ’suicide bid’
May 13th, 2010 - 2:57 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 13 (ANI): Former Marks & Spencer supermodel Noemie Lenoir was found unconscious in the woods outside her former flame/soccer star Claude Makelele's home in La Celle-Saint-Cloud, near Paris, after allegedly ... Read more...
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Chanelle Hayes tried to end her life after row with beau Matthew Bates
August 8th, 2009 - 5:48 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 8 (ANI): Brit television personality Chanelle Hayes has in an exclusive interview revealed that she tried to take her own life after she had a violent row with her ... Read more...
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Big Brother’s Super Sree slashes wrists
July 29th, 2009 - 1:29 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 29 (ANI): After leaving the Big Brother House earlier this month, the Indian housemate on the show Sree Dasari was rushed to hospital after he slashed his writs on Thursday ... Read more...
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Sasikumar excels in well-made ‘Nadodigal’ (Tamil Film Review)
June 27th, 2009 - 7:28 pm ICT by IANS
By Aravindan DI
Film: "Nadodigal"; Director: Samuthirakkani; Cast: Sasikumar, Abhinaya, Anaya, Vijay Vasanth, Bharani and Ganja Karuppu; Music: Sundar C. Babu; Rating: *** 1/2In an industry where friendship and loyalty are most ... Read more...
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When seasick Pink tried to kill herself by jumping off a yacht
June 2nd, 2009 - 1:52 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 2 (ANI): Pop punk star Pink reportedly felt so seasick recently that she tried to take her own life by jumping off a yacht in the middle of an ... Read more...
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Demi Moore helps prevent suicide
April 5th, 2009 - 1:09 am ICT by IANS
London, April 4 (IANS) American actress Demi Moore and her fans on social networking website Twitter have helped to avert a possible suicide bid by a Californian woman.
The actress, one of the ... Read more...
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Apex court orders action against college authorities for ragging
March 30th, 2009 - 10:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday ordered stern actions against authorities of two colleges in different states for their failure to tackle the menace of ragging that resulted in ... Read more...
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Man reluctantly rescued after plunging into Niagara Falls
March 12th, 2009 - 6:32 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Mar 12 (ANI): A man, who jumped into the icy cold waters of the Niagara falls in an apparent suicide bid, reluctantly allowed himself to be rescued by the ... Read more...
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Man gets 44 months in jail for killing police dog
February 20th, 2009 - 6:01 am ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, Feb 20 (DPA) A man who sent a police dog to its death as it was trying to prevent him from committing suicide has been sentenced to 44 months in ... Read more...
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Nightmares trigger greater risk of more suicide bids
February 4th, 2009 - 1:20 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 4 (IANS) People experiencing nightmares following a suicide bid are five times more likely to make similar attempts again, compared with their normal counterparts, according to a study. The study ... Read more...
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Wife of former Haryana deputy chief minister arrested, granted bail
January 30th, 2009 - 9:23 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Jan 30 (IANS) A day after she allegedly swallowed an overdose of sleeping pills in a suicide attempt, Anuradha Bali alias Fiza, the second wife of former Haryana deputy chief minister ... Read more...
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Former Haryana deputy CM’s second wife attempts suicide (Lead)
January 29th, 2009 - 10:13 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Jan 29 (IANS) Anuradha Bali alias Fiza, the second wife of former Haryana deputy chief minister Chander Mohan alias Chand Mohammed, was admitted to a hospital here Thursday after a suicide ... Read more...
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Former Haryana deputy chief minister’s second wife attempts ’suicide’
January 29th, 2009 - 2:35 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Jan 29 (IANS) Anuradha Bali alias Fiza, the second wife of former Haryana deputy chief minister Chander Mohan alias Chand Mohammed, was admitted to a hospital here Thursday after a suspected ... Read more...
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Police foil suicide bid of aspiring doctor in Delhi
January 8th, 2009 - 11:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 8 (IANS) Promptly reacting to a distress call, Delhi Police personnel Thursday saved the life of an an aspiring doctor, who had attempted suicide, by breaking open the door ... Read more...
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Tennis ace Premjit Lal dead
December 31st, 2008 - 11:10 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 31 (IANS) Former Davis Cupper Premjit Lal died at his residence here Wednesday following prolonged illness. He was 68.A widower, he is survived by two sons and a daughter. Lal, ... Read more...
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Top Scientologist escapee gives insight into shady “celebrity religion”
November 4th, 2008 - 2:42 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 4 (ANI): With most wondering what the Scientology religion is all about, a top Scientologist escapee has come out and revealed just what goes on in the shady "celebrity ... Read more...
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Punjab bureaucrat dies after suicide bid (Lead)
October 21st, 2008 - 5:09 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Oct 21 (IANS) A senior Punjab-cadre Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer, A.S. Chatwal, who was instrumental in organising the state's biggest NRI convention here in January, died late Monday night after ... Read more...
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Senior Punjab bureaucrat dead after suicide bid
October 21st, 2008 - 9:48 am ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Oct 21 (IANS) A senior Punjab-cadre Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer, A.S. Chatwal, died at the Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (Pgimer) here late Monday night after he attempted ... Read more...
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