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  'Sorry papa...': 20-year-old NEET aspirant dies by suicide in Kota, second suicide case in 48 hours

  Rajasthan | May 01, 2024, 07:39 AM IST

  More than two lakh students move to Kota annually to prepare for competitive exams such as JEE for engineering and NEET for admission to medical colleges. In 2023, 26 coaching students died by suicide in Kota.

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  India lodged over 1.64 lakh suicides in 2021, highest ever in a calendar year

  India | Sep 05, 2022, 12:03 PM IST

  It was in 1984 that the number of suicide deaths crossed the 50,000-mark for the first time in the country and it crossed the 75,000-mark in 1991.

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  India has highest number of suicide cases: WHO report

  India | Oct 27, 2014, 02:21 PM IST

  New Delhi: India has seen the highest number of suicide cases in the world, according to a new database released by the World Health Organisation (WHO).It said that the suicide rate is almost similar to

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