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India tops in suicide numbers, says WHO

September 5, 2014

New Delhi, Sep 5: India is the suicide hotspot of the world, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO) report, which said that around 2.58 lakh people took their own lives, the highest for any country across the globe.

India tops in suicideThe WHO figures, however, do not match with the official records. The WHO’s figure is higher by 1.12 lakh compared to the 1.35 lakh suicides reported by India’s National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) in 2012.

The WHO said 1,58,098 men and 99,977 women committed suicide in India in 2012, while the NCRB said that 88,453 men and 46,992 women committed suicide.

The WHO put India’s suicide rate at 21.1 per 1 lakh people.

“Most suicides in the world occur in the south-east Asia region (39% of those in low and middle-income countries) with India accounting for the highest number of suicides overall in 2012,” the WHO report said.

In its response, the WHO told Deccan Herald that the analysis of causes of death in India was based on data between 2001 and 2003, recorded by the Million Death Study.

Data from this study was further adjusted with information from WHO technical programmes and UNAIDS on specific causes where more detailed information was available from surveillance, surveys or other sources and the cause-specific estimates were adjusted to add to WHO estimates of age-gender specific all-cause mortality for India, it said.

“As India is one of the two largest countries in the world in terms of population, it is not surprising that the number of suicides is high relative to other countries. What is more important is whether the suicide rate is high.

In terms of suicide rate per 1,00,000 population, India is ranked 13th in 2012, behind South Korea, Sri Lanka, Hungary, Japan, Russia and some other countries,” the WHO said.

The report released in Geneva on Thursday said more than 8 lakh people committed suicide. “Every 40 seconds, a person commits suicide somewhere in the world and many more attempt suicide,” the report said. Suicide rates show a peak among the young and the elderly, it said.

“This report, the first WHO publication of its kind, presents a comprehensive overview of suicide, suicide attempts and successful suicide prevention efforts worldwide. We know what works. Now is the time to act,” Dr Shekhar Saxena, director of WHO’s Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse.

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May 28,2020

May 28: Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Thursday asked the central government to unlock its coffers and help the needy affected by the coronavirus-induced lockdown.

In a video message posted as part of the Congress' 'Speak Up India' campaign, she lamented that even though the country is passing through a serious economic crisis with loss of livelihood due to the pandemic and the lockdown, the central government has not heard the cries of pain and trauma of people.

"We again urge the Centre to unlock its coffers and help the needy. Put direct cash of Rs 7,500 per month in the account of every family for the next six months and provide Rs 10,000 immediately; ensure safe and free travel of labourers back home, employment opportunity and rations; and also increase the number of work days under MNREGA to 200 days to facilitate jobs in villages," Gandhi said.

"Instead of loans, provide financial relief to small and medium industry so that crores of jobs are saved and the country progresses," she said in her video message on the party's social media handles.

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June 6,2020

New Delhi, Jun 6: Military commanders of India and China are scheduled to meet today at Moldo on the Chinese side of the Line of Actual Control (LAC), to discuss the ongoing dispute along the LAC in Eastern Ladakh.

The Commander of the Leh-based 14 Corps of the Indian Army Commander Lieutenant Gen Harinder Singh will meet his Chinese equivalent Maj Gen Liu Lin, who is the commander of South Xinjiang Military Region of Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) to address the ongoing tussle in Eastern Ladakh between the two countries over the heavy military build-up by the People's Liberation Army along the LAC there.

The two sides have held close to a dozen rounds of talks since the first week of May when the Chinese sent over 5,000 troops to the LAC.

On Friday, officials of India and China interacted through video-conferencing with the two sides agreeing that they should handle "their differences through peaceful discussion" while respecting each other's sensitivities and concerns and not allowing them to become disputes in accordance with the guidance provided by the leadership.

In the last few days, there has not been any major movement of the People's Liberation Army troops at the multiple sites where it has stationed itself along the LAC opposite Indian forces.

India and China have been locked in a dispute over the heavy military build-up by the People's Liberation Army (PLA) where they have brought in more than 5,000 troops along with the Eastern Ladakh sector.

The Chinese Army's intent to carry out deeper incursions was checked by the Indian security forces by quick deployment. The Chinese have also brought in heavy vehicles with artillery guns and infantry combat vehicles in their rear positions close to the Indian territory.

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January 11,2020

New Delhi, Jan 11: Chief Minister of Kerala Pinarayi Vijayan on Saturday met JNU Students' Union (JNUSU) President Aishe Ghosh here at Kerala House on Saturday.

This meeting comes at the backdrop masked mob violence by miscreants who entered the university campus recently and attacked the students and professors with sticks and rods.

"I thank the Kerela government for standing by us and extending solidarity. Its fight Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) shows how standing is standing for its secular ethos. Students Union takes the inspiration from this struggle," said Students' Union President in a statement after meeting Kerala CM.

She also thanked "the youth and comrades of Kerela" and quoted Pinarayi as saying, "go on we will take this fight ahead."

More than 30 students, including Ghosh, were taken to the AIIMS Trauma Centre.

The Delhi Police Crime Branch investigating the case of violence in JNU had identified and released photographs of nine suspects, including that of Aishe Ghosh.

Earlier on Monday, Kerala CM had said that the "Nazi-style attack" on the students and faculty is an appalling display of intolerance running amok.

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