'Money was pouring in after Movers & Shakers. At the turn of the millennium, I was voted one of the top 10 Mumbaikars. People joked that even when they switched off their TV sets, I was there! I would ask God if he was compensating me for the loss of Ayush, the greatest tragedy of my life.'
Professor parents of the 29-year-old youth arrested for attacking former Haryana director general of police SPS Rathore on Tuesday said their son was under treatment for depression for the last six months and he was dead against any kind of injustice.
Ousted Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak is suffering from severe depression in jail with his psychological deteriorating after being sentenced to life imprisonment for complicity in the killing of protesters to his rule.
The strong wind that is expected may cause damage to thatched houses, uproot trees and disrupt power supply and communication network in coastal Orissa and neighbouring AP.
Rajan also said it's a problem of collective action and not a problem of industrial nations or emerging markets
Of the eight RBI governors who have held office since the 1991 economic liberalisation, Bimal Jalan had the longest stint and S Venkitaramanan, the shortest. Current Governor Shaktikanta Das will overtake Bimal Jalan before completing his second term in December, points out Tamal Bandyopadhyay.
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'We crossed Rs 1.7 trillion in three months this financial year.'
vThe longest duration cyclone over the north Indian Ocean had developed over the Bay of Bengal and weakened over the Arabian Sea between November 8-23, 1977 with a life period of 14 days and six hours.
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More than a month after quitting the the England team midway through the World Cup due to depression, all-rounder Michael Yardy returned to competitive cricket for his county side Sussex.
An IPS officer posted as deputy inspector general of police (DIG) in Coimbatore allegedly died by suicide after he shot himself early on Friday, the police said.
Rocked by a spate of student suicides, the city police has set up a dedicated "Student Cell" to reach out to students and make attempts to detect early signs of stress and depression.
Squally weather with wind speed reaching 55-65 kmph was likely to prevail along and off the Orissa coast, the sources said.
The family of Sunil Tripathi, the Indian-American student whose body was recovered from the Providence river in the US state of Rhode Island, has said that the 22-year-old had shown signs of depression prior to his disappearance.
All-rounder Michael Yardy has been withdrawn from England's World Cup squad because of depression, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said on Thursday.
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'The fact that I got noticed in a film that stars Hrithik Roshan and Deepika Padukone is a big high for me.'
Severe cyclonic storm Michaung crossed south Andhra Pradesh coast close to Bapatla district between 12.30 pm and 2.30 pm on Tuesday with maximum gales of up to 90-100 km per hour speed, said an Amaravati Meteorological Centre official.
Deep depression now 150 km east of Chennai
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While near-term performance is difficult to predict after a huge run-up, fund managers believe the PSU theme's prospects remain sound over the medium to long term.
The company said it is launching the product immediately
The five warmest years in Indian weather history have occurred in the past 14 years -- the others being 2009, 2017 and 2010, in order of intensity.
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"Avtar Singh hardly visited the gurdwara and was depressed," Rajbir Singh Pannu, president of the Sikh Center of Pacific Coast, in Selma, Fresno, told rediff.com, and that he hardly saw any of Singh's relatives or family at the gurdwara
'We tend to address blood pressure, diabetes, etc with so much instant ease, then why neglect mental health?'
In a major security lapse, a 'depressed' BSF jawan posted outside the residence of Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah in Srinagar fired around 12 rounds in the air on Monday morning, triggering panic in the high security area.
Rajan, who has been warning against competitive monetary policy easing by central banks, however, said the situation is different in India where RBI still needs to bring down lending rates to spur investments.
The US economy is suffering its steepest downturn since at least the 1970s and could descend into a depression, Jeff Immelt, General Electric's chief executive, warned on Thursday.
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Nelli Praveen Kumar, aged about 25, a first semester student of Master of Fine Arts course of Department of Fine Arts, Sarojini Naidu School of Arts and Communication, was found hanging from ceiling in the room at about 4.15 am
The 17-year-old Shiva finished a distant 14th after the qualification round and missed the eight-shooter individual finals.
Robin Uthappa said 'was innately not happy with something'. It was at this stage that the 34-year-old began maintaining a diary before reaching out for professional help.
No lives were lost after cyclone Biparjoy made landfall. Preparations for Biparjoy were not only extensive, they were also telecast far and wide. Ahead of the cyclone's landfall, Shyam G Menon observes there was considerable publicity on how much the government was geared up to face the storm and its aftermath.
'Nobody really talks about the middle of relationships or the mundane parts... (When the end comes) we think, "Wow, this is the worst time of my life. This is horrible. It's never been worse". But actually, I feel the endings are what makes us who we are.'
'Society tends to get uncomfortable when a girl takes the initiative. But who cares? I proposed to him,' says Shivalika V Patel.
Wardens and staff members of hostels in Kota will be given professional training in mess management, psychological and behavioural counselling, and other aspects of students' care to equip them to battle the rising number of suicides by aspirants in the coaching hub.
'I thought if I was doing so bad, I would quit. But I told myself that I will not give up so soon and fight till the end.'
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