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The Silent Crisis of Student Suicides

The Silent Crisis of Student Suicides

Rediff.com4 Mar 2025

What is pushing students to take this extreme step?

'Salman Will Add His Naughtiness'

'Salman Will Add His Naughtiness'

Rediff.com12 Feb 2025

'I go to Salmanbhai every day before the shoot.' 'I write straight scenes, simple scenes. He will read them and add a little bit of spice.'

'We Sometimes Underestimate Our Parents'

'We Sometimes Underestimate Our Parents'

Rediff.com4 Feb 2025

'But when we actually express ourselves, sometimes our parents can surprise us, because they just love their children.' 'Sometimes it's just that simple. That is what I wanted to show in this film.'

Man who wiped out UP family held; accused pumped 10 bullets on victims

Man who wiped out UP family held; accused pumped 10 bullets on victims

Rediff.com5 Oct 2024

According to the officer, the accused has confessed to the killings and said that he had an affair with the teacher's wife for 18 months which went sour later, leading to him shooting the family.

JU ragging death: Accused can't enter campus till acquitted

JU ragging death: Accused can't enter campus till acquitted

Rediff.com27 Sep 2023

The 13 arrested in connection with the death of the Jadavpur University fresher allegedly due to ragging and sexual molestation at the hostel will not be allowed to either enter its premises or the campus, according to a decision by the varsity's executive council.

Family of 4 shot dead in UP; wife had filed eve-teasing FIR

Family of 4 shot dead in UP; wife had filed eve-teasing FIR

Rediff.com4 Oct 2024

A government school teacher, his wife and two daughters were allegedly shot dead at their rented accommodation on Thursday, over a month after the family lodged a first information report (FIR) against a man saying he would be responsible if something untoward happened to them, police said.

'I Want To Assure Everyone I Am Alive'

'I Want To Assure Everyone I Am Alive'

Rediff.com20 Aug 2024

Shreyas Talpade has reacted strongly to his death rumours and urged people to stop doing so as it can cause 'real harm'.

Yet another murder case filed against Sheikh Hasina, party leader

Yet another murder case filed against Sheikh Hasina, party leader

Rediff.com16 Aug 2024

According to the complaint, Awami League leaders and activists attacked the protesters and hacked Hossain to death with sharp weapons.

Emotions run high at cremation of Hindu teacher shot dead in J-K

Emotions run high at cremation of Hindu teacher shot dead in J-K

Rediff.com1 Jun 2022

Rajni Bala, a government school teacher who was killed by terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam district, was cremated in Samba on Wednesday, amid an outpouring of grief and anger.

Rau's IAS Study Circle: What You Must Know

Rau's IAS Study Circle: What You Must Know

Rediff.com1 Aug 2024

Rau's felt the need to be where the action was.
The institute that once drew largely elite students also decided to expand its base and cater to a wider pool.

Suicide Prevention Day: How To Help A Student In Distress

Suicide Prevention Day: How To Help A Student In Distress

Rediff.com10 Sep 2024

Failure in examinations, the inability to get an expected score or admission to an educational institution of one's choice often precipitates distress in students and may increase the risk of suicide, warns Dr Rakesh K Chadda.

Legendary Malayalam writer M T Vasudevan Nair passes away

Legendary Malayalam writer M T Vasudevan Nair passes away

Rediff.com26 Dec 2024

The great literary figure of Malayalam and Jnanpith Award winner M T Vasudevan Nair, who had been undergoing treatment at a private hospital here following heart failure, has died, hospital sources said on Wednesday.

UP boy beaten to death in bid to save cousin from molestation

UP boy beaten to death in bid to save cousin from molestation

Rediff.com30 Aug 2023

A 15-year-old boy was allegedly beaten to death with sticks with his family alleging that he was attacked when he opposed an attempt to molest his cousin, police said.

Rashmi Bansal: An Ode to Overwork

Rashmi Bansal: An Ode to Overwork

Rediff.com20 Sep 2024

The death of 26-year-old Anna Sebastian Perayil -- who worked on the audit and assurance team at EY Pune, due to 'overwork' her heartbroken mother noted in a letter to EY India chairman Rajiv Memani provoked best-selling author Rashmi Bansal to pen a poem on the perils of overwork in Corporate India.

6 more held over Bengal varsity student's death; guv meets JU officials

6 more held over Bengal varsity student's death; guv meets JU officials

Rediff.com17 Aug 2023

This takes the total number of apprehended persons in this case to nine, a police officer said.

Time To Shut Down Coaching Classes?

Time To Shut Down Coaching Classes?

Rediff.com24 Aug 2024

The coaching-tuition-profiteering model built on the back of a broken education system is a scandal and an abomination, and must go, asserts Shekhar Gupta.

Fear over Kashmir: Terrorists gun down 2 teachers in Srinagar school

Fear over Kashmir: Terrorists gun down 2 teachers in Srinagar school

Rediff.com7 Oct 2021

Two government school teachers, including a woman, were shot dead by terrorists in Eidgah area of Srinagar amid increasing attacks on civilians in Jammu and Kashmir, police said.

Jammu rocked by protests for 2nd day over Hindu teacher's killing

Jammu rocked by protests for 2nd day over Hindu teacher's killing

Rediff.com1 Jun 2022

Protests against the killing of a Hindu school teacher in Kulgam continued to rock several parts of Jammu, Samba and Kathua districts of Jammu and Kashmir on the second consecutive day on Wednesday.

Terrorists behind killings of J-K chemist, teachers identified

Terrorists behind killings of J-K chemist, teachers identified

Rediff.com12 Oct 2021

Security agencies on Tuesday identified the terrorists they believed were behind the civilian killings in Srinagar last week, and the attackers included their 25-year-old kingpin Basit Ahmed Dar, a resident of Kulgam in South Kashmir, officials said.

Interim govt in Bangladesh soon; ex-PM Khaleda Zia to be freed: Prez

Interim govt in Bangladesh soon; ex-PM Khaleda Zia to be freed: Prez

Rediff.com6 Aug 2024

He made the remarks during a meeting with the leaders of various political parties and civil society representatives at Bangabhaban in the presence of the chief of three forces, the Bengali-language daily Prothom Alo reported.

RG Kar rape-murder case: Trial to begin on November 11

RG Kar rape-murder case: Trial to begin on November 11

Rediff.com5 Nov 2024

Eighty-seven days after the body of a woman medic was found at state-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, a Kolkata court on Monday framed charges against the prime accused, Sanjay Roy.

Maha kids' abuse: Protestors storm school, bring trains to halt

Maha kids' abuse: Protestors storm school, bring trains to halt

Rediff.com20 Aug 2024

The protest against the alleged sexual abuse of two girls at a school in Badlapur town of Maharashtra's Thane district turned violent on Tuesday as the angry agitators vandalised the school and also indulged in stone-pelting at the local railway station during the 'rail blockade', police said.

Diving Champ Manjari Bhargava Passes Into The Ages

Diving Champ Manjari Bhargava Passes Into The Ages

Rediff.com9 Nov 2024

At just 12 and a half years old, Manjari won gold in diving at the 1968 national championship in Kanpur, competing against older athletes.

'1,621 teachers died of COVID-19 during UP panchayat polls'

'1,621 teachers died of COVID-19 during UP panchayat polls'

Rediff.com9 Jun 2021

'Basic Covid protocols were not followed, which is why so many teachers lost their lives.'

Demand punishment for...: Sheikh Hasina breaks silence after ouster

Demand punishment for...: Sheikh Hasina breaks silence after ouster

Rediff.com13 Aug 2024

In her first public statement after her ouster on August 5, 76-year-old Hasina said several lives have been lost in violence in the name of agitation since July.

2024's 10 Best OTT Films

2024's 10 Best OTT Films

Rediff.com17 Dec 2024

The top 10 films of the year may not be great by themselves but they stand out amidst the other OTT releases.

SC to hear plea seeking SIT or CBI probe into death of Bihar BJP leader

SC to hear plea seeking SIT or CBI probe into death of Bihar BJP leader

Rediff.com25 Jul 2023

According to the apex court website, a bench comprising Justices Surya Kant and Dipankar Datta will hear the PIL filed through lawyer Barun Kumar Sinha on July 25.

Dhankar terms coaching centre culture as gas chamber

Dhankar terms coaching centre culture as gas chamber

Rediff.com29 Jul 2024

He also pointed out the high sums earned by the coaching centres leading to the commercialisation of education.

Child rights body to probe student's suicide over being slapped for wearing a bindi

Child rights body to probe student's suicide over being slapped for wearing a bindi

Rediff.com13 Jul 2023

Police have already arrested the teacher, and the principal of the school.

Teacher's murder: SC upholds conviction

Teacher's murder: SC upholds conviction

Rediff.com15 Dec 2006

The Supreme Court on Friday upheld the conviction of Communist Party-Marxist activist A Pradeepan for the murder of a Kerala school teacher Jayakrishnan in front of students, but commuted the death sentence to life imprisonment.

How India Erred In Its Hasina Gamble

How India Erred In Its Hasina Gamble

Rediff.com21 Aug 2024

New Delhi -- which has had a disastrous neighbourhood policy that has alienated almost all the States with which it has a land or sea border -- seemed to be unwilling over the past years to even consider that its unquestioning support of Sheikh Hasina was painting it into a corner, points out Mihir S Sharma.

China teacher executed for raping 26 minor girls

China teacher executed for raping 26 minor girls

Rediff.com29 May 2015

A primary school teacher in China's Gansu province has been executed for the rape and sexual abuse of 26 minor girls.

Tendulkar pays homage to late Achrekar on Teachers' Day

Tendulkar pays homage to late Achrekar on Teachers' Day

Rediff.com5 Sep 2019

The stalwart coach had passed away at the age of 87 in January this year.

Kolkata rape: SC expresses concern over missing autopsy document

Kolkata rape: SC expresses concern over missing autopsy document

Rediff.com9 Sep 2024

The top court also directed the protesting resident doctors in West Bengal to resume work by 5 pm on Tuesday and said no adverse action shall be taken against them on resumption of work.

Patnaik breaks 53-day silence on teacher's murder, says case 'politicised'

Patnaik breaks 53-day silence on teacher's murder, says case 'politicised'

Rediff.com4 Dec 2021

The teacher was kidnapped and murdered on October 8, while her body was exhumed from a school playground on October 19. Two people, including the prime accused, were arrested.

SC releases youth awarded death for rape-murder of infant

SC releases youth awarded death for rape-murder of infant

Rediff.com4 Mar 2023

It said since the appellant at present would be more than 20 years old, there was no requirement of sending him to the Juvenile Justice Board or any other child care facility or institution.

'Your mother means our mother': Leaders condole death of PM's mother

'Your mother means our mother': Leaders condole death of PM's mother

Rediff.com30 Dec 2022

Leaders from different parties on Friday paid tributes to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's mother Hiraben.

'Unfair to blame teachers, students are aggressive now'

'Unfair to blame teachers, students are aggressive now'

Rediff.com10 Feb 2012

Dr Lakshmi Vijayakumar, one of the well known psychiatrists in Chennai and the founder-trustee of Sneha, a voluntary centre for suicide prevention, answers some of these questions raised by the murder of a teacher by a student in Chennai.

'Teachers should rise above caste'

'Teachers should rise above caste'

Rediff.com25 Jan 2016

'Teachers discriminate among students based on caste, religion and gender,' says Dr Rajesh Paswan, an associate professor at JNU.

India's Neighbourhood First Policy Crumbling

India's Neighbourhood First Policy Crumbling

Rediff.com26 Aug 2024

The fundamental construct of India's neighbourhood policy still needs to be what Vajpayee postulated, Manmohan Singh embraced, and Modi energised. It's just that we need to junk domestic politics and excessive religiosity, while acquiring much humility and a renewed respectfulness towards our neighbours, recommends Shekhar Gupta.