Maharashtra govt contemplating long-term policy to bail out farmers

Last Updated: Friday, July 24, 2015, 15:04

Maharashtra government is mulling to bring in a long-term policy for drought-hit farmers which will ensure they get compensation amount commensurate to their crop losses.

Over 800 farmers committed suicides this year: Govt

Last Updated: Friday, December 19, 2014, 16:46

More than 800 farmers have committed suicides this year due to agrarian distress, with maximum cases reported from Maharashtra, Parliament was informed Friday.

Youth fixes date for suicide 6 months ago, found hanging on Sunday

Last Updated: Sunday, February 2, 2014, 20:57

Six months after allegedly fixing the date to kill himself for having a "bad personality", a 25-year-old call centre employee was on Sunday found hanging in his house here.

Farmer suicide at Vidarbha village visited by Rahul in 2009

Last Updated: Saturday, February 1, 2014, 14:17

A debt-ridden farmer at Jalka village in Vidarbha region of Maharashtra allegedly committed suicide by jumping into a lake.

Engineering student jumps to death from college building in AP

Last Updated: Friday, January 31, 2014, 18:48

An engineering student from Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) on Friday allegedly committed suicide from his college building in Krishna district of Andhra Pradesh, police said.

Suicide bomber called biggest Sochi Olympics risk

Last Updated: Friday, January 31, 2014, 15:55

While Sochi`s Olympic venues are now among the most tightly guarded facilities in the world, the rest of this sprawling Black Sea resort looks more vulnerable.

Man jumps before Delhi Metro train, dies

Last Updated: Friday, January 31, 2014, 11:50

A man died Friday after he jumped in front of a Delhi Metro train, an official said.

Jiah Khan suicide case: FBI to intervene; Sooraj Pancholi in trouble?

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 29, 2014, 09:21

The Federal Bureau of Investigation has reportedly decided to intervene in the actress Jiah Khan suicide case.

Tata Motors Karl Slym 'committed suicide' after argument with wife: Thai police

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 28, 2014, 17:57

Karl Slym, Tata Motors Managing Director, apparently committed suicide after arguing with his wife and reading a note written by her that referred to "domestic problems", Thai police said Tuesday.

Roadside bomb kills 6 Afghan civilians

Last Updated: Monday, January 27, 2014, 01:23

A roadside bomb killed six civilians and wounded more than a dozen others in southern Afghanistan, authorities said on Sunday, hours after a suicide bomber killed four in an attack on a military bus in the capital.