(2024-04-13). Correspondence] The complexities of mental health in rural India. thelancet.com Depression is often taken as a fact of life. Relentless competition, stressful work lives, and additional responsibilities aggravate mental health circumstances for young people. Many parents also impose their interests and passions onto their children, causing them to neglect their own passions.1 Between 2017 and 2023, 23 students died by suicide at Kota, a popular education hub for examination preparation and pre-entrance examinations in Rajasthan, India, due to low examination grades.2 Poor mental health and suicide elsewhere in the world have been detailed in the literature.
(2024-04-13). Four Indians get 122 years in jail for brutal murder of 23-year-old delivery driver in UK. ptcnews.tv PTC Web Desk: In the UK, four Indian-origin men have been sentenced to a total of 122 years in prison for the murder of Aurman Singh, a 23-year-old delivery driver of Indian origin. The brutal attack, | Four Indians get 122 years in jail for brutal murder of 23-year-old delivery driver in UK…
(2024-04-13). Comment] Offline: A mirage of progress for health and democracy. thelancet.com "Hong Kong parliament passes draconian law to crack down on dissent." "Macron feels force of Kremlin's fake news machine." News headlines suggest democracy is under threat. And so it is. Last month, the Bertelsmann Stiftung Transformation Index (BTI) recorded a further decline (between February, 2021, and January, 2023) in the quality of democracy across 137 countries. Only 63 nations were classified as democracies. The majority were labelled autocracies—covering 4 billion people. The BTI deploys words such as "gloomy", "gradual erosion", and "a new nadir".
(2024-04-13). Correspondence] Exceptional euthanasia: a theoretical construct or medical necessity? thelancet.com In France, the medical community is deeply engaged in a pivotal debate surrounding a draft bill that is set to be presented to the Presidential Cabinet for legalising active assistance in dying.1 The heart of this debate centres around the proposed addition within the bill of exceptional euthanasia, where the lethal drug is directly administered by a medical professional, alongside assisted suicide, where the individuals self-administer the lethal medication provided by a health-care professional; this addition is aimed at ensuring equal access to active assistance in dying for individuals with motor disabilities…
(2024-04-13). Editorial] India's elections: why data and transparency matter. thelancet.com Later this month, Indians will head to the polls in what will be the largest election in history. 970 million people, more than 10% of the world population, will vote in the 2024 Lok Sabha (House of the People) parliamentary elections between April 19 and June 4. Opinion polls suggest that Prime Minister Narendra Modi, leader of the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party, and his coalition will win a third successive 5-year term. Under Modi's leadership, India has seen a remarkable, albeit unequal, economic boom.
(2024-04-13). Gobierno ecuatoriano emite reglamento para aplicar la eutanasia. telesurtv.net La Corte Constitucional de Ecuador dio un plazo de seis meses a la Defensoría del Pueblo para presentar un proyecto de ley que regule la eutanasia.
(2024-04-13). Petro anuncia presentará una nueva reforma tributaria al Congreso. telesurtv.net Petro realizó su anuncio durante su participación en el Congreso Naturgas en Cartagena de Indias.
(2024-04-13). 20 years on, Abu Ghraib detainees get their day in US court. newarab.com 
Twenty years ago this month, photos of abused prisoners and smiling US soldiers guarding them at Iraq's Now, three survivors of Abu Ghraib will finally get their day in US court against the military contractor they hold responsible for their mistreatment. | The trial is scheduled to begin Monday in
(2024-04-13). Sudanese women: The backbone of society in the face of war. newarab.com 
"I know a 30-something woman from Al Geneina [in West Darfur] whose kids were shot dead in front of her eyes while they were on their way to the border with Chad trying to escape from the country," begins Dallia Abdelmoneim, a political commentator from Khartoum. | Dallia, who currently works at the Sudanese think-tank Fikra for Studies and Development, tells The New Arab that the young woman, a lawyer and activist, now helps refugees in Chad offering them legal assistance and ensuring they have access to food and healthcare. | "Millions of women in Sudan have been bearing the brunt of violence and displacemen…
(2024-04-13). Jordan should stop crackdown on pro-Gaza protesters: Amnesty. newarab.com 
Amnesty International has denounced The rights group
(2024-04-13). Australia: Six killed in Sydney shopping centre knife attack. newarab.com 
Six people were Multiple people were stabbed by the unidentified assailant, who was shot dead by a policewoman at the scene. | The incident occurred at the sprawling Westfield Bondi Junction mall complex, which was packed with Saturday afternoon shoppers. | "I'm…
(2024-04-13). Pakistan: 11 killed suspected Balochistan separatist raid. newarab.com 
Gunmen killed 11 people in Police said six gunmen stopped a bus near the city of
(2024-04-13). Jordanian journalist detained for covering pro-Gaza protests. newarab.com A Mohsen, a 25-year-old photographer for the independent
(2024-04-13). US-Iraq defence ties part of talks next week, official says. newarab.com 
The security and defence relationship between the The official, who briefed reporters on condition of anonymity, said the emphasis of Al-Sudani's visit would be economic ties, even as Washington and…
(2024-04-13). Millions of Indonesians brave mass traffic jams on journey home for Eid. presstv.ir Millions of Indonesian Muslims braved extensive traffic jams as they began the journey to their hometowns ahead of Eid al-Fitr.
(2024-04-13). Kazakhstan declares state of emergency in 10 states amid worst floods in decades. presstv.ir Worst floods in decades have hit Kazakhstan, forcing the country to declare a state of emergency in 10 of its 14 states.