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How job loss, debt pushed Indian youth to suicide in US

A 26-year-old Indian student in Chicago, Chandu Iraganaboyina, tragically took his own life due to joblessness and severe financial stress. Friends and community members are now working to repatriate his body to India, highlighting the immense pressure faced by some international

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How job loss, debt pushed Indian youth to suicide in USA 26-year-old Indian student in Chicago, Chandu Iraganaboyina, tragically took his own life due to joblessness and severe financial stress. Friends and community members are now working to repatriate his body to India, highlighting the immense pressure faced by some international
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