The Centre is now keen to decriminalise suicide, and the controversial Section 309 may soon be removed from the Indian Penal Code once a comprehensive amendment is enacted.

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Six persons were injured in a low-intensity bomb blast at the private Jai Hospital in Hari Parbat area of Agra district Saturday evening. The blast took place around 5.45 pm; the bomb was in a bag kept near the reception which was blown to smithereens. A cloud of smoke engulfed the reception area and the smell of explosive was all-pervasive.