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TopicSection 309

Topic: Section 309

Is attempt to suicide punishable? Two laws have opposing views, SC seeks govt’s response

Supreme Court asks govt's view on conflict between IPC Section 309 which criminalises attempt to suicide and the Mental Healthcare Act, 2017 which bars prosecution.

Despite passive euthanasia law, the Indian state still decides when we are free to end our life

Given the legal framework in India, the distinction to be debated is not one between active and passive euthanasia – which is the global debate – but rather the distinction between passive euthanasia and suicide.

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Forget Kejriwal. Think of what our institutions are doing to enable authoritarianism

This decision is so damaging to the government that efforts will be made to ensure that it does not stand. The prosecution has said that it will file an appeal in the high court.

Crypto tumbles after US, Israel launch attacks on Iran

Bitcoin dropped as much as 3.8% to $63,038, while Ether, the second-largest token, slid 4.5% to $1,835. Roughly $128 billion in market value was erased across digital assets.

India has ordered more Polish drones, Indian firm keen to set up munitions factory in Poland—Warsaw’s envoy

New Delhi: India is right to pursue and strike terrorists where they are, as during Op Sindoor, Poland’s Ambassador to India Dr Piotr Antoni...

Pakistan is fighting a two-front war. I saw it coming 15 yrs ago

The Pakistani political leadership is weak and devoid of any intellect. Its diplomacy is entirely India-China-US focused and suffers from a presumptive view of Afghanistan as a vassal.