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Indian Man Jailed For 10 Years Over Wife’s ‘Dowry Death’

25May

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Indian Man Jailed For 10 Years Over Wife’s ‘Dowry Death’

A court in southern India on Tuesday sentenced a man to 10 years in prison in a ruling that found he abused his wife over their wedding dowry, leading to her death by suicide. The district court in Kerala state found Kiran Kumar guilty under India's "dowry death" law, which allows charges to be brought against people for causing the death of a woman within the first seven years of a marriage featuring dowry gifts and payments. Dowries, which are illegal but common in India, are wedding gifts given by the bride's family to the groom's family. Kumar had pleaded not guilty. Kumar had been married to his wife, Vismaya Nair, for just over one year when she was found dead in the bathroom of her husband's family home in Kerala last June. Nair's family had agreed to give Kumar 100...

Muslims begin Holy month.

Muslim faithful have began marking the Holy month of Ramadhan. The moon was sighted in Saudi Arabia on Monday night, April 12. Jamia Mosque Nairobi said through its Twitter handle that fasting begins on Tuesday, following the moon sighting. “Ramadan has been announced in Saudi Arabia and many countries,” said famous teacher and cleric Mufti Menk of Zimbabwe Ramadhan is a Holy month of fasting, devotion and prayer. The month lasts for lasts around 29-30 days. Muslims of good health are called upon to abstain from food and drink from sunrise to sunset. They are also encouraged to partake in charity, teachings, kindness and general acts of good which praise Allah and enhance cohesion in humanity. This year’s Ramadhan comes at a more challenging time. The government...

Travel Advice: How Will Travel Be Affected After Brexit?

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