Attorney general R Venkataramani told the Supreme Court that parallel efforts, such as those by private individuals or organisations seeking to negotiate might prove counter-productive ...

The Supreme Court on Friday allowed the private organisation, which is taking efforts for the release of Malayali woman ...

In Yemen, where Islamic law guides the legal system, the decision to pardon a murderer lies solely with the victim’s family. If the family demands Qisas, the court has to carry out the execution, even ...

The family of a Yemeni man killed by an Indian nurse has refused to grant her a pardon, dashing hopes of her family to ...

The scheduled execution of Kerala nurse Nimisha Priya in Yemen has been temporarily postponed, providing a brief and critical ...

Speaking on the case of Kerala nurse Nimisha Priya, who is facing the death penalty in Yemen, Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said, "This is a sensitive matter. The ...

The Ministry of External Affairs has announced a postponement of nurse Nimisha Priya's execution in Yemen due to ongoing diplomatic negotiations.

The Indian government is making concerted efforts to seek more time for the family of Nimisha Priya, an Indian on death row in Yemen, to reach a “mutually agreeable solution” with the kin of the ...

After the execution of Indian nurse Nimisha Priya was indefinitely postponed by Yemeni authorities on Tuesday (July15), the brother of the victim said that they will continue to seek retribution, or ...

Brother of the man Nimisha Priya is convicted of murdering is angered by reports that his family would settle for blood money; he has insisted on ‘qisas’ ...

Indian officials and religious leaders are mediating with the family, hoping to achieve a pardon. Priya's final appeal was rejected in 2023, following her 2020 sentencing. The Indian government ...

A person convicted of murder in Yemen can be spared execution if all legal heirs of the victim agree to grant pardon, usually ...