Under Islamic law, a convict can escape punishment if the victim’s family agrees to diyat, a form of financial compensation.

Kerala nurse went to Gulf nation in 2008; went through many upheavals to since land in jail for murder; 'Grand Mufti’, Islamic law become key to saving her now ...

After efforts from multiple corners, the Yemeni authorities postponed Nimisha Priya's execution which was scheduled for today, July 16 ...

The family of the Yemeni man murdered by Nimisha Priya, an Indian nurse sentenced to death, has firmly rejected any possibility of pardon or blood money. Despite efforts by Indian authorities and ...

India's Grand Mufti, Sheikh Abubakr Ahmad Kanthapuram, said that he spoke to scholars in Yemen to urge them for the release ...

NEW DELHI: "There's a point till which Government of India can go. We have reached that point," attorney general of India R ...

Sheikh Abubakr Ahmad, revered as the 'Grand Mufti of India', played a pivotal role in postponing the execution of Indian nurse Nimisha Priya in Yemen. His negotiations and appeal to Islamic law ...

Nimisha Priya's death sentence was set to be carried out on July 16. However, it was postponed by Yemini authorities a day before.

Nimisha Priya, a nurse from Kerala, is set to be executed in Yemen on July 16. UAE: Who’s behind Dubai’s massive 300,000-tree ...

Nimisha Priya Execution has been postponed after high-level discussions in Yemen. Nimisha Priya Execution was scheduled for ...

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said that he had written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging immediate ...

Nimisha Priya, an Indian-origin nurse who is on death row in Yemen, is set to be executed on July 16 after the President of ...