India, July 15 -- The execution of Kerala nurse Nimisha Priya, who was convicted for murder in Yemen, was halted for now after last-minute efforts by the Indian authorities, reports said on Tuesday. The execution was scheduled for Wednesday (July 16). She is currently lodged in a jail in Sana'a in the part of Yemen controlled by the Houthi rebel group.

Priya's executed was postponed after "concerted efforts" by the Indian government, ANI quoted sources as saying. The sources stated, as per the news agency, that the government had put in efforts in recent days to seek more time so that Priya's family could reach a mutual agreement with the other party.

This mutual agreement, as understood from the efforts so far, could be about paying 'b...