India, July 16 -- Kerala-based nurse Nimisha Priya and her family breathed a huge sigh of relief on Tuesday as her execution planned for today in Yemen was postponed. The development reportedly was the result of 'concerted efforts' by the Indian authorities and the intervention of the 'Grand Mufti of India'.

Nimisha Priya, who hails from Kollengode in Kerala's Palakkad district, was sentenced to death in 2020 for the alleged murder of Yemeni national Talal Abdo Mahdi in 2017, and until 24 hours ago, her execution was seen as imminent.

On Monday, the Indian government informed Supreme Court there was "nothing much" it could do to save Nimisha, citing diplomatic limitations in Yemen. Nimisha was lodged in a prison that was controlled by t...