Indian nurse Nimisha Priya's execution in Yemen postponed

Temporary relief follows efforts by New Delhi, campaigners, scholars

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The Indian government has struggled to negotiate with the Iranian-backed Houthi authorities in Sanaa regarding Nimisha Priya's case. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Reuters and Takuya Imai)

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NEW DELHI -- An Indian woman on death row in Yemen in a murder case has received temporary relief as her execution scheduled for Wednesday has been postponed amid efforts by the Indian government, religious scholars and campaigners to save her life.

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