The Supreme Court on Monday expressed sadness over the Indian government's submission that there is not much it can do to intervene and save Nimisha Priya, an Indian nurse facing the death penalty in a murder case in Yemen.
The Supreme Court hears plea seeking directions to the Indian government to intervene through diplomatic negotiations to save Nimisha Priya, an Indian national facing execution by Yemeni authorities on July 16.
This comes amid reports of a 37-year-old Indian nurse from Kerala scheduled to be executed on July 16. The trial court convicted her of killing the Yemeni national, a decision that the country's Supreme Judicial Council upheld in November 2023.
K C Venugopal urged Prime Minister Modi to intervene in the case of Nimisha Priya, a nurse from Kerala facing execution in Yemen. Calling it a grave injustice, he highlighted her history of abuse and requested urgent diplomatic efforts to save her life.
Amid the speculation about a change in the state's leadership, Karnataka Minister Priyank Kharge on Saturday said there is no discussion on this within the party, and the Congress high command would make any such decision.
According to Thomas, the Central government, the State government, and the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) are making efforts to secure Nimisha's release.
After RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat suggested stepping aside at the age of 75 to make way for new leadership, Karnataka Minister Priyank Kharge commented on Friday that the focus should not be on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's age, who turns 75 later this year, but rather on his contributions to t
the two former Chief Justices will give a presentation before the committee on the issue of simultaneous elections in the Joint Committee on the Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty-Ninth Amendment) Bill, 2024 and the Union Territories Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2024.
Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Priyanka Chaturvedi on Friday claimed of a possible rift between Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) after the latter's chief Mohan Bhagwat's remarks on stepping aside at the age of 75 to allow for fresh leadership and said that the remark is
Earlier in the day, Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra stated that the Gambhira bridge collapse incident should be thoroughly investigated, even as rescue operations continue for the second day.
Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra stated that the Gambhira bridge collapse incident in Gujarat's Vadodara on Wednesday, which claimed 15 lives, should be thoroughly investigated, even as rescue operations continue for the second day.
Communist Party of India (CPI )Rajya Sabha MP Sandosh Kumar has written a letter to External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, seeking immediate diplomatic intervention required to save Nimisha Priya, an Indian national facing execution by Yemeni authorities on July 16.