Important meeting underway after A. P. Aboobacker Musliyar’s mediation: Reports
Nimisha Priya case
Kozhikode: Reports have suggested that a crucial meeting is underway in Yemen pertaining to the fate of Nimish Priya, a Malayali nurse facing the death penalty in connection with the 2017 murder of Yemeni national Talal Abdo Mahdi.
According to sources, the meeting is being led by renowned Sufi scholar Sheikh Habib Umar bin Hafiz and is reportedly attended by a judge from the Yemeni Supreme Court and the brother of the deceased. Sheikh Habib Umar bin Hafiz is said to have offered to mediate in the matter following discussions with Indian Islamic scholar Kanthapuram A. P. Aboobacker Musliyar.
Nimisha Priya, a native of Kollengode in Palakkad, Kerala, was arrested in July 2017 for the murder of her Yemeni business partner. She was sentenced to death by a Yemeni court in 2020. Authorities in Yemen have reportedly scheduled her execution for July 16.
On Monday, the Indian union government informed the Supreme Court that there was little it could do to halt the execution, as the case falls under Yemeni jurisdiction.
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England sticking with Key, McCullum and Stokes despite Ashes humbling
London (AP): England is not sacking anybody following the 4-1 Ashes loss in Australia.
A review of the tour by the England and Wales Cricket Board, announced within hours of the final match in January, was concluded on Monday. Firing people would “be the easy thing to do,” ECB chief executive Richard Gould said but he insisted, "This is not the time to throw everything out."
Managing director Rob Key, coach Brendon McCullum and captain Ben Stokes kept their jobs after the best England side to go to Australia in 14 years lost the Ashes in 11 days with two games to spare.
“Moving people on can sometimes be the easy thing to do. That's not the route that we're going to take,” Gould said. “I've seen the driving ambition and determination that we're lucky enough to have within our leadership group to take the lessons from the Ashes and move forward.”
Gould previously was the chief executive of Bristol City soccer club and said the ECB would not follow the same route as soccer's hire-and-fire culture.
“Cricket is a very unique sport in that it takes a team of leadership ... it's not like football where there's a single point of failure or success with a manager," he said. He added the ECB would not “select or deselect management based on a popularity campaign.”
The main criticisms of England's tour were poor preparation, player misbehavior, and selection mistakes.
At a press conference at Lord's, Gould and Key said McCullum and Stokes have not had a “bust up,” they did not want McCullum to “completely change” but “to evolve,” the behavior of some players was “unprofessional,” there will be more consequences for underperforming, and a commitment to “better long-term planning” ahead of major test series.
Some changes were already implemented for the Twenty20 World Cup, where England reached the semifinals. Gould implied that performance saved McCullum.
Key acknowledged that England supporters would be disappointed to see the management team go unpunished.
“I know people want punishment and that people then should be sacked for that,” Key said. “That doesn't mean we don't feel like we've gone through some serious pain: Brendon, myself, Ben. It's been as tough a time as I think I've had.”
