Nri Couple Children

• Tug of war for kids continues; Norway NRI couple file police complaints against each other in Kolkata

  Within a month of their return to India, two NRI children, who were earlier taken into foster-care by the Norwegian Childcare Services, find themselves in a new controversy -- their families have filed police complaints against each other alleging threats to kill.

• Norway court gives custody of two Indian children to their uncle

  A Norwegian court has ruled that the custody of two children of an NRI couple will be handed over to their uncle.

• Norway custody row: Court verdict on children likely today

  Will the children of the NRI couple, engaged in a custody battle in Norway, return to their homeland? After several twists and turns in the case, a Norwegian court is expected to deliver its verdict today to finally settle the row.

• Norway custody row: Crucial hearing begins for NRI couple

  Today is a crucial day for the Bhattacharyas whose children were taken away by the Norwegian child welfare services in May last year. A Stavanger district court has begun hearing their case that will decide the fate of their children who are presently placed under foster care.

• PM talks to Norway counterpart about custody row, stresses strong family values

  Dr Manmohan Singh has told the prime minister of Norway that he hopes there will be "a positive outcome" for the Indian parents fighting to bring their children back home from there. Sagarika and Anurup Bhattacharya have been trying their best to convince Norwegian officials that their young son and daughter should be released from foster care.

• Norway custody case: Husband accuses wife of 'psychological problems'

  The Norway child custody case involving an NRI couple which has already sparked off a diplomatic row has taken a curious turn following the husband and his parents alleging that the wife had "psychological problems". Anurup Bhattacharya, a geophysicist and the father of two children Abhigyan aged three and one-year-old Aishwarya, who were taken in...

• Norway custody row: 'It was a test for me, did it for my family,' says children's uncle

  Much to the relief of NRI couple Sagarika and Anurup Bhattacharya, child welfare officials in Norway have decided that they will recommend in court that their children, who have been in foster care since May last year, now be placed in the custody of their uncle, Arunabhas Bhattacharya. One-year-old Aishwarya and three-year-old Abhigyan were taken ...

• Relief for NRI couple in Norway; uncle to get custody of children

  This morning, External Affairs minister SM Krishna promised a pair of senior citizens now recognizable across India that their grandchildren would be brought back to India "at any cost." Hours later came a significant breakthrough from Norway, where the children have been in foster care since May last year after local child welfare officials decide...

• Relief for NRI couple in Norway; uncle to get custody of children

  In a big diplomatic win for India, the Child Welfare Services (CWS) of Norway has recommended that the custody of two children of the Indian couple, Anurup and Sagarika Bhattacharya, should be given to the uncle, Arunabhash Bhattacharya. The court will take the final decision on the custody battle on March 23.

• Norway custody row: Authorities apply for short-term resident permit for children without parents' consent

  In a setback for the NRI couple fighting for the custody of their children in Norway, authorities there have applied for a short-term resident permit for the children without the parents' consent. The Norwegian child welfare services, which is currently looking after the children, has directly approached the country's immigration office for the per...

• Norway custody row: Mother was depressed, needed help with children, says report

  The children of the Indian couple fighting for their custody in Norway were taken away and put in a foster home as a Norwegian court had found the mother Sagarika Bhattacharya to be clinically depressed and needed help with the kids.

• Norway custody row: Will the wait get longer?

  Sources have told NDTV that some NGOs and civil society members in Norway are pressurizing the country's government to follow the law of the land and not rush through handing over two NRI children - three-year-old Abhigyan and one-year-old Aishwarya - to their parents.

• Norway custody row: Parents to meet children on Friday

  The Indian couple fighting a custody battle with the Norway authorities will be allowed to meet their children on Friday.

• Norway custody row: Ministry of External Affairs summons envoy

  The Ministry of External Affairs has summoned the Norwegian envoy in connection with the custody of the children of the NRI couple who have been detained by the Norwegian authorities.

• Norway custody row: NRI couple's ordeal continues; authorities taking time to grant children's custody

  There seems to be no end in sight to the ordeal that an NRI couple in Norway has been going through over the custody of their children. For Sagarika Bhattacharya, the feeling of emptiness and pain of staying away from her two children - three-year-old Abhigyan and one-year-old Aishwarya - is getting unbearable.