Uncle Sms

• Thai man imprisoned for anti-royalty texts dies

  A 62-year-old Thai man who became known as "Uncle SMS" after he was convicted of defaming Thailand's royal family in text messages died Tuesday while serving his 20-year prison term. The case of Amphon Tangnoppakul, a grandfather who had suffered from cancer, drew attention to Thailand's severe lese majeste law last November when he received one of...

• Norway children back home: Top 10 developments

  The Norway nightmare, which lasted almost 12 months, has finally ended for the Indian family with toddlers Abhigyan and Aishwarya returning home today morning. The children landed in Delhi a little before 10 am with their paternal uncle Arunabhas Bhattacharya, foster father and a case worker from Norway's Child Welfare Services (CWS). Here are the ...

• 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...