Norway Nris

• 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 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.

• Norway custody row: Indian government and parents reconcile

  After hitting near-crisis mode, India's case to bring back two young children placed in foster care in Norway appears to be back on track. Sources say that the Indian government has finalized the terms of the children's care when they are sent back here. As discussed earlier, one-year-old Aishwarya and three-year-old Abhigyan will be placed in th...

• Norway custody case: Decision on govt intervention after talking to parents, say sources

  In a bizarre turn of events in the custody case of Indian children in Norway, Indian government sources said the father of the children had told the authorities in Norway that he wanted his children to stay on in the country. The father, Anurup Bhattacharya, however has denied the reports.

• 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: 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.

• Senior Left leader Brinda Karat meets SM Krishna over Norway NRI children issue

  Senior Left leader Brinda Karat today met Foreign Minister SM Krishna along with the parents of the two Indian children detained by Norway 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.

• Custody case: Children's uncle to leave for Norway

  The uncle of the children belonging to a Non Resident Indian (NRI) couple, who were taken by the Norwegian Child Welfare Society has got a visa. He will be leaving for Norway today. The two young children were taken away in Norway by the authorities from their parents, Anurup and Sagarika Bhattacharya. Mr Bhattacharya's brother Aruna Bhash, who liv...

• The Norway custody case: Five big facts on the NRI nightmare

  The Indian government has intervened to help an NRI couple who are fighting for the custody of their children in Norway. These are five big facts about the story: