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TopicChild custody

Topic: child custody

How Amsterdam ‘abduction’ of 2-yr-old laid bare gaps in India’s international child custody framework

During PM Modi’s recent visit to the Netherlands, his Dutch counterpart raised the decade-old dispute over a child taken from Amsterdam to Mumbai.

‘Children not pawns’: Calcutta HC rolls out framework to ensure judicial uniformity in custody matters

Guidelines lay out joint parenting norms, visitation schedules to transform custody litigation from contest of parental rights into process centred around children’s emotional developmental needs.

Multi-billion dollar firm Rippling co-founder’s bitter custody battle plays out in full public glare

Chennai boy Prasanna Sankar, now a tech entrepreneur based in Singapore, and wife Dhivya Sashidhar are embroiled in a bitter divorce and custody battle over their nine-year-old son.

Ex-judges write to G20 members for return of Baby A, other Indian kids taken by foreign child services

Four former SC judges and two former HC chief justices have emphasised need to find 'compassionate solution' and highlighted India’s 'robust' child protection system.

Germany vs the Shahs: What’s the Baby A case Rajya Sabha MPs are asking Modi govt to urgently address

Ministry of External Affairs summoned German Ambassador Philipp Ackermann last week to discuss 'high priority' case of 2-yr-old Indian girl taken from parents over allegations of abuse.

Child custody to inheritance, how personal laws shape family dynamics in India

Until the Uniform Civil Code comes into play, varied personal laws for different religions shape some of the most important life events in India, from divorce to death.

‘Not fair trial’ — Baby A’s parents worry about child’s repatriation as German court denies them custody

In 2 judgments dated 13 June, local family court rejected the parents’ application to return 28-month-old Baby A to them or hand the child to a third party, the Indian Welfare Services.

MEA calls for Baby A’s return. How parents got stuck in custody battle with German authorities

German child welfare body took custody of Baby A in 2021, alleging sexual abuse & negligence. While criminal case against parents was closed, custody battle is ongoing.

CBI to aid custody battle? Why SC wants probe agency’s help in international row over 3-yr-old

SC directs CBI to help trace Pune-born child and Egyptian father, who allegedly ‘fled’ abroad after a custody fight with the boy’s Indian grandmother and aunt. The mother died in 2019.

On Camera

Siddaramaiah’s resignation without drama doesn’t guarantee stability in Karnataka politics

Anyone familiar with Siddaramaiah’s political career knows that he does not react well to orders that threaten his power or legacy.

RBI paid record dividend from currency gains, annual report says

The central bank transfered a record Rs 2.87 trillion ($30.1 billion) as dividend to the govt, compared with last year’s Rs 2.69 trillion.

Re-NEET UG 2026: Modi govt may rope in IAF for logistics, transport of question papers

IAF could be tasked with moving the papers from the printing press to wherever they need to go across the country, it is learnt.

2026 is like 1973 Indira-era oil shock plus youth anger. Modi has space, but not immunity

An oil shock, monsoon fears, rampant unemployment, and the seeming inevitability of inflation are common to both eras. Indira Gandhi’s self-destructive responses are instructive today.