Oppn up in arms over Ashish Misra's bail; Russia-Ukraine border crisis simmers; more

The Allahabad High Court's order to grant bail to Union minister Ajay Misra Teni's son Ashish Misra on Thursday has created an uproar among opposition parties. The Bhartiya Kisan Union and the Rashtriya Lok Dal expressed displeasure, while Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra renewed her demand for the minister’s resignation. In another story, on a grim backdrop to intense diplomacy aimed at preventing war between Russia and Ukraine, thousands of troops sent by Moscow to Belarus engaged in military drills on Thursday. More NATO forces also are on the move, heading to the alliance's eastern borders, while Britain is putting 1,000 troops on standby to respond to a possible humanitarian crisis in Eastern Europe if Russia invades neighboring Ukraine and fighting breaks out.