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Topic: Grooming

‘Not racist to probe ethnicity’. What UK report says on ‘Asian & British Pakistani grooming gangs’

Allegations of girls being 'groomed' for sexual abuse had been circulating in UK for years. Louise Casey's report says authorities 'shied away’ from recording offenders' ethnicity.

UK PM Keir Starmer asks National Crime Agency to investigate grooming gang cases

The scandal, in which gangs of mostly Pakistani men groomed & raped young girls more than a decade ago, returned to political agenda after Elon Musk criticised the government.

‘Want a normal life’, UK child rape scandal victim urges govt to act, demands end of ‘grooming gangs’

The so-called 'grooming gangs' scandal, was a series of criminal cases in multiple English towns and cities where organised groups sexually exploited vulnerable young girls for decades.

Bangladesh’s most hated love story is the hottest selling book—he is 60, she is 18

Hounded out of book fair, mocked on streets and social media, 60-yr-old man and 18-yr-old woman’s love story has divided Dhaka, become a best-selling book, and reopened debate on grooming and choice.

On Camera

Asim Munir wants to be guardian of the Middle East. He’s fated to fail at home

Countering insurgency needs the Pakistan Army to demonstrate a political will that ties leaders at the centre with those in the borderlands. But it may not have the imagination.

Slashing GST on waste can unlock Rs 1.8 lakh crore, high tax hurting circular economy goals—CSE

Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.

India, US troops to undertake joint military exercise next month, first after Op Sindoor

21st edition of annual joint military exercise will be held from 1 to 16 September, aimed at sharing military tech, operational best practices & disaster relief coordination methods.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.