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USA: Biden’s Asst Secretary for Health, who is a trans woman, wants to ’empower’ children to get puberty blockers, sex-change surgery

OpIndia Staff - 19 July, 2022

Rachel Levine, who is transgender herself, and had lived as a biological male till 2011, has made these statements while appearing on MSNBC's "Andrea Mitchell Reports."

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Telford sexual exploitation case: Inquiry finds over 1,000 children were groomed by Muslim gangs and authorities looked away due to ‘racial unease’

OpIndia Staff - 13 July, 2022

Over 1,000 girls were sexually exploited in Telford but authorities looked away for decades fearing they would be painted as racist

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Karnataka: Madarsa boy admits to lying after CCTV exposes his falsehoods; had claimed he was assaulted by members of other community

OpIndia Staff - 1 July, 2022

The madarsa student revealed later that he made up a bogus claim owing to a lack of sufficient attention at home and school.

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US: Nude adults cycle in the Seattle Pride Parade attended by children and families

OpIndia Staff - 27 June, 2022

A group of nude adults cycled during the Seattle Pride Parade organised on June 26, which saw participation from young children.

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UK: Sperm donor fathered 15 children for lesbian mothers without telling them he had an inheritable ‘low-IQ’ illness

OpIndia Staff - 31 May, 2022

Sperm donor James MacDougall fathered 15 kids to lesbian mothers without telling them about his incurable genetic illness.

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PM Modi releases benefits under ‘PM CARES for Children’ to support kids who lost their parents to COVID-19

OpIndia Staff - 30 May, 2022

Prime Minister Narendra Modi released the benefits under the PM CARES for children scheme via video conferencing on Monday, May 30

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USA school shooting: 18-year-old gunman kills 18 children, and three adults in Texas after killing his own grandmother

OpIndia Staff - 25 May, 2022

The killings came on the day when students were preparing to start summer break this week. The teacher killed has been named in US media as Eva Mireles, who has a daughter in college.

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Children being forced to spew hatred in political rallies: Kerala High Court observes underlining vulnerability of young brains

OpIndia Staff - 24 May, 2022

Children should be safeguarded from overt situations that might negatively affect their susceptible brains, Justice Gopinath noted, adding that children should not be allowed to participate in demonstrations or sloganeering.

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Serum Institute’s Covid-19 vaccine Covovax approved for children in the age group of 12 to 17 years

OpIndia Staff - 29 April, 2022

Covovax vaccination course consists of two separate doses of 0.5 ml each. After receiving one dose of the vaccine, the second dose should be administered after 3 weeks.

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