Jailed Maoist leader brought to Bengal’s Burdwan University, enrolled for PhD

Jailed Maoist leader brought to Bengal’s Burdwan University, enrolled for PhD

Jailed Maoist leader Arnab Dam, who stood first in the PhD admission test at West Bengal’s Burdwan University, was brought to the campus on Monday and enrolled in history. The process of counselling began on Monday. Dam is serving a life sentence for his role in the 2010 attack on an Eastern Frontier Rifles camp … Read more

‘Mediocre’ appointments damage human capital, youth’s future: Varun Gandhi on new JNU VC

‘Mediocre’ appointments damage human capital, youth’s future: Varun Gandhi on new JNU VC

BJP MP Varun Gandhi on Tuesday slammed the choice of Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit as JNU vice-chancellor, saying such “mediocre appointments serve to damage our human capital and our youth’s future”. He shared on Twitter the press release put out by Pandit after she took over, and said this is an exhibition of “illiteracy”. Gandhi said, … Read more

What Are the Different Parenting Styles?

What Are the Different Parenting Styles?

SOURCES: Jephtha Tausig, PhD, clinical psychologist; clinical supervisor, Icahn School of Medicine, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY. Jenny Yip, PhD, clinical assistant professor of psychiatry, USC Keck School of Medicine; founder, Little Thinkers Center, Los Angeles. Child Development: “Effects of Authoritative Parental Control on Child Behavior.” Frontiers in Psychology: “Parenting Styles … Read more