Tuesday, 3 December 2013

Aggressive kids born of poor parenting

   Kozhikode: Poor parenting and changes in lifestyle brought about by  the new socio-economic realities are also to blame for the increasing aggressiveness displayed by children and their use of abusive language today, believes noted psychiatrist, Dr S. Santhakumar.   “Changes in the socio-economic profile of the st­ate during the past three or four decades have to be taken into account while addressing the issue,” he says.   While agreeing that the...

Irfan Pathan all set to become first Indian cricketer to have personal physio Left arm seamer Irfan Pathan, out of international cricket action for last few months due to a hip injury, is all set to do something never done by any Indian cricketer before. "Yes, I am going to hire a full-time personal physio very soon. I have lost quite a lot of playing years due to injury. I made a few comeback, in and out of team. I hope this is my last injury break," Irfan told Headlines Today in an exclusive interview late last night.  ...

Positive parenting won't make up for yelling, insulting

Young adults who had been criticized, insulted or threatened by a parent growing up were more likely to be anxious or depressed, in a new study. Even when the same or another parent expressed plenty of affection, researchers found the apparent harmful effects of having a verbally aggressive mother or father persisted. "There's a fair amount of data out there that says that parental verbal aggression toward a kid is very damaging," Byron R. Egeland said. "In many instances, people...

Thursday, 10 October 2013

Pranab makes way for Modi's rally in Patna, to cut short his Bihar trip

Pranab makes way for Modi's rally in Patna, to cut short his Bihar trip Narendra Modi and Pranab Mukherjee The BJP claimed a shot in the arm claiming that President Pranab Mukherjee has agreed to cut short his visit to Bihar by a day in the wake of its rally in Patna on October 27. BJP leaders Shahnawaz Hussain and Rajiv Pratap Rudy called on the President at the Rashtrapati Bhavan on Thursday. Even though they called it a "courtesy call", they told reporters after the meeting...

Wednesday, 23 January 2013

World's 10 safest and unsafest airlines

World's 10 safest and unsafest airlines  1.Finnair Finnair has been rated the safest airline in the world, based on the study that monitors plane crashes around the world.       2.New Zealand Air New Zealand has been rated as the world's second safest airline.        3.Cathay Pacific According to the report, none of the top nine ranked airlines had lost an aircraft or had a fatality during the 30-year period. Cathay Pacific is ranked...

Opening Brief in Supreme Court Gay Marriage

Opening Brief in Supreme Court Gay Marriage Case Let the filing of the gay marriage briefs begin! On Tuesday, proponents of Proposition 8 — the controversial California ballot initiative that defines marriage as between a man and a woman — filed their opening briefs with the Supreme Court, urging the justices to reverse a lower court decision that struck down the state’s ban on gay marriage. Arguments in the case will be heard at the end of March, and briefs from the opponents are...

'UN mission in Kashmir can be terminated only by UNSC'

'UN mission in Kashmir can be terminated only by UNSC' As India and Pakistan clashed in the Security Council over relevance of the UN observer group at the LoC, a spokesperson for UN chief Ban Ki-moon said the force can be terminated only by a decision of the 15-nation body. The United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP) was "established in 1948 by the Security Council. The Secretary-General's position has always been that UNMOGIP can only be terminated by a decision...

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