Vanilla Sharma

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Shoe hound, writer, over-thinker who digs books, love, life and fashion. A real-world Monica Geller and Harvey Specter lover, when not fixing news copies at her current gig, she uses her time to spruce up a thing called blog.

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Abhay Nayak: Arrested urban naxal and Maoist blogger is a Bengaluru techie

A Bengaluru-based techie, Abhay Devdas Nayak is suspected to be an "important part of the Maoist overground network" and also a part of the outlawed outfit's propaganda bureau. In addition, the 34-year-old is also known to be the one writing and sending out press releases for the outfit.

Jun 13, 2018

Bengaluru techie jumps to his death from 12th floor of office building, no note found

The deceased has been identified as Bhavesh Jaiswal. He was reportedly a native of Madhya Pradesh and was working as a trainee decision scientist at Mu Sigma, Ascendas SEZ ITPB Area at Aviator Building. He moved to Bengaluru in 2017 and lived alone in Indiranagar.

Jun 12, 2018

Historic Trump-Kim summit concludes, follow-up discussions next week

This is the first time Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un met, especially after trading jibes since last September and both the leaders were quite enthusiastic about the meet. Ahead of the summit, the US president said that he and the North Korean leader will "will solve a big problem, a big dilemma."

Jun 12, 2018

What do US and North Korea want as Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un sit down for historic talks?

Donald Trump touched down in Singapore on June 10, hours after North Korean leader Kim Jong Un landed in the island nation. While Jong Un is staying at the iconic Fullerton Hotel, Trump is at the Shangri-La. But the duo will hold the meeting at the Capella Hotel on the resort island of Sentosa.

Jun 11, 2018

Hyderabad ready for DIY furniture with Ikea to open on July 10, which cities are next?

To facilitate its services, Swedish brand Ikea has also tied up with UrbanClap, a mobile-based services marketplace, which will provide assembling services to buyers in the city. Meanwhile, Hyderabad is not the only place that Ikea is aiming to set foot in and plans to expand to 25 stores by 2025.

Jun 11, 2018

Karnataka rains: Heavy downpour in coastal region, IMD issues alert, schools and colleges shut

The Indian Meteorological Department said that the coastal Karnataka, south Konkan and Goa are likely to receive heavy to very heavy rainfall in the days to come as the Southwest monsoon advances into the region. The coastal part of the state is also likely to witness winds of up to 60 km per hour.

Jun 11, 2018

Bengaluru man tried to strip a lady on road, now behind bars

The techie had gone for a walk around 9.15 pm when the man, identified as Vijay Kumar, lunged at her and threw her to the ground. He then tried to rip off her shirt, but the woman turned out to be nothing like he expected and fought back.

Jun 11, 2018

Ramadan, ramadan 2017, eid al-fitr, eid al-fitr 2017

Turkey labels Austria as 'racist' for closing 7 mosques and seeking to expel at least 60 imams

Explaining Austria's decision to shutter the mosques and expel imams, Chancellor Sebastian Kurz said that Austria was very clear about its policies and that there was no place for "parallel societies and radicalising tendencies" in the country.

Jun 9, 2018

Bengaluru school 'forcing' children to eat canteen food; parents seek CM Kumaraswamy government's help

A Bengaluru school has reportedly hiked the school fees for the new academic year by about 25 percent and parents are clearly unhappy about it. If that wasn't enough, it has also come up with a new rule that students must mandatorily eat their meals from the school canteen.

Jun 9, 2018

Bengaluru goons thrash Sandalwood filmmaker Shiva Kumar N only to realise they got the wrong guy

Sandalwood director Shiva Kumar N was beaten up by two men who asked him to pay back the Rs 2 lakh he owed a financer. However, it turned out that Kumar wasn't the man they were looking for and the filmmaker had no clue about what these men were talking about.

Jun 9, 2018

Karnataka Cabinet: HD Kumaraswamy gets finance, full list of ministers

While the portfolios of the Karnataka Cabinet ministers have now been alloted, it is being said that Congress ministers will be rotated after two years. For now, CM HD Kumaraswamy has retained 11 portfolios, while deputy CM G Parameshwara has been given Home dept excluding Intelligence Wing.

Jun 9, 2018

Bengaluru: Bomb threat at Embassy Tech Village turns out to be a hoax

The Embassy Tech Village in Bengaluru received a bomb threat around noon, after which employees working at the premises were evacuated. The city police, sniffer dogs and a bomb disposal squad was called in, who searched the campus.

Jun 8, 2018

Karnataka rains: Heavy downpour pounds coastal regions, schools and colleges shut

Heavy rainfall has been pounding the coastal regions of Karnataka and the monsoon is also likely to affect south interior Karnataka, and some parts of the North interior Karnataka over the weekend. Mangaluru and Udupi have been witnessing heavy downpour and schools and colleges have also been shut down.

Jun 8, 2018

Bengaluru Airport heli-taxi to add a second route and here's what you should know about it

The new route of the Bengaluru heli-taxi will be between the HAL Airport and the Kempegowda International Airport and discussions on the operation is said to be ongoing. However, flyers may have to shell out higher fares, which may act as a dampener.

Jun 8, 2018

Sacked Mitsubishi employee shoots at HR head in Gurgaon, hunt for accused launched

Sacked Mitsubishi employee and his accomplice are said to have tried to intercept the car, but when the HR head did not stop the pillion rider shot at him. The HR head sustained two gunshot injuries, while the attackers fled the scene.

Jun 8, 2018

Karnataka: After protests over cabinet berth allotment, Congress plans to rotate ministers in 2 years

Karnataka CM HD Kumaraswamy's cabinet was sworn in on June 6 and Congress now plans to assess the performance of its ministers every six months. Those not doing their job will have to make way for others, who, for now, have not been allotted a ministry.

Jun 8, 2018

China's Ramadan crackdown complete with concentration camps back to haunt Uyghur Muslims

As part of the crackdown, the Chinese government prohibits Uyghur Muslims from following religious practices and they aren't allowed to observe a fast during the holy month of Ramadan. In fact, government employees are prohibited from fasting and even visiting mosques during Ramadan.

Jun 7, 2018

Lost and nowhere to be found: New coaches of Rajdhani, Sampark Kranti Express missing from Ranchi

While many believe that the new AC coaches of the Indian Railways could have been stolen and some reports also stated that the railway officials had no clue of their whereabouts, a senior official clarified that the bogies weren't missing and may be in use elsewhere.

Jun 7, 2018

Karnataka: Trying to sell Indian eagle-owls online, Belagavi poachers end up in jail

The duo, travelling on a Bajaj Discover bike, was transporting four Indian eagle-owls in two cartons when the officials arrested them near Chikkodi in the Belagavi district of Karnataka. The officials also suspect that the duo was a part of a larger gang that could be functioning out of Kerala.

Jun 7, 2018

RSS HQ event: Here to share my understanding of Bharat, says Pranab Mukherjee

While former president Pranab Mukherjee has already faced criticism from several quarters, his daughter Sharmistha Mukherjee too doesn't approve of the decision and believes that it would give the Sangh and the BJP an undue advantage to target him.

Jun 7, 2018

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Articles by Vanilla Sharma

Abhay Nayak: Arrested urban naxal and Maoist blogger is a Bengaluru techie

Bengaluru techie jumps to his death from 12th floor of office building, no note found

Historic Trump-Kim summit concludes, follow-up discussions next week

What do US and North Korea want as Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un sit down for historic talks?

Hyderabad ready for DIY furniture with Ikea to open on July 10, which cities are next?

Karnataka rains: Heavy downpour in coastal region, IMD issues alert, schools and colleges shut

Bengaluru man tried to strip a lady on road, now behind bars

Turkey labels Austria as 'racist' for closing 7 mosques and seeking to expel at least 60 imams

Bengaluru school 'forcing' children to eat canteen food; parents seek CM Kumaraswamy government's help

Bengaluru goons thrash Sandalwood filmmaker Shiva Kumar N only to realise they got the wrong guy

Karnataka Cabinet: HD Kumaraswamy gets finance, full list of ministers

Bengaluru: Bomb threat at Embassy Tech Village turns out to be a hoax

Karnataka rains: Heavy downpour pounds coastal regions, schools and colleges shut

Bengaluru Airport heli-taxi to add a second route and here's what you should know about it

Sacked Mitsubishi employee shoots at HR head in Gurgaon, hunt for accused launched

Karnataka: After protests over cabinet berth allotment, Congress plans to rotate ministers in 2 years

China's Ramadan crackdown complete with concentration camps back to haunt Uyghur Muslims

Lost and nowhere to be found: New coaches of Rajdhani, Sampark Kranti Express missing from Ranchi

Karnataka: Trying to sell Indian eagle-owls online, Belagavi poachers end up in jail

RSS HQ event: Here to share my understanding of Bharat, says Pranab Mukherjee

Ranveer Singh touches Sanjay Leela Bhansali's feet; Sara Ali Khan, Aditi Rao Hydari radiate in ethnic outfits at reception

Omar lambasts "arrogant" Congress after BJP's historic victory; Mehbooba reacts [details]

BJP leads in 53 seats, crosses majority mark in Chhattisgarh

Ranbir Kapoor's fans burst crackers inside theatres during Animal screening; fans say 'low budget Salman Khan' fans'