Vanilla Sharma

Articles by Vanilla Sharma

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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Noose

Who was Moupriya Mitra? National-level diver found hanging in her room

Mitra had gone to practice and returned home in heavy rain at around 11 am. She is said to have locked herself up in her ground-floor room and did not respond when her parents called her. The police then arrived at the residence and broke open the door of Mitra's room, only to find her hanging. May 1, 2018
Indian fighter jets

Who is Idris Hassan Latif? Former IAF chief dies at 94

Idris Hassan Latif was reportedly unwell for a while now and his family revealed that he was admitted to a hospital with "aspiration pneumonia" on April 25. He breathed his last Monday at around 4.30 pm. He is survived by sons Asgar and Asad and daughter Mariam. May 1, 2018
Students appear in ICSE class 10 exams in Kolkata on Feb 26, 2018 [Representational picture]

Telangana SSC Class 10 results at 7 pm, check scores online

The Telangana Board of Secondary Education, which is also known as the Directorate of Government Examinations, conducted the class 10 exams from March 15 to April 2, 2018, and about 5,33,701 students are said to have taken these exams. The results of the class 10 exam is expected at 7 pm. Apr 27, 2018
Murder crime scene

Guard and cashier shot dead in broad daylight, Rs 12 lakh looted

The incident took place in west Delhi's Narela area around 2.30 pm when the wine shop's cashier Rajnikant and guard Prem Kumar were shifting the cash box into an SIS company's van. Three bike-borne assailants shot at the duo and fled with the cash Apr 27, 2018
Sex worker

Immigrating to New Zealand? Being a hooker may help

While an official of the immigration NZ confirmed that being a sex worker or an escort could help one claim points, these occupations aren't really on the skill-shortage list. Also, applicants planning to move to New Zealand still need to fulfil qualification requirements. Apr 27, 2018
Asaram Bapu

Asaram convicted in 2013 rape case, gets life imprisonment

Asaram Bapu, accused of raping a 16-year-old girl five years ago, has been convicted in the case along with two other people involved in the crime. He has been handed the maximum punishment under the POCSO and Juvenile Justice Act, which is life imprisonment. Apr 24, 2018
AFSPA revoked in Meghalaya

What is AFSPA? Controversial law revoked in Meghalaya after 27 years

The controversial Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) has completely been revoked from Meghalaya with effect from March 31, 2018. It has also been removed from parts of Arunachal Pradesh and is now applicable to eight out of the 16 police stations in the state. Apr 24, 2018
wagah border

Missing Sikh pilgrim found near Lahore, to be deported Tuesday

Amarjit Singh from Amritsar had gone to Pakistan with about 1,700 pilgrims for Baisakhi celebrations April 12, and had gone missing. Singh will now be handed over to Indian authorities and sent back home through the Attari-Wagah border Tuesday, April 24. Apr 24, 2018
ISRO PSLV-C41/IRNSS-1I mission

From Chandrayaan-2 to GSAT-7A, ISRO set for a busy launch season

The Indian Space Research Organization is set to launch five satellites -- GSAT-11, GSAT-29, GSAT-7A, Chandrayaan-2, and Risat-2A -- in the next few months. These satellites will reportedly help the forces secure the land and sea and aid them when it comes to guarding the country's borders. Apr 23, 2018