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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Who is Ravi Pujari? Underworld don faces extradition to India after arrest in Senegal

Detailing the arrest, the local media reported that Ravi Pujari was travelling on a fake passport carrying the name Anthony Fernandez when he was arrested. He is now likely to be extradited to India and may be flown down on a special flight.

Feb 1, 2019

Canada-based singer Wanting Qu pleads for justice for her mother detained in China

In a message posted on Weibo, Wanting Qu said that her "heart aches" for her mother who is in detention for the past few years. Mingjie, a former Harbin city official, remains detained since 2015 and is accused of embezzling 350 million yuan (US$52 million).

Jan 31, 2019

Malaysia crowns Sultan Abdullah as 16th king; fun facts on Malaysian monarchies

Dressed in aqua blue, Sultan Abdullah received a state welcome at the Parliament Square and took oath as the 16th king of Malaysia. He will now serve as the king of the nation for the next five years.

Jan 31, 2019

Asia Bibi free to leave Pakistan as Supreme Court upholds acquittal in blasphemy case

Asia Bibi, the Christian woman, was on death row on charges of blasphemy since 2010. She was convicted for allegedly tarnishing the name of the Prophet Muhammed during an argument with a few Muslim colleagues.

Jan 30, 2019

US files charges against Huawei and Meng Wanzhou, China calls indictment 'immoral' and 'unfair'

The Justice Department accused Huawei of trying to steal trade secrets from T-Mobile promising payment to employees stealing confidential information, and violating Iran sanctions. It also unveiled charges against CFO Meng Wanzhou and is seeking her extradition to the US.

Jan 29, 2019

Trump Golf Club fires undocumented immigrant workers, managers knew of their phony papers for years

A manager at the Trump National Golf Club called a dozen workers and they were told that they couldn't keep their jobs as they did not have valid documentation. However, many of these workers had been working at the golf club for over 12 years and the managers knew of their legal status.

Jan 28, 2019

George Soros calls Jinping 'most dangerous enemy' of free societies, building tech to monitor citizens

Soros explained that Jinping aimed to control the citizens of China with the help of artificial intelligence and machine learning and added that the Chinese leader wasn't the only threat, noting that there were equal concerns about Russian president Vladimir Putin as well.

Jan 25, 2019

Apple lays off 200 employees from its autonomous vehicle project

The Cupertino-based tech giant is said to have taken the step as part of its restructuring plans for the unit. Apart from the 200 employees, there are many others who will be moved to various other units within Apple.

Jan 25, 2019

Oracle pay bias lawsuit: Tech giant underpaid thousands of women, black and Asian employees

The United States Department of Labor has accused Oracle of underpaying more than 5,000 women employees with disparity recorded at about 20 percent and said that over 11,000 Asians too were paid 8 percent lesser than the other workers.

Jan 24, 2019

Court verdict disrupts Trump's plan to offer temporary protection to Dreamers in exchange for border wall

The Supreme Court said that DACA, the program which protected young illegal immigrants from deportation, would stay in place for now, thus leaving Trump's bargain groundless.

Jan 23, 2019

President Trump Speaks About Missle Defense Doctrine At The Pentagon

From lies on tax cuts to Russian probe, Trump has made 'over 8,000 false claims in 2 years'

Trump's lies were calculated by the Washington Post's Fact Checker and it has been found that on an average, the president made about 5.9 false statements per day in 2017, and the number spiked to about 16.5 such claims each day last year.

Jan 23, 2019

P&W engine woes back to haunt IndiGo, Jaipur-bound flight grounded due to 'high vibration'

The IndiGo flight reportedly took off from Lucknow around 5 pm and was scheduled to reach Jaipur around 6.30 pm. However, engine 2 of the aircraft stalled mid-air and the pilot is said to have noticed high vibration.

Jan 22, 2019

Boat with about 200 'smuggled' Indians may be headed to New Zealand

The boat is said to be carrying people from New Delhi and Tamil Nadu and left Munambam harbour in Kerala on January 12. A person from New Delhi was then arrested and questioned and he has hinted that the boat could now be on the way to New Zealand.

Jan 22, 2019

NRI couple accused of killing adopted boy for insurance money, fights extradition to India

The couple is said to have adopted Gopal Ajani in India. The duo then then took a life cover for him and hired killers to murder the boy so that they could claim the Rs 1.3 crore insurance payout.

Jan 22, 2019

Man charged with hate crime for kicking, pulling beard of Sikh shopkeeper in Oregon

Andrew Ramsey from Salem had reportedly gone to the convenience store to purchase cigarette rolling paper. The altercation took place when store clerk Harwinder Singh Dodd refused to sell him the product without checking his identity documents.

Jan 21, 2019

Congress MP stokes controversy alleging that BJP, RSS 'were training people to make bombs'

Govind Singh made the statement in response to the BJP questioning the law and order situation in the state in light of the two recent murders in Madhya Pradesh. He said that RSS and BJP were responsible for the crime taking place in the state.

Jan 21, 2019

Tesla cuts over 3,000 jobs amid 'extremely difficult challenge,' Musk aims for cheaper Model 3

The job cut is said to be step taken by Tesla in a bid to increase the production of Model 3 and bring down its cost. The cheapest version of the Model 3 currently sells for about $45,000 and Tesla plans to bring down the figure to $35,000.

Jan 19, 2019

China warns citizens against Indian spiritual courses, says some are involved in 'sexual assault cases'

The issue came to light after a Taiwanese actress took to social media and spoke about a spiritual course offered by a spiritual school in Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh, and many believed that she was promoting a cult.

Jan 18, 2019

China's 'all-weather road' in Doklam nears completion, increased deployment of army likely

It was earlier said that China was carrying out a "major construction work" at the Doklam plateau and had come with all the required materials – over 10 construction vehicles, five temporary sheds, 30 other heavy vehicles and about 90 tents that housed the army and the construction workers.

Jan 18, 2019

TikTok a security threat? Chinese state media says 'US hysterics' to blame for such fears

An article on the Global Times questioned US' fears and said that the Americans seem to doubt every technology and product that is China-made. The article also spoke about how the US could be "spooking themselves."

Jan 17, 2019

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Articles by Vanilla Sharma

Who is Ravi Pujari? Underworld don faces extradition to India after arrest in Senegal

Canada-based singer Wanting Qu pleads for justice for her mother detained in China

Malaysia crowns Sultan Abdullah as 16th king; fun facts on Malaysian monarchies

Asia Bibi free to leave Pakistan as Supreme Court upholds acquittal in blasphemy case

US files charges against Huawei and Meng Wanzhou, China calls indictment 'immoral' and 'unfair'

Trump Golf Club fires undocumented immigrant workers, managers knew of their phony papers for years

George Soros calls Jinping 'most dangerous enemy' of free societies, building tech to monitor citizens

Apple lays off 200 employees from its autonomous vehicle project

Oracle pay bias lawsuit: Tech giant underpaid thousands of women, black and Asian employees

Court verdict disrupts Trump's plan to offer temporary protection to Dreamers in exchange for border wall

From lies on tax cuts to Russian probe, Trump has made 'over 8,000 false claims in 2 years'

P&W engine woes back to haunt IndiGo, Jaipur-bound flight grounded due to 'high vibration'

Boat with about 200 'smuggled' Indians may be headed to New Zealand

NRI couple accused of killing adopted boy for insurance money, fights extradition to India

Man charged with hate crime for kicking, pulling beard of Sikh shopkeeper in Oregon

Congress MP stokes controversy alleging that BJP, RSS 'were training people to make bombs'

Tesla cuts over 3,000 jobs amid 'extremely difficult challenge,' Musk aims for cheaper Model 3

China warns citizens against Indian spiritual courses, says some are involved in 'sexual assault cases'

China's 'all-weather road' in Doklam nears completion, increased deployment of army likely

TikTok a security threat? Chinese state media says 'US hysterics' to blame for such fears

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'