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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Netflix slammed for dropping episode of 'Patriot Act' that criticised Saudi Arabia's account of Khashoggi murder

In the episode, host Hasan Minhaj mocked Saudi Arabia for not being able to explain the disappearance of the journalist from the Kingdom's consulate in Istanbul in October and said it was "the most unbelievable cover story since Blake Shelton won sexiest man alive."

Jan 2, 2019

US military shocks social media on NYE, tweets about dropping bombs and later deletes the post

Though the bombs in the footage did not look like nuclear bombs, many believe that this was the US' way of sending a message to the world regarding its powers. It is believed that the footage was a hint that the nation was ready for any threat.

Jan 1, 2019

CBI asks social media firms to run PhotoDNA to investigate suspects, users concerned about privacy

CBI's request is raising serious concerns among social media users as the platforms will not be able to run a search on one particular account and will have to run a surveillance across their data base, which means it would breach the privacy of all the users, suspects or not.

Dec 31, 2018

Three planes avert mid-air collision in Delhi after repeated warnings and ATC alert

The incident took place on December 23, when three aircraft of Dutch carrier KLM, Taiwan's Eva Air and the US-based National Airlines came extremely close to each other in the Delhi Flight Information Region.

Dec 29, 2018

Philippines rattled by 6.9 magnitude earthquake, USGS warns of possible tsunami waves

The quake was earlier thought to be of 7.2 magnitude on the Richter scale, but was later downgraded to 6.9. While no casualties or damage to property were reported, the U.S. Geological Survey has warned of possible tsunami waves in the region.

Dec 29, 2018

Indonesia raises alert level as Anak Krakatau eruptions intensify, flights rerouted

The nation's disaster management agency raised the alert level to 3 after revealing that the eruptions had intensified in the last few days. The volcano is still showing activity and huge plumes of ash and lava have been seen billowing into the air.

Dec 28, 2018

Tunisia ends rough year with more violence, erupts in protests after journalist sets himself on fire

Abderrazak Zorgui, a journalist, set himself on fire in the city of Kasserine. The 32-year-old also posted a video online, in which he spoke about the economic issues in the North African nation and how people were struggling with corruption and poor living conditions.

Dec 27, 2018

Chinese firms come out in support of Huawei, no promotion and incentives to employees using iPhones

While some firms in China are reportedly providing subsidies to workers purchasing Huawei phones, others are said to be more aggressive in their stand against the US and Apple products and denying workers promotions and incentives if they use iPhones.

Dec 26, 2018

25 guests, Rs 20,000 and a wedding to remember: Pakistan couple's low-key marriage wins hearts

A man from Karachi in Pakistan and his wife tied the knot on December 23, in the presence of just 25 guests on their terrace. Calling it "apni marzi ki shaadi," Rizwan, a photographer by profession, even made a thread about it on Twitter.

Dec 25, 2018

The casket of Otto Warmbier is carried to the hearse followed by his family and friends after a funeral service

North Korea ordered to pay $500 million for wrongful death of US student Otto Warmbier

Otto died on June 19, 2017, after he was sent back to the US from North Korea in a state of coma. The American student had in 2016 visited Pyongyang as a tourist but was arrested and put in jail in the country.

Dec 25, 2018

Al-Qaeda may plot attacks on airports and airliners, developing tech to down jets

British security minister Ben Wallace said that Al-Qaeda is once again posing a growing threat to the world. He added that apart from plotting attacks at various airports, British intelligence has information that the group is also developing technologies to down jets.

Dec 24, 2018

After glum Christmas, New Year unlikely to bring cheer as US govt shutdown may extend into January

Speaking of the partial government shutdown, Mick Mulvaney, Trump's budget director and chief of staff said that the shutdown could go on until January and that he doesn't think the discussion around Trump's wall along Mexico border will move too soon.

Dec 24, 2018

Putin hints at marriage, says 'as a decent person, I will have to do that sometime'

During his annual press conference, the Russian president spoke on many issues such as Brexit, international relations, and the state of the economy. However, his remarriage is something that has now garnered the maximum attention.

Dec 21, 2018

IKEA to set foot in Noida creating about 8,000 jobs, signs Rs 5,000 crore MoU

Swedish furniture and home decor brand IKEA plans to set up an integrated commercial project in Noida and is likely to create about 8,000 direct and indirect jobs through the facility.

Dec 20, 2018

H-4 visa lawsuit: US court to hear case against work permit for spouses of H-1B holders

The Trump administration has changed quite a few immigration and visa policies and the Department of Homeland Security has time and again mentioned that it would revoke work permit for certain categories of H-4 visa holders. However, a formal notification is yet to be issued.

Dec 20, 2018

US stares at partial government shutdown as standoff over border wall worsens

The Trump administration has said that the president would allow a partial government shutdown if Congress does not sanction $5 billion to build the wall. However, this means hundreds of federal workers will be forced to work without pay and others may even be sent home during the shutdown.

Dec 18, 2018

Wives of China's lawyers and activists go bald to protest husbands' unexplained persecution

Explaining that the country was "lawless" and that the government was targeting citizens, the women also attempted to enter a Beijing court aiming to submit a petition against the indefinite arrest of their husbands.

Dec 18, 2018

ISRO to launch GSAT-7A on December 19, satellite to boost capabilities of armed forces

The satellite will be carried by the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV Mk II) rocket, which is set to lift off from the second launch pad of the Satish Dhawan Space Centre SHAR, Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh.

Dec 17, 2018

An aircraft of India's Jet Airways lands

More trouble for Jet Airways as Nikos Kardassis, tasked to turn around carrier, leaves

Nikos Kardassis had joined Jet for the third time in May 2018, after owner Naresh Goyal brought him back hoping that he would help turnaround the troubled airline. However, Kardassis had gone to his home country on leave in November, and did not return.