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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Travelling to Finland? A Reddit user's argument may convince you it doesn't exist!

A Reddit user is trying to convince people that Finland isn't an actual place and doesn't exist. Not just that, he has also raised questions on the existence of Finnish tech firm Nokia.

Jul 22, 2017

Adityanath to meet TCS COO; will it bring good news to Lucknow employees?

UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will reportedly meet TCS' COO NG Subramaniam after August 10 and will speak to him regarding the firm's decision to shut down Lucknow operations.

Jul 22, 2017

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IT department unearths undisclosed income of Rs 5,400 crore post demonetisation

The undisclosed income amounting to over Rs 5,400 crore also includes valuables worth about Rs 610 crore and new currency notes that amounted to Rs 110 crore.

Jul 22, 2017

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Techies in for a rough ride as IT sector gears up for tougher times

While the IT industry created 1.8 lakh jobs last fiscal, it is likely to create about 1.3-1.5 lakh jobs in FY 2018, according to trade body Nasscom. This includes lateral and campus jobs.

Jul 21, 2017

Running the world: 15 firms with women CEOs make it to Fortune Global 500 2017 list

The Fortune Global 500 list for the year 2017 was released on July 20 and 15 firms with women CEOs have made it to the list proving that women can do as well as men, if not better.

Jul 21, 2017

With 109 Chinese firms making it to the Fortune Global 500 2017, where does India stand?

While Walmart topped the Fortune Global 500 list, China's State Grid, oil giant Sinopec Corp and China National Petroleum were ranked second, third and fourth. Seven Indian firms made it to the list.

Jul 21, 2017

Take 30% pay cut or leave: Jet Airways' junior pilots do not have much choice

In a bid to trim cost, Jet Airways is said to have made a few changes to the pilots' contracts and it will now be mandatory for them to take 10 days of leave in a month apart from their weekly offs.

Jul 21, 2017

Who is Calvin Mascarenhas, the alleged kingpin of the Hyderabad drug racket?

The Hyderabad drug racket, the kingpin of which is said to be Calvin Mascarenhas, had managed to penetrate schools, with some users as young as 13. A few Tollywood bigges like Puri Jagannadh and Ravi Teja have also been named.

Jul 20, 2017

India denies China's claims of military equipment haul to Sikkim border in Tibet

People's Liberation Army mouthpiece had earlier reported that the Chinese Army has moved tonnes of military hardware towards the Line of Actual Control, closer to Sikkim.

Jul 20, 2017

Online jobs may just be the way ahead for laid off techies

India is the largest supplier of online jobs in the world and over half of it is in the field of software development and technology, according to the Oxford Internet Institute.

Jul 20, 2017

Thought only Infosys had crorepati executives? You haven't seen TCS' list yet

TCS paid salaries amounting up to Rs 1 crore to its employees in India in FY2017, and the amount is much higher than what its competitors Infosys and Wipro shelled out to its employees.

Jul 20, 2017

Accenture spending $900 million to re-skill and train its workforce

Accenture is spending $900 million on training and re-skilling its employees, through which it aims to be in sync with newer technologies which in turn will help it land newer businesses.

Jul 19, 2017

IT layoffs: Are techies really depressed over fear of losing jobs?

Speaking about the reports of how techies have been turning to online counselling and calling help lines, Mohandas Pai said that some people are anxious but the depression is "exaggerated."

Jul 19, 2017

L&T Infotech focuses on hiring in India even as IT firms ramp up US recruitment

Larsen and Toubro Infotech has said that the firm's focus remains on India and that is where most of the hiring activity is going to take place, even as many IT firms are hiring in the US.

Jul 19, 2017

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Air India chief Ashwani Lohani says stake sale 'a win-win' for employees amid reports of staff buyout

Apart from outlining the benefits of Air India's disinvestment from the business point of view, Lohani also said that the employees would enjoy working under a corporate structure.

Jul 19, 2017

A breath of fresh air: US-based Softvision to hire 500 techies in Bangalore

Softvision requires engineers in specific departments such as mobility iOS, Java Scala and Android and plans to take on board the engineers over the next 12 months.

Jul 18, 2017

Flipkart makes revised offer of about $950 million to buy Snapdeal

Flipkart's new proposal, reportedly made over the weekend, is said to be worth between $900-$950 million and is now being evaluated and discussed by the board of Snapdeal.

Jul 18, 2017

Sikkim Standoff: 'India a force to be reckoned with and China must understand that'

Former Indian-American assistant secretary of state for South and Central Asia, Nisha Desai Biswal said that China's stand in the Indo-China border dispute in Sikkim has miffed quite a few neighbour.

Jul 18, 2017

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Narayana Murthy reveals he regrets quitting Infosys as chairman in 2014

While Narayana Murthy did say that he regretted leaving, he clarified that he does not really miss being on the campus on a daily basis.

Jul 18, 2017

TCS may further reduce its employee headcount after plans to shut down Lucknow office

While Tata Consultancy Services has said that it may reduce its employee headcount to deal with the economic slowdown, it clarified that it does not plan to lay off its existing employees.

Jul 17, 2017

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Articles by Vanilla Sharma

Travelling to Finland? A Reddit user's argument may convince you it doesn't exist!

Adityanath to meet TCS COO; will it bring good news to Lucknow employees?

IT department unearths undisclosed income of Rs 5,400 crore post demonetisation

Techies in for a rough ride as IT sector gears up for tougher times

Running the world: 15 firms with women CEOs make it to Fortune Global 500 2017 list

With 109 Chinese firms making it to the Fortune Global 500 2017, where does India stand?

Take 30% pay cut or leave: Jet Airways' junior pilots do not have much choice

Who is Calvin Mascarenhas, the alleged kingpin of the Hyderabad drug racket?

India denies China's claims of military equipment haul to Sikkim border in Tibet

Online jobs may just be the way ahead for laid off techies

Thought only Infosys had crorepati executives? You haven't seen TCS' list yet

Accenture spending $900 million to re-skill and train its workforce

IT layoffs: Are techies really depressed over fear of losing jobs?

L&T Infotech focuses on hiring in India even as IT firms ramp up US recruitment

Air India chief Ashwani Lohani says stake sale 'a win-win' for employees amid reports of staff buyout

A breath of fresh air: US-based Softvision to hire 500 techies in Bangalore

Flipkart makes revised offer of about $950 million to buy Snapdeal

Sikkim Standoff: 'India a force to be reckoned with and China must understand that'

Narayana Murthy reveals he regrets quitting Infosys as chairman in 2014

TCS may further reduce its employee headcount after plans to shut down Lucknow office

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'