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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Kerala rains LIVE: Schools shut down in 8 districts, officials on alert as downpour to continue until July 17

Many low-lying areas in Kochi were inundated, which resulted in traffic snarls and inconvenience to pedestrians. Such was the situation that authorities are said to have opened up relief camps in areas where many houses were submerged.

Jul 16, 2018

Delhi-like mass suicide in Jharkhand's Hazaribagh? Family of 6 found dead

Six envelopes with suicide notes have been recovered from the house and the family has cited illnesses, financial woes, shop closure, borrowings, and disgrace as reasons behind the step. The police have examined the suicide notes and said Naresh's signature matches with that on his chequebook.

Jul 16, 2018

Delhi air hostess allegedly jumps off terrace, dowry death case filed after family claims she was murdered

While it was earlier thought that Anissia Batra, an air hostess with Lufthansa Airlines, had killed herself, her family suspects foul play and believes that she could have been murdered by her husband Mayank Singhvi and her in-laws.

Jul 16, 2018

Who is Husnain Rashid? Man who called for attacks on World Cup and Prince George gets life sentence

Husnain Rashid, known to be from Nelson, Lancashire, had given out the address of the Prince George's school in Battersea and urged the extremists to attack the royal. The address carried a caption that read: "school starts early."

Jul 14, 2018

Uttarakhand teen dies after being burnt alive by unidentified boys while on morning walk in Ranikhet

Before dying, Dinesh Singh Bisht told his family that two boys that he didn't know approached him, poured kerosene and set him on fire. The police are now investigating the case and have said that nothing is clear as of now as there are no eyewitnesses either.

Jul 14, 2018

Uber driver assaults passenger leaving him with broken nose, Ola driver arrested for trying to throw footwear at rider

While a 30-year-old man was reportedly assaulted by an Uber driver in Bengaluru and was left with a broken nose, fractures on two of his fingers and several injuries on his face, an Ola driver was arrested for abusing a female rider in the city.

Jul 14, 2018

Croatia smallest country in World Cup final since Uruguay in 1950, other fun facts about the European nation

Apart from being the lowest ranked team in history to reach the World Cup finals, Croatia has also become the smallest nation in the finals since Uruguay in 1950. Here are other fun facts about the European nation

Jul 12, 2018

Typhoon Maria in pictures: Over 2,70,000 people evacuated as strong winds and huge waves hammer Chinese coastline

Maria was earlier rated as Category 3 but was later downgraded to a Category 2 storm by the time it made a landfall in China. It brought heavy rainfall to the region, along with sustained winds of about 191 kilometres per hour. It also destroyed a road in Dayu town and left several commercial and residential buildings severely damaged.

Jul 12, 2018

Two IndiGo flights avoid mid-air collision over Bengaluru

The collision was avoided when two aircraft operating on the Coimbatore-Hyderabad and Bangalore-Cochin routes came dangerously close to each other over Bengaluru. The July 10 incident has now been reported and an investigation into the same has been launched

Jul 12, 2018

Bengaluru boy, 14, hangs self, was depressed over not being elected as class leader

The class 9 student was upset after he wasn't elected the class leader, and while his mother thought that he would get over it, the boy locked himself in his room and hanged himself. The body was brought down and rushed to the hospital, but he was declared brought dead.

Jul 12, 2018

Motorcycle instructor Chetna Pandit who trained actors kills self, loneliness and financial woes to blame?

A suicide note has now been found, which states that no one is responsible for motorcycle instructor Chetna Pandit's death and that she was very lonely after her relationship ended a few months ago. She also said that she wasn't able to achieve her goals.

Jul 12, 2018

Not just illegal immigrants, Trump admin may have separated even an American parent and child

The paperwork said that one child could especially not be reunited on the deadline as the "parent's location has been unknown for more than a year." And to add to this, "records show the parent and child might be US citizens."

Jul 11, 2018

Mumbai sees wettest July, landslide in Kerala hill station

Heavy rainfall, along with a high tide, brought Mumbai to its knees and residents have complained of water-logging and traffic snarls for the last three days. The rain and strong winds have reportedly uprooted scores of trees and even claimed about 35 lives.

Jul 11, 2018

Delhi mass suicide: Burari family had been warned of death? 'You might not see next Diwali,' note said

The police said that one of the notes found in the registers recovered at the Delhi home reportedly talks about "wandering souls" and how the family may "not see the next Diwali." Another entry speaks of "someone's mistakes" due to which the family is not able to "attain something."

Jul 11, 2018

Rajasthan woman tied to tree, flogged and dragged by her hair over land dispute

In the video, which has now gone viral, a woman and three children can be seen beating the victim with sticks, while a little boy cries and pleads with them to let his mother go. A girl is then seen beating her feet with a stick while the other two children pull her hair and drag her to a nearby tree.

Jul 11, 2018

Mumbai rains in points: Several trains cancelled, schools shut as heavy downpour continues to pound city

The heavy downpour in Mumbai and adjoining areas are unlikely to slow down any time soon as the Indian Meteorological Department has predicted heavy to very heavy rain until Thursday, July 12.

Jul 10, 2018

What is Jio institute? HRD Ministry clarifies 'Institution of Eminence' tag to Reliance Foundation's education venture

The Jio Institute, which was tagged as an "Institution of Eminence" neither has an address nor a website and, in fact, has not even started functioning. The college will reportedly begin operation in the next three years and when it does, will have higher autonomy from government regulations.

Jul 10, 2018

Hyderabad Sex Racket: 3 people, including Bhojpuri actress, arrested from 5-star hotel in Banjara Hills

The organiser of the sex racket in Hyderabad has been identified as Ambula Janardhan Rao alias Jony and the client is said to be Amit Mahendra Sharma, a government employee from Gurgaon. The woman is reportedly a 24-year-old actress who was flown in from Mumbai.

Jul 10, 2018

Fancy a journey to Colombo from Ayodhya? Indian Railways' Sri Ramayana Express is here for you

The Sri Ramayana Express will start operations on November 14 and is said to be an 800-seat train. It will start its journey from Delhi and complete the India leg in 16 days. Those who want to travel to Sri Lanka will be transferred to Chennai, from where they can take a flight to Colombo.

Jul 9, 2018

Who was Munna Bajrangi? Gangster, accused of killing BJP leader, shot dead inside UP jail

Notorious gangster Munna Bajrangi was shot dead by another convict in a district jail in Baghpat, Uttar Pradesh. He was set to be produced before a court in Baghpat and had been moved from the Jhansi jail on Sunday, July 8.

Jul 9, 2018

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Articles by Vanilla Sharma

Kerala rains LIVE: Schools shut down in 8 districts, officials on alert as downpour to continue until July 17

Delhi-like mass suicide in Jharkhand's Hazaribagh? Family of 6 found dead

Delhi air hostess allegedly jumps off terrace, dowry death case filed after family claims she was murdered

Who is Husnain Rashid? Man who called for attacks on World Cup and Prince George gets life sentence

Uttarakhand teen dies after being burnt alive by unidentified boys while on morning walk in Ranikhet

Uber driver assaults passenger leaving him with broken nose, Ola driver arrested for trying to throw footwear at rider

Croatia smallest country in World Cup final since Uruguay in 1950, other fun facts about the European nation

Typhoon Maria in pictures: Over 2,70,000 people evacuated as strong winds and huge waves hammer Chinese coastline

Two IndiGo flights avoid mid-air collision over Bengaluru

Bengaluru boy, 14, hangs self, was depressed over not being elected as class leader

Motorcycle instructor Chetna Pandit who trained actors kills self, loneliness and financial woes to blame?

Not just illegal immigrants, Trump admin may have separated even an American parent and child

Mumbai sees wettest July, landslide in Kerala hill station

Delhi mass suicide: Burari family had been warned of death? 'You might not see next Diwali,' note said

Rajasthan woman tied to tree, flogged and dragged by her hair over land dispute

Mumbai rains in points: Several trains cancelled, schools shut as heavy downpour continues to pound city

What is Jio institute? HRD Ministry clarifies 'Institution of Eminence' tag to Reliance Foundation's education venture

Hyderabad Sex Racket: 3 people, including Bhojpuri actress, arrested from 5-star hotel in Banjara Hills

Fancy a journey to Colombo from Ayodhya? Indian Railways' Sri Ramayana Express is here for you

Who was Munna Bajrangi? Gangster, accused of killing BJP leader, shot dead inside UP jail

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'