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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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Qatar enforces exit visa reform, foreign workers will not need employer's approval to leave country

While foreign employees can leave the country without the permission of their bosses, the employer too retains a few powers. An employer can submit a list of employees to the labour ministry who will be required to take permission due to the nature of their work.

Oct 29, 2018

Indonesia plane crash: Lion Air flight with 189 on board plunges into sea, no confirmation on survivors

The Lion Air flight was on a domestic route and was on the way to the city of Pangkal Pinang on Sumatra. The aircraft is said to be a Boeing 737 Max 8, with 189 people on board, including 3 children and 8 crew members.

Oct 29, 2018

Infosys, Wipro, TCS and HCL hired over 32,000 employees in Q2, IT slump nearing an end?

While TCS, which is the largest company in India in terms of market capitalisation, added 10,227 workers in Q2, Infosys hired 7,834 workers in this period. Wipro saw the highest hiring in Q2 at 10,687 employees, while HCL is said to have hired 3,754 employees.

Oct 27, 2018

Khashoggi's fiancée snubs White House invite, believes 'Trump trying to win public favour'

Jamal Khashoggi's fiancee Hatice Cengiz had earlier said that she was open to visiting the White House if the US would make genuine efforts to find out what went down at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on October 2. However, she clearly isn't too pleased with Washington now.

Oct 27, 2018

Rajpaksa sworn-in as Sri Lanka PM: Should India fret again after the 3-year-old turmoil?

Sri Lanka's President Maithripala Sirisena sacked incumbent premier Ranil Wickremesinghe and former president Mahinda Rajpaksa was sworn in as the prime minister of the country on Friday, October 26.

Oct 27, 2018

Who is Neil Chatterjee? Trump picks Indian-American to head Federal Energy Regulation Committee

Chatterjee, who is currently one of the three commissioners of FERC, will replace Kevin McIntyre, who stepped down on October 22, citing health issues. This will be his second stint as the chairman of the agency.

Oct 25, 2018

Cost, competition catch up to IndiGo: Airline posts first quarterly loss since IPO, more trouble for aviation sector?

IndiGo, the country's largest carrier with a market share of over 40 percent, reported a loss of Rs 652.1 crore in the quarter ended September 2018. The loss has been attributed to high fuel cost, rupee depreciation and intense competition

Oct 25, 2018

After plans to remove brigadier rank, Indian Army may create deputy chief of army staff

The deputy chief of staff, if appointed, will work in areas such as logistics and other operational and intelligence fields. As of now, the Indian Army has two deputy chiefs in-charge of training and purchase of arms and ammunition.

Oct 25, 2018

Cathay Pacific hack: Passport details and credit card information of 9.4 million passengers stolen

The Cathay Pacific breach includes details such as passengers' names, dates of birth, telephone numbers, nationality, email and postal addresses, travel history, passport numbers and credit card information.

Oct 24, 2018

'Potential explosive devices' sent to Clintons and Obama, CNN newsroom evacuated due to suspicious package

Two explosive devices were reportedly sent to the New York City suburb home of Bill and Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama's office in Washington DC on Wednesday. The devices were sent via mail, a law enforcement official said.

Oct 24, 2018

Singaporean, lauded for saving lives during Indonesia earthquake, dies in paragliding accident in India

Ng Kok Choong, a former army commando, had taken off with his paraglider at about 11am in Bir-Billing on Monday, but never returned to his hotel. A search and rescue team was dispatched to locate him and he was found dead in the hills of the Utrala region in the Baijnath area

Oct 24, 2018

US to revoke visas of 21 Saudi officials implicated in Khashoggi's murder as White House promises penalties

US secretary of state Mike Pompeo refused to disclose the names or details of the officials who will face the penalty as visa details are confidential, but added that this will not be the only repercussion of the killing and that the White House is working on more penalties and sanctions.

Oct 24, 2018

Kim Jong Un has splurged $4 billion on luxury goods since he assumed office, what did he buy?

The figure was revealed by South Korean lawmaker Yoon Sang-hyun, who also said that he got to know of the amount after he analysed a Chinese data. All the items that were imported on Jong Un's ordered were reportedly used by him and his family or were presented as gifts to the elite.

Oct 23, 2018

Hong Kong-Zhuhai bridge: Link that cuts down travel time from over 3 hours to 30 minutes [Photos]

The Hong Kong-Zhuhai bridge connecting Hong Kong and Macau to the mainland Chinese city of Zhuhai is 55 kilometres long and will open to regular traffic on October 24.

Oct 23, 2018

Hurricane Willa in Mexico: Thousands evacuated as landfall of 'potentially catastrophic' storm likely in 24 hours

The storm was later downgraded to a category 4 storm, but the National Hurricane Centre, in its bulletin, said that Willa was still life-threatening. Willa is expected to bring about 18 inches of rain in several parts of south-west Mexico, and already carries winds of about 250 kilometres per hour.

Oct 23, 2018

Who is Noor Inayat Khan? Indian-origin spy and World War II hero may feature on £50 note

The Bank of England announced that it would be printing a new polymer version of the £50 note and said that people could nominate a few names. The currency note will be issued in 2020.

Oct 22, 2018

Crown prince 'spoke to Khashoggi moments before murder,' but Saudi Arabia continues to shield him

A Turkish newspaper report claims that journalist Jamal Khashoggi had received a call from the prince after he was intercepted at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on October 2. During the call, the crown prince had tried to convince Khashoggi to return to Riyadh

Oct 22, 2018

Ryanair faces flak for inaction over passenger's racist rant, airline instead moved victim from her seat [Video]

In a video uploaded online, a grey-haired man wearing glasses is seen screaming at a black woman, who is seated along the aisle. Calling the woman "sickly," "fat," and "ugly," the man says that he hopes someone else sits in the middle seat as he doesn't want to sit next to her.

Oct 22, 2018

Taiwan train accident: At least 18 killed and over 170 injured; what we know so far [Photos + Videos]

The Puyuma Express train was on the way to Taitung from Shulin and went off the tracks near Xinma Station in Yilan County. The train had 336 passengers on board and many of them were crushed to death when all the eight carriages derailed.

Oct 22, 2018

Taiwan independence campaigners call out China's 'bullying,' demand referendum at massive rally

The supporters carried banners and placards demanding an independent Taiwan and were also heard chanting slogans such as "Want Referendum!" and "Oppose Annexation!" Taiwan considers itself a sovereign state with its own political and judicial system and its own currency, the Taiwan dollar, and believes that it doesn't need to be a territory of China.

Oct 21, 2018

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