Category Archives: In & Around

Photo: What German Bakery Meant to Pune

What German Bakery Meant to Pune

Conversation, coffee, chemistry and rendezvous is how many of the German Bakery goers best described what the bakery meant to them. Filled with a never ending enthusiasm and a pool of colorful people at any given time it was a place to unwind, read your book, catch up with an old friend or a colleague, [...]

Posted in: Society by Madhur Advani
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Photo: German Bakery Blast: Oddly Similar to Delhi 2008?

German Bakery Blast: Oddly Similar to Delhi 2008?

13th February confronted panic and confusion as Pune’s most cosmopolitan and up market area of Koregaon Park was plunged into disarray. A blast took place at around 7:00 PM in German Bakery, a café frequented by foreigners and youngsters, and raised consternation and foreboding when the road was splattered with blood and strewn limbs. Recollect [...]

Posted in: Politics by Tejal Johri
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Photo: Pre-Summit Jitters: Copenhagen

Pre-Summit Jitters: Copenhagen

As the summit draws closer, we bring you the first of the pre-summit reports: speculations, guesswork, presumption. What will be the outcome of it all?

Posted in: Politics by Anagha Mahajan
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Photo: The “S” Factor

The “S” Factor

It isn’t just the word which still brings out gasps, it’s the idea in itself. Why is “sex” still an under-the-carpet concept? What works against it?

Posted in: Society by Sanyukta Iyer
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Photo: The Google Social Search

The Google Social Search

With a host of products to Google’s credit, it’s time for the web giant to add yet another feather to its cap – the social search.

Posted in: Sci-Tech by Sanyukta Iyer
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Photo: “Hello,” China?

“Hello,” China?

With the Chinese handsets threatening to crowd out the better ones off the market, service providers find themselves at a loose end.

Posted in: Business & Finance by Madhur Advani
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Photo: I, Nomophobe. Got Recharge?

I, Nomophobe. Got Recharge?

A sneak-peek into the lives of regular mortals turned nomophobes, or the lives that come to a standstill minus the gadget labelled the ‘cellphone’.

Posted in: Society by Zeeba Baig
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Photo: Obama Gets Nobel Peace Prize. Oscars Next?

Obama Gets Nobel Peace Prize. Oscars Next?

Yet another feather in Obama’s cap – this time, it’s the Nobel. But, is he deserving enough?

Posted in: Politics by Sahil Khan
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Photo: Big Boys of English Football

Big Boys of English Football

Weeks of abstinence and finally after dangling the proverbial carrot in front of hardcore football lover’s, starts another season of Premier League Football and along with it comes the plethora of views of pundits and critics and football lovers across the world analyzing every nook and cranny of every team. For what it’s worth, they [...]

Posted in: Sports by Sahil Khan
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Photo: Nehru Cup: Will India Win at Home?

Nehru Cup: Will India Win at Home?

The Nehru Cup is back to Delhi and it has brought back the hopes and expectations of the 2007 edition that India nicked, against the then favorites Syria. Team India is expected to do well on their home turf under the stewardship of coach Bob Houghton who has been a lucky talisman for the underachievers [...]

Posted in: Sports by Ashwin Mehendale
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