Category Archives: In & Around

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, [...]

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 November [...]

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?

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?

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.

"Hello," China?

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

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'.

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?

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 [...]

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 [...]