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Got a message from Malaka Spice one fine day, mentioning their Winter Menu, inviting me and a friend to try it out. I’ve been there several times, right from the time it was in a small place in Koregaon Park itself, near Arthur’s Theme. Now of course, it is bigger and more spread out, and [...]

Planned to meet a couple of friends for beer and lunch. After the usual back and forth about time and place, we decided to meet at Terttulia in Koregaon Park. Nestled in the leafy lanes of South Main Road at Sanas Corner, it can be quite easy to miss, especially during the day.

Was meeting a good friend for dinner after quite a while as she’d been busy the past few weeks. This time around, the plan was to eat at a place neither of us had been to before. However, by the time we set out, owing to time constraints we decided to visit one of the [...]

Had some work near Baner in the morning last week, part of which also involved a bit of waiting. Looking around the area, the only place that seemed conducive to this was Cafe Linger On.

Sounds unbelievable, right? But it’s true, and not only for driving licences, but even Registration Certificates (RC). The RTO, Pune is all set to make this a reality from today, September 1. Other neighbouring RTOs like those at Pimpri Chinchwad, Baramati, Solapur and Akluj will start doing so from September 11.

Are you among those harassed employees with no time to prepare and carry your own lunch box? Do you have to endure horrible food at your workplace? Are you staying in a shared accomodation / hostel with no option but to accept what you get or else eat outside?

Close on the heels of radio cabs, it is the turn of the humble auto rickshaw to turn hi-tech now. Here is AyAuto, a Dial-an-Auto service in Pune that hopes to capitalise on people’s desire to have a mode of conveyance on demand, and one which is not so heavy on the pocket too.