Shubham Kurale

Introduction

Shubham Kurale is a journalist based in Pune and has studied journalism at the Ranade Institute. He primarily reports on transport and is interested in covering civic issues, sports, gig workers, environmental issues, and queer issues....Read More

Articles by Shubham Kurale

Pune’s delivery riders demand higher payouts as fuel costs eat into already thin margins

Jun 06, 2026 18:07 IST

The gig workers say EV prices and maintenance expenses are high, and charging infrastructure is...

Sat, Jun 06, 2026

The notice taped to the office door, dated April 20, was from the property owner. It cited non-payment of rent since March, unpaid maintenance charges, and unpaid electricity bills. (Photo by special arrangement)

How Pune IT firm duped nearly 700 techies before vanishing

Jun 03, 2026 23:22 IST

Hundreds of job seekers from across the state were left stranded in Pune after a polished software...

Wed, Jun 03, 2026

‘Zero food, zero water’: Passengers stranded overnight at Pune airport after SpiceJet delays Pune-Dubai flight by 9 hours

Jun 03, 2026 15:16 IST

While travellers slammed the airline for gross negligence, SpiceJet maintained that an initial...

Wed, Jun 03, 2026

Fuel price hike hits Pune-Mumbai commuters, cab fares rise by ‘Rs 300-400’

Jun 02, 2026 20:33 IST

A Pune-based cab operator said fares have moved from Rs 19 to Rs 20 per kilometre, exclusive of...

Tue, Jun 02, 2026

From a wooden bus with a 9-paise fare to 160 crore passengers: The 78-year journey of Maharashtra’s ‘Laal Pari’

Jun 02, 2026 10:34 IST

The Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation's incredible journey began on June 1, 1948, when a...

Tue, Jun 02, 2026

Deccan Queen turns 96: Cake, music, and cheers as Pune celebrates birthday of its beloved train

Jun 01, 2026 13:19 IST

The Deccan Queen remains the only running passenger train in the country with a dedicated dining...

Mon, Jun 01, 2026

Beyond the City: How flamingos turned a forgotten Pune village into a thriving tourism hub

May 24, 2026 13:00 IST

Kumbhargaon flamingo tourism transformed livelihoods near Maharashtra’s Ujani Dam, but declining...

Sun, May 24, 2026

In Gujarat’s Dang, a wedding is a multi-generational financial goal

May 23, 2026 20:39 IST

Dang is Gujarat’s only hill-station district, popular for its dense forests, tribal culture, and...

Sat, May 23, 2026

Water tanker playing at NIBM annex area on Saturday. (Express photographs by Arul Horizon)

Water tanker industry: How a civic gap became a booming business in Pune

May 23, 2026 18:52 IST

These areas, which were farmland not long ago, have transformed into densely populated residential...

Sat, May 23, 2026

Passengers wait inside the sweltering cabin of Air India Express flight IX-1230 as the aircraft remained grounded at Delhi airport for over three hours on Tuesday. (Credit: Shahid Algur/ X)

‘Like a Heat Chamber’: Air India Express passengers left suffocating in hot cabin for 3 hours on Delhi-Pune flight

May 20, 2026 17:28 IST

What made the wait especially unbearable, according to the Air India passengers, was the erratic...

Wed, May 20, 2026

World Bee Day, Bee Together, for People and the Planet, Why bees matter, bees matter, Why bees matter more than you think, Pune news, Pune, Maharashtra news, Indian express, current affairs

The invisible farmer: Why bees matter more than you think

May 20, 2026 03:35 IST

On May 20, as the world marks World Bee Day, this year’s theme is “Bee Together, for People and...

Wed, May 20, 2026

Several marginal farmers cannot afford to pay high transport costs, so they may stop sending their produce to Pune and sell locally instead.

Fruit, vegetable prices stare at 10-20% rise as fuel hike drives up transport costs

May 19, 2026 10:19 IST

Traders also fear that small and marginal farmers, already under stress from unseasonal rains and...

Tue, May 19, 2026

CM Devendra Fadnavis addressed the prize distribution ceremony of the second Pune Agri Hackathon at the College of Agriculture, Pune, on Sunday.

Pune Agri Hackathon to go statewide from 2027 ; CM Fadnavis says top prize to be named after Ajit Pawar

May 17, 2026 22:16 IST

The Chief Minister also digitally inaugurated the foundation stone laying for an Agri Innovation...

Mon, May 18, 2026

‘Rs 12.35/kg won’t even pay for fertiliser, labour’: Maharashtra onion farmers call Centre’s procurement price inadequate

May 17, 2026 14:54 IST

The price crash has been attributed to a combination of bumper production and a disruption in...

Sun, May 17, 2026

Mandhare, Waghmare pleasant with all: Katraj society residents where duo lived

May 16, 2026 21:48 IST

Earlier Waghmare lived in a rental place near the society and later purchased a flat in...

Sat, May 16, 2026

Census enumerators at your door? Here’s how to check if they’re genuine

May 16, 2026 13:12 IST

Door-to-door field operations for the House Listing and Housing Census exercise began in...

Sat, May 16, 2026

Baramati airfield accidents, Ajit Pawar plane crash 2026, Learjet 45 VT-SSK Baramat

Baramati airfield: A runway with a troubled history

May 13, 2026 22:58 IST

Experts are calling for urgent safety upgrades and professional ATC oversight following a string of...

Wed, May 13, 2026

‘Algorithms can’t understand our pain’: How Maharashtra’s gig workers survive the heat wave

May 13, 2026 07:00 IST

Food delivery riders in Pune and Mumbai describe working through record temperatures with no rest,...

Wed, May 13, 2026

50 paise a kg: Onion price crash leaves Maharashtra farmers drowning in debt

50 paise a kg: Onion price crash leaves Maharashtra farmers in throes of debt

May 13, 2026 00:12 IST

What makes his situation particularly bitter is the timing. Just six days earlier, on May 2, onions...

Wed, May 13, 2026

PM Modi Hyderabad speech fuel conservation India

‘Walk the talk’: Citizens welcome PM Modi’s fuel conservation appeal, but call on leaders to ditch convoys

May 12, 2026 19:54 IST

While the Prime Minister's appeal for fuel conservation finds support in principle, Puneites are...

Tue, May 12, 2026

Nandgaon APMC, onion farmers, onion price crash

Angry farmer dumps 2,500 kg of onions at Nandgaon APMC as prices crash to Re 1

May 12, 2026 16:51 IST

The price crash has left thousands of onion cultivators across Maharashtra in severe financial...

Tue, May 12, 2026

Maharashtra suspends SRPF exam after 85% questions allegedly match private test setSubscriber Only

May 06, 2026 17:36 IST

While the publication's author claims the overlap is a coincidence, student groups demand a...

Wed, May 06, 2026

NEET UG 2026 exam cancelled: NTA to issue fresh dates soon

NEET UG 2026: Pune parents flag procedural delays at exam centres, say students lost crucial timeSubscriber Only

May 05, 2026 00:59 IST

The examination, conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA), was held on May 3 in a single...

Tue, May 12, 2026

Pay Rs 2 more, travel cleaner: MSRTC adds surcharge to fund bus stand sanitationSubscriber Only

May 04, 2026 12:47 IST

Speaking to the Indian Express, Pune divisional controller Arun Siya confirmed the development,...

Mon, May 04, 2026

The bridge, designed for speeds of up to 100 kmph for light motor vehicles and 80 kmph for buses and passenger vehicles, is seeing cars stop abruptly, creating dangerous conditions for other commuters.

Commuters turn Missing Link into selfie spot a day after inaugurationSubscriber Only

May 02, 2026 19:37 IST

The issue quickly caught attention on social media platform, X, with users expressing a mix of...

Mon, May 04, 2026

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