Soham Shah

Introduction

Soham is a Correspondent with the Indian Express in Pune....Read More

Soham is a Correspondent with the Indian Express in Pune.

A journalism graduate, he was a fact-checker before joining the Express. Soham currently covers education and is also interested in civic issues, health, human rights, and politics.

Articles by Soham Shah

109 teachers in Maharashtra to be conferred state teachers’ award

Sep 19, 2025 17:50 IST

The state teachers' awards will be given away at a function in Mumbai on September 22. ...

Fri, Sep 19, 2025

Badminton star HS Prannoy: ‘My biggest achievements came after I turned 30 years’

Sep 17, 2025 22:31 IST

HS Prannoy said that he was looking to play a couple of years more before...

Wed, Sep 17, 2025

Govt officials with disabilities to get 4% quota in housing pool

‘Persons with disabilities had to be lifted to stage’: PMC Commissioner directs to install ramps at all civic buildings

Sep 17, 2025 14:26 IST

Naval Kishore Ram, who took charge as PMC Commissioner on May 31, urged private institutions and...

Wed, Sep 17, 2025

Pune's first double decker bus during it’s trail run at Katraj on Tuesday. Pankaj Deore, CMD PMPML along with other officials were also travelled in the bus. Express photo by Arul Horizon. 16/09/2025

PMPML starts 8-day trial of electric double-decker bus in Pune, to run on 4 routes if successful

Sep 17, 2025 13:41 IST

The buses take two hours to charge and can travel 150 km on a single charge, featuring amenities...

Wed, Sep 17, 2025

12th West Zone Shooting Championship: Shooters miss flight, allege security check delay by airline at Pune airport

Sep 17, 2025 00:15 IST

The tournament begins on...

Wed, Sep 17, 2025

Faculty crisis at SPPU hits research, admin work: 62% of govt-sanctioned posts vacant, over 75% in many depts

Sep 12, 2025 13:16 IST

Nine departments at SPPU have no professors in government-funded posts, including Atmospheric Space...

Fri, Sep 12, 2025

Savitribai Phule Pune University, Bombay High Court, SPPU, SPPU circular promoting failed students, Pune news, Pune, Maharashtra news, Indian express, current affairs

‘Shocking’, says Bombay HC on SPPU circular promoting failed students

Sep 12, 2025 00:59 IST

The circular had come after protests by various groups including Congress’ student’s wing...

Fri, Sep 12, 2025

NIRF rank drop the hot topic at SPPU Management Council meeting

Sep 09, 2025 22:31 IST

Dr Jyotsna Ekbode, a member of the council, told The Indian Express, “All of us have felt very...

Tue, Sep 09, 2025

We are scared even if one call doesn’t reach home: Nepali diaspora in India

Sep 09, 2025 22:13 IST

At least 19 people were killed and over 400 were injured after police opened fire on protesting...

Tue, Sep 09, 2025

With Visarjan boost, Metro sees 5.90L rides on Anant Chaturdashi

Sep 08, 2025 22:23 IST

The Pune Metro DPR had estimated total rides of 5.71 lakh per day in 2018 and 6.09 lakh per day in...

Mon, Sep 08, 2025

Vivek Velankar, a Pune-based RTI activist said: “These certificates should not be available this easily. PMC should be providing these certificates after confirming the identity of the person, or at least the mother’s or father’s name should be mandatorily entered on the website.”

Should you be able to download anybody’s birth certificate from civic body website?

Sep 07, 2025 19:42 IST

Enter any birth date, choose any gender, and the site will throw up the birth certificate of any...

Mon, Sep 08, 2025

NIRF Rankings: Pune University drops from rank 16 to 91 in seven years

Sep 04, 2025 22:10 IST

The most staggering drop has been in TLR. In 2018, SPPU achieved a score of 70.70, which has...

Fri, Sep 05, 2025

Chauhan and Dharmadhikari, a 35-year-old writer who has worked in advertising and AI, both separately reached out to the curators of Cubbon Reads and set up the Pune version.

Young Edge: With a mat and a book, how Pune keeps its date with reading on Saturdays

Sep 04, 2025 13:28 IST

Pune Reads, an open silent-reading community, has sparked a reading movement in the city, drawing...

Thu, Sep 04, 2025

ADAS testing track, Advanced Driver Assistance Systems, Advanced Driver Assistance Systems, Automotive Research Association of India, Pune news, Pune, Maharashtra news, Indian express, current affairs

India’s first ADAS testing track in Pune to be completed by Dec: ARAI

Sep 04, 2025 00:46 IST

The ‘ADAS Test City’ is built across 20 acres in Takwe near Talegaon in Pune and is designed to...

Thu, Sep 04, 2025

CAP admissions for Engg courses | 50% seats filled in traditional branches, more takers for AI courses

Sep 02, 2025 22:15 IST

The CET cell declared the provisional merit list for the fourth CAP round on September 1 and...

Tue, Sep 02, 2025

Pune-Delhi Spicejet flight returns to Pune due to technical glitch

Sep 01, 2025 23:07 IST

On Monday, the Boeing 737-800 aircraft took off from Pune at 6:40am against the scheduled time of...

Mon, Sep 01, 2025

Joshi on ‘leave’, interim Principal appointed at Army Law College

Sep 01, 2025 21:37 IST

Students had led an agitation from August 8 against Joshi for over 11 days by refusing to attend...

Mon, Sep 01, 2025

Cricketer Kapil Dev’s four-day Trinity Golf Champions League (TGCL) will begin on Tuesday at the Oxford Golf Resort in Pune.

Kapil Dev announces Trinity Golf Champions League in Pune from tomorrow: ‘This game is so lovely that you’ll stay awake at night

Sep 01, 2025 18:25 IST

Eight teams consisting of a mix of professional golfers, amateur club members, and celebrities will...

Mon, Sep 01, 2025

Where can you buy ethanol free petrol in Pune?

Aug 31, 2025 22:00 IST

Two variants of ethanol free petrol (E0) are still available in the market: Indian Oil’s XP100...

Sun, Aug 31, 2025

IIT Bombay research sub-centre at COEP Pune in plans: Minister Chandrakant Patil

Aug 29, 2025 23:32 IST

Talking about the future possibility of Pune getting its own IIT, Patil said, “The beginning will...

Fri, Aug 29, 2025

Pune Metro ridership surge continues, 2.13 lakh passengers per day in August

Aug 29, 2025 11:50 IST

According to Maha Metro, one of the reasons for the surge in ridership in Pune Metro is the...

Fri, Aug 29, 2025

Ganeshotsav, Pune Metro, Ganpati pandals, Mandai station, Kasba Peth station, Pune news, Pune, Maharashtra news, Indian express, current affairs

Ganeshotsav: Pune Metro asks passengers to alight at Kasba Peth, use Mandi station for return journey

Aug 29, 2025 02:28 IST

On August 27, the first day of the Ganesh festival, Mandai station saw a footfall of almost 44,000...

Fri, Aug 29, 2025

IIM Nagpur, Pimpri-Chinchwad, satellite campus of IIM Nagpur, Moshi, Pune news, Pune, Maharashtra news, Indian express, current affairs

Pimpri-Chinchwad to get satellite campus of IIM Nagpur on 70 acre land in Moshi

Aug 29, 2025 01:14 IST

Reacting to the update, Director of IIM Nagpur Bhimaraya Metri told The Indian Express, “It is...

Fri, Aug 29, 2025

Shantanu Kate, a first-year CA student at Brihan Maharashtra College of Commerce (BMCC), has also called for legislation to restrict freshers’ parties, especially those involving minors.

Young Edge: Pune college students react to furore over freshers’ parties at pubs

Aug 28, 2025 16:37 IST

The students' wing of Raj Thackeray-led Maharashtra Navnirman Sena has recently stopped a...

Thu, Aug 28, 2025

Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation, Hindustan Antibiotics School, PCMC, Hindustan Antibiotics School faces probe, Pune news, Pune, Maharashtra news, Indian express, current affairs

Parents allege students humiliated, photo shared on WhatsApp group: Hindustan Antibiotics School faces probe

Aug 28, 2025 00:07 IST

The school is a government-aided school run by the Deccan Education Society. It was established in...

Thu, Aug 28, 2025

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