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India’s population grew by about 30% in this period, while the number of women inmates surged by 162%. In our long-form piece, @SharmilaGanesan and I look at the reasons for this trend, and the way ahead, including alternatives to incarceration.
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Applications open for Mina Swaminathan Media Fellowship! Please apply
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In a first, motorists parking repeatedly on footpaths and obstructing pedestrians now face FIRs in Mumbai
#parking #Mumbai #traffic
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Today, on the birthday of PARI co-founder Sonya Gill, the People's Archive of Rural India is launching a Senior Fellowship of Rs. 5 lakh for women journalists and filmmakers, in honour of her work.
Sonya worked for four decades for Women’s Rights with the All India Democratic Women's Association (AIDWA). She remained very active even as she battled multiple rounds of cancer.
Her work was rooted in the lives and struggles of everyday people, particularly working-class women.
Her passing on August 25 robbed the women's movement of a fine leader - and me of my beloved life partner of 40 years.
This is a Senior Fellowship for women reporters/film makers. They are expected to produce 10 field reports / one or more documentary films across rural India, over a period of 1-2 years. The Fellowship will cover Women’s Rights, including Women’s Labour, Livelihoods, Health, Justice – and more.
Will update you with further information soon as we can.
ALT Sonya GIll in 2024
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A warehouse was raided in Mumbai by food safety officers. They were shocked.
Inside, machines that helped fake expiry dates and nutritional info on PepsiCo, Nestle, Coca-Cola & Unilever packs
They were for exports. Reuters had exclusive access. Read. tinyurl.com/27emmjes
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Bandra: Protest at the Neville D’Souza Football Ground against the latest land grab by the Maharashtra Government. Good turnout by residents/footballers. It will be needed. Mumbai is dealing with a ruthless administration that is high on arrogance and low on town-planning.
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School girl crossing road to go home injured In HIT & RUN involving speeding motorcyclist
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Biker 🏍 rider ARRESTED
@mybmcwardKW need speedbreakers reinstalled at the junction which were broken for Mumbai Metro work by J Kumar
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The reimagining of Mumbai is coming at a high cost. Between 2023 and 2026, 12 grounds earmarked for parks, playgrounds were diverted for other developments. Mumbaikars have an average of 0.12 sq m of green space per person, among the lowest in the world.
A car, with the driver seated inside, tumbled down around 25 feet in a parking lift shaft at Charkop. Police said the driver did not realise the parking platform was not in its position on the second floor of the building
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#BankofBaroda hit by alleged data breach; hacker claims 1TB of customer records leaked
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2018 🥇
2022 🥇
2026 🥇
𝗔 𝗴𝗼𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗻 𝗵𝗮𝘁-𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗸 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗠𝗶𝗿𝗮𝗯𝗮𝗶 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝘂! 👏
She becomes the first woman to win three consecutive Commonwealth Games gold medals.
📸: Getty Images
#CWG2026 #MirabaiChanu
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A ship is stranded at sea around 1 km inside the water from Manori beach. Gorai police said they have informed the coast guard. The beach is rocky and due to high wind speed, the local fishing community said it would be dangerous for a small boat to enter the water and move towards the ship to check. Police and coast guard are monitoring the situation via @nnatuTOI
Powai lake, started overflowing around 5.30 am today. With a water holding capacity of 545 crore litres, the lake's water is used only for industrial purposes.
Via @richapintoi
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Breaking brakes! Members of B.E.S.T committee have raised serious safety concerns following an inspection at the Kurla west bus depot, where they discovered that a fleet of electric buses is being pulled off routes after every single trip due to dangerous drops in air brake pressure.
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As someone with a bachelors in Civil Engineering, BMC's defence is interesting because it answers a question nobody asked. A lot of engineering terminology, very little engineering evidence.
It fails to realise the concern isn't whether the flyover is about to collapse. People are simply asking why a newly inaugurated bridge already looks like it's been patched multiple times.
Yes, mastic asphalt can have visible joints. Yes, stone chippings are used for skid resistance. But where are the surface profile tests, quality-control reports, and workmanship records?
"Traffic will make it look better" is not a quality standard. Infrastructure should be finished before inauguration, not after motorists start using it.
This reads less like a technical explanation and more like a PR note sprinkled with engineering jargon.
🔹Visible Joints on the Mrinaltai Gore Extension Flyover Are Part of the Technical Construction Process
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More than 2500 bike-borne deliverymen working for food delivery apps and quick commerce platforms have been issued challans over the past week by the Mumbai Traffic Police for various traffic violations, including signal jumping and wrong-side riding
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A routine police drive to rehabilitate beggars took an extraordinary turn when a disoriented pavement dweller turned out to be a medical student separated from family during a #mentalhealth crisis. Cops traced his kin, culminating in an emotional reunion
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Nearly 12000 unaccompanied minors were found on Railways in Mumbai between 2021 & April 2026. Silver lining: 99% were reunited with their families. Read on to find our why kids from all over the country travel to Mumbai & how can their safety be ensured
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Less than 8% of driving licence holders in Delhi-NCR are women and only 11% of drivers in India are women. Manipur tops at 34%
At city level Mumbai leads with 36% women holding driving license. In all major cities of Bengaluru chennai and kolkata its still less btwn 15-20% (state est). Pune is estimated to be 30%
Progressive culture and safety shapes women’s mobility
Only 19% of two-wheeler riders and 4% pillions wore helmets i #Maharashtra, shows study by @JohnsHopkinsSPH over 3 years. Use of child restraint in cars for minors under the age of 12 was a shocking 0%
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@RoadsOfMumbai
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Odd-even parking rule at Vikhroli Parksite
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