Today, the Supreme Court struck down provisions in various State Prison Manuals that mandated the assignment of work in prisons based on caste & the classification of denotified tribes as habitual offenders. The judgment was delivered in Sukanya Shantha v. UOI~1

It’s that time of year when I break my Twitter hiatus to talk about the Annual Book & Bake Sale! This year, we have over 6K books, and the collection is better than EVER! Everything will be sold for Rs 20-350, and the proceeds will support education for children in need. (1/17)

“It takes a ladies compartment to raise a child” A beautiful piece on the Mumbai local ladies compartment,the eternal muse of ⁦Sadaf Modak⁩ READ: All We Imagine As Light: On Mumbai’s trains, the small, warm world of women indianexpress.com/article/opinio…

A woman in Payal Kapadia's All We Imagine as Light says that the spirit of Mumbai is an illusion,one that you have no option but to believe in. The ladies compartment makes it a little easier to believe in that illusion. A peek into the compartment here: indianexpress.com/article/opinio…

While one after another safai karamcharis are dying in sewer, hardly anybody is being held accountable. Also because many of these sewer deaths occurred at high-profile locations in the national capital, including leading hotels, hospitals and malls. indianexpress.com/article/expres…

It’s been nearly 6 months since ‘Asia’s largest hoarding’ collapsed in Ghatkopar killing 17 low income group people Till date no police action against a single govt official who approved the illegal boarding Story: indianexpress.com/article/cities…

Last clarion call and a namaste: As Mumbai's last elephant Anarkali dies, it's curtains down as mahouts for one family who have been serving as mahouts at Byculla Zoo for the past four generations Loved meeting the family who spoke fondly of their bond: indianexpress.com/article/cities…

What a cute story. Do read this by Sadaf Modak The Sindhi connect: How a criminal case brought together a group from a linguistic minority indianexpress.com/article/cities… via The Indian Express

#ExpressMumbai | For accused out on bail, Court’s condition to not leave city a further challenge Sadaf Modak reports: indianexpress.com/article/cities…

The rape and murder of a 23-year-old techie in 2014 in Mumbai had shocked the city. Over ten years later, the arrested man is cleared of all charges by the Supreme Court, after being on death row. Tried to explain what led to the acquittal:

#ExpressInvestigation | Ragging deaths: Complaints spike, system stuck in grey zone, Supreme Court guidelines on paper ✍️ Rupsa Chakraborty and Pallavi Smart indianexpress.com/article/expres…

Super story by ⁦⁦Sadaf Modak⁩ on how the accused acquitted in train blasts case used RTI to poke holes in the evidence police made up against them RTI as ‘right to fair trial’: How the accused in Mumbai blasts case built their defence indianexpress.com/article/long-r…

Dream of pothole-free Mumbai busted: Even with 49% of the Rs. 17000 cr concretisation project complete, data procured by The Indian Express shows that the number of potholes have, in fact, witnessed a rise in comparison to last year. Full report 🔗 -indianexpress.com/article/cities…

Unlike many cities which make provisions for its homeless citizens during winters, Mumbai has no monsoon shelters despite its annual torrential rains. Its existing 23 shelters for a pop. of 57K do not have easy access for those seeking temporary respite. indianexpress.com/article/cities…

Trump says that cashless bail leads to an uptick in crime. Researchers say that there is no evidence to support this claim. Sadaf Modak explains indianexpress.com/article/explai…