Centre asks Blinkit, Zepto, Swiggy to stop 10-minute delivery claims: sources
New Delhi: The Centre has asked quick commerce platforms such as Blinkit, Zepto and Swiggy to stop advertising 10-minute delivery timelines and instead prioritise the safety of delivery partners, government sources said.
Union Labour Minister Mansukh Mandaviya held a meeting with representatives of several food delivery and quick commerce companies, including Zomato, Swiggy, Blinkit and Zepto, to discuss concerns related to delivery timelines, NDTV reported on Tuesday.
Sources said that Blinkit has revised its tagline from “10,000 plus products delivered in 10 minutes” to “30,000 plus products delivered at your doorstep”.
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The 10-minute delivery promise has been a subject of intense public debate, with concerns raised that it could jeopardise the safety of delivery partners.
The development comes amid growing pressure from gig worker unions. On December 25, unions representing delivery workers staged protests demanding better pay, social security benefits and the removal of rigid delivery deadlines. They had warned of a nationwide strike on December 31 if their demands were not met.
Following the protest call, Swiggy and Zomato announced an increase in delivery incentives. However, the unions warned that they would launch a massive agitation if their demands were not met.
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Abu Salem international criminal, can be given only 2-day parole: Maharashtra govt to HC
Mumbai (PTI): Gangster Abu Salem, convicted in the 1993 serial bomb blasts case, is an "international criminal" and hence can be granted only two-day emergency parole with police escort, the Maharashtra government told the Bombay High Court on Tuesday.
Salem had sought 14 days' parole, citing his elder brother's death.
Public prosecutor Mankhuwar Deshmukh said a 14-day parole was not possible as Salem is an "international criminal".
"The prison authority has said he can be given two days' parole along with police escort, the cost of which he will have to bear," Deshmukh told the court.
Salem's lawyer, Farhana Shah, said two days will not be enough as he has to travel to Azamgarh in Uttar Pradesh.
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"There is also no need for any police escort. He has been in jail for over two decades and is seeking emergency parole," Shah said, adding that Salem is an Indian citizen.
A bench of Justices Ajay Gadkari and Shyam Chandak directed the government to file an affidavit stating its apprehension to grant Salem 14 days' parole, and posted the matter for further hearing next week.
Salem, in his plea filed in December 2025, sought parole as his elder brother, Abu Hakim Ansari, passed away in November last year.
He had said his plea got delayed due to the court's Christmas vacation.
According to Salem's plea, he had applied for an emergency 14-day parole from the jail authorities to attend the last rites and related rituals of his late brother on November 15 itself.
However, the jail authorities rejected his plea by an order dated November 20, 2025.
Salem further pointed out that since his arrest in November 2005, he has been in jail and was only granted parole leaves of a few days after the death of his mother and also after the demise of his stepmother.
