The delivery workers across major e-commerce platforms, including Zomato, Swiggy, Blinkit, Zepto and Amazon, have announced a nationwide strike on December 31, affecting the celebration on New Year’s Eve. The Telangana Gig and Platform Workers Union (TGPWU), Indian Federation of App-Based Transport Workers (IFAT) will lead the strike, which is reportedly backed by multiple regional collectives, including platform worker unions from Maharashtra, Karnataka, Delhi-NCR, West Bengal and parts...

The rape survivor further said: “I do not know what was going on in the judge’s mind while granting him (Sengar) bail. Only the judge knows how much sympathy was shown towards him.” She said the accused was shown undue leniency while the victim continued to suffer.

In a statement issued shortly after the Supreme Court’s order, Aishwarya Senger said the defence was not even allowed to advance arguments on the merits. “We couldn’t even start arguing on the merits of the case today, because she has changed her statement several times.