Awards

Shining Stars of Parliament: Sansad Ratna Awards 2025 Honor Exceptional MPs for Service and Excellence

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New Delhi, India — Seventeen Members of Parliament have been honored with the prestigious Sansad Ratna Awards for 2025, recognizing their outstanding contributions in the Lok Sabha. This year’s recipients include notable figures such as Supriya Sule from the Nationalist Congress Party, Ravi Kishan and Nishikant Dubey from the Bharatiya Janata Party, and Arvind Sawant from the Shiv Sena-Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray faction. Among the accolades, four Special Jury Awards were presented to individuals for their remarkable consistency in enhancing parliamentary democracy over three consecutive terms. Bhartruhari Mahtab of the BJP from Odisha, N K Premachandran … Read more

Seventeen MPs Celebrate Excellence as Sansad Ratna Awards Recognize Outstanding Parliamentary Contributions

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NEW DELHI, India — Seventeen Members of Parliament were recognized for their exemplary contributions to legislative performance during the Sansad Ratna Awards ceremony, held recently at the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. The awards, which celebrate outstanding parliamentary conduct, were presented in a ceremony attended by prominent political figures, including the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and other state legislators. The recipients were honored for their active participation in debates, the quality of their questions, and their overall involvement in parliamentary proceedings over the past year. Among those awarded was Kanimozhi Karunanidhi, a member of the Dravida … Read more

Jury Awards $5 Million to Ex-Water District Employee Discriminated Against After On-the-Job Injury

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EAST WENATCHEE, Wash. — A jury has awarded $5 million to Brian Kniffen, a former employee of the East Wenatchee Water District, following his termination after experiencing a job-related spinal injury. The jury found that the public utility unlawfully discriminated against Kniffen and failed to provide proper accommodations required under the law. The jury’s unanimous decision was based on four claims related to Kniffen’s treatment after his injury in 2019. His legal team argued that instead of offering necessary support to enable him to continue working, the Water District opted to terminate his employment to … Read more

Columbus Jury Awards $27 Million in Landmark Verdict Following Fatal Bar Incident Involving Security Guards

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COLUMBUS, Ohio — A jury in Franklin County has rendered a $27 million verdict following the tragic death of Gregory Coleman Jr., a 37-year-old father who was a cherished member of his community. The case revolves around an incident where Coleman was fatally attacked by two security guards outside Julep Bar in the Short North, an event that was recorded and circulated widely on social media. The lawsuit, initiated in 2023, sought accountability from both the bar owners and the security personnel involved, identified as Dwayne Cummings and Chrystian Foster. In 2024, a court found … Read more