Shining

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

Meta Secures $259 Million Victory Over NSO Group, Shining Light on the Dark World of Spyware

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San Francisco, California — Meta Platforms Inc. has secured a significant legal victory against the NSO Group, a firm known for developing intrusive spyware. A jury has ordered NSO to pay $259 million to Meta, stemming from a 2019 cyberattack that compromised the phones of over 1,400 WhatsApp users with malware from its Pegasus software. This attack, which analysts described as characteristic of state-sponsored surveillance operations, exploited a “zero-click” vulnerability. This means that infected users did nothing to trigger the installation of the spyware; a simple phone call was sufficient for the malicious software to … Read more

Sudanese Cinema Triumphs: ‘Goodbye Julia’ Snags Over 50 International Awards, Shining at Cannes and Beyond

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Cannes, France – “Goodbye Julia,” a film directed by the talented Mohamed Kordofani, has not only made history as the first Sudanese film to be presented in the Un Certain Regard section at the Cannes Film Festival but continues to win acclaim on the international awards circuit. Since its release, the film has secured more than 50 international awards, including the coveted Cannes Film Festival Freedom Prize, the Roger Ebert Award at the Chicago International Film Festival, and the Audience Choice at the Singapore International Film Festival. “Goodbye Julia” explores themes of identity, culture, and … Read more

Unveiling the Controversial Starbucks Ethics Lawsuit: Shining a Light on Ethical Concerns

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SEATTLE, Washington – Starbucks is facing an ethics lawsuit in connection to its treatment of Ethiopian workers. The lawsuit alleges that the coffee giant has violated workers’ rights and committed human rights abuses in Ethiopia. The lawsuit, filed by a group of Ethiopian workers, claims that Starbucks’ Ethiopian coffee supply chain involves exploitative practices and unethical behavior. The workers argue that they have been subjected to low wages, unsafe working conditions, and discrimination. They also claim that the company has failed to uphold its responsibility to support the local communities in Ethiopia. According to the … Read more