Qantas Airways fined $59mn for illegal pandemic layoffs
A judge on Monday (August 18, 2025) fined Qantas Airways 90 million Australian dollars ($59 million) for illegally firing more than 1,800 ground staff at the start of the COVID-19…
‘It’s never too early’: L&T Chairman SN Subrahmanyan on why grooming successors early is key for future leadership
India’s biggest construction firm, Larsen & Toubro (L&T), is laying out a roadmap well in advance for successful leadership continuity, revealed the company chairman, S N Subrahmanyan.In an interview with…
Shwetha Menon | Madam president
Shwetha Menon | Photo Credit: Illustration: Sreejith R. Kumar Actor Shwetha Menon has broken the glass ceiling in the Association of Malayalam Movie Artistes (AMMA) after being elected as its…
The head on the temple | Column by Devdutt Pattanaik
On the top of many Hindu temples, one finds the image of a head looking down on the people below — his eyes protruding from its sockets, his mouth wide…
India must not fall into Trump’s tariff trap
The announcement caught Indian policymakers off guard, particularly given Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s apparent support for Trump’s re-election campaign. The White House’s harsh statement, framing the move as punishment for…
Trump Sets Up Zelenskiy Meeting as Putin Renews Land Demands
Donald Trump will host President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Washington on Monday after the US president abandoned his push for an immediate ceasefire in Ukraine and Vladimir Putin again insisted that…