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…
Engineering, textile exports continued to grow in July
Shipments of engineering, textile, and apparel goods, which have a large number of MSME exporters, registered growth in July compared with the year-earlier month. Textiles exports registered 5.84% year-on-year growth…
Accenture to buy Australian cybersecurity firm CyberCX for reported $650 million
A wave of devastating cyberattacks has battered Australia, including a 2022 breach at telecom major Optus that exposed the personal data of up to 10 million users [File] | Photo…
Centre moots two-rate GST system, reduction in tax burden as part of PM Modi’s ‘Diwali gift’ reforms
Representational image only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “Diwali gift” to the people of India, of reforms to the Goods and Services Tax (GST) system, will…
Rupee trades in narrow range against US dollar in early trade
A man counts Indian currency notes at a market in Bengaluru, India, August 1, 2025. REUTERS/Priyanshu Singh | Photo Credit: Reuters The rupee traded in a narrow range and edged…
Rupee falls 6 paise to 87.69 against U.S. dollar in early trade
A man speaks on his mobile phone next to an installation of the Rupee logo and Indian currency coins outside the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) headquarters in Mumbai, India,…