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  • PM Modi inaugurates new terminal building of Jayprakash Narayan International Airport in Patna

    Source: Government of India

    Source: Government of India (4)

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the new terminal building of Jayprakash Narayan International Airport in Patna on Thursday evening.

    He was accompanied by Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and Union Minister of Civil Aviation Ram Mohan Naidu.

    Built at a cost of around ₹1,200 crore, the terminal spans 65,155 square meters and is equipped with modern facilities. It features 54 check-in counters, five aerobridges, eight X-ray baggage scanners, five luggage conveyor belts, a multi-level parking facility, a VIP lounge, and a cafeteria.

    Notably, the terminal will cater to one crore passengers annually.

    More to follow.

    (With agency input)

  • MIL-OSI Economics: Directions under Section 35 A read with Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 – The YASHWANT CO-OPERATIVE BANK Ltd., Phaltan, Taluka Phaltan, District Satara, Maharashtra

    Source: Reserve Bank of India

    It is hereby notified for information of the public that in exercise of powers vested in it under sub section (1) of Section 35 A read with Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) vide Directive Ref. No. CO.DOS.SED.No. S1580/12-22-321/2025-2026 dated May 28, 2025, has issued certain Directions to The YASHWANT CO-OPERATIVE BANK Ltd., Phaltan, (“the bank”), whereby, as from the close of business on May 29, 2025, the bank shall not, without prior approval of RBI in writing, grant or renew any loans and advances, make any investment, incur any liability including borrowal of funds and acceptance of fresh deposits, disburse or agree to disburse any payment whether in discharge of its liabilities and obligations or otherwise, enter into any compromise or arrangement and sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of any of its properties or assets except as notified in the RBI Direction dated May 28, 2025, a copy of which has been directed to be displayed on the bank’s website / premises for perusal by interested members of the public. Considering the bank’s present liquidity position, the bank has been directed not to allow withdrawal of any amount from savings bank or current accounts or any other account of a depositor but is allowed to set off loans against deposits subject to the conditions stated in the above RBI Directions. The bank may incur expenditure in respect of certain essential items such as salaries of employees, rent, electricity bills, etc., as specified in the said Directions.

    2. RBI has in the recent past engaged with the Board and Senior Management of the bank for improvement in its functioning. However, lack of concrete efforts taken by the bank to address the supervisory concerns and to protect the interest of depositors of the bank, necessitated issuance of these Directions.

    3. The eligible depositors would be entitled to receive deposit insurance claim amount of their deposits upto a monetary ceiling of ₹5,00,000/- (Rupees five lakh only) in the same capacity and in the same right, from the Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation (DICGC), as applicable under the provisions of the DICGC Act, 1961, based on submission of willingness by the depositors concerned and after due verification. The depositors may contact the bank officials for further information. Details may also be accessed on the DICGC website: www.dicgc.org.in.

    4. The issue of the above Directions by the RBI should not per se be construed as cancellation of the banking license by RBI. The bank will continue to undertake banking business subject to restrictions specified in the said Directions till its financial position improves. The RBI continues to monitor the position of the bank and will take necessary actions including modifications of these Directions, as warranted, depending upon circumstances and in the interest of the depositors.

    5. These Directions shall remain in force for a period of six months from the close of business on May 29, 2025 and are subject to review.

    (Puneet Pancholy)  
    Chief General Manager

    Press Release: 2025-2026/432

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  • We are clear that talks and terror don’t go together: MEA on Pakistan

    Source: Government of India

    Source: Government of India (4)

    External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal on Thursday reiterated India’s stance on bilateral discussions with Pakistan, saying that the only matters left for discussion between the two countries are Pakistan’s handover of terrorists and the vacation of illegally occupied areas of Jammu and Kashmir.

     “As far as our engagement with Pakistan is concerned, our stand has been clear. Any engagement must be bilateral. We would like to reiterate that terrorism and talks cannot go together. Pakistan must hand over to India the noted terrorists, whose records and list we submitted to them some years ago,” Jaiswal said during his weekly media briefing in the national capital.

    “Talks on J&K will only be held regarding the vacation of PoK and when Pakistan hands over the territory to us. As far as the Indus Water Treaty is concerned, it will remain in abeyance until Pakistan credibly and irrevocably renounces its support for cross-border terrorism”, Jaiswal added. 

    “Just like Prime Minister Narendra Modi says, terror and talks cannot go together, terror and trade cannot go together, and water and blood cannot flow together,” the MEA spokesperson stressed. 

    ANI

  • MIL-OSI: Spring Update of QuarkXPress 2025 Provides New Generative AI Power, Ground-Breaking Typography Workflows and an Improved User Experience

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., May 29, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Quark Software, the global provider of content automation, intelligence and design software, today announced its latest v21.1 Spring update of QuarkXPress 2025. The world’s most powerful page layout and digital publishing software accelerates project execution through support for typography workflows using Font Libraries, deeper Markdown integration, and an improved Story Editor user experience to bring writers in closer to the final design.

    “This release is all about making QuarkXPress more flexible, innovative, and accessible for creative professionals,” said Ewa Gorka, Product Manager, QuarkXPress. “We’re expanding what our AI can do, making it available to even more users, including those with active maintenance plans. With features like editable tone of voice and open-ended prompt editing, we’re putting 100% control in the user’s hands.”

    Ewa continued: “Additionally, the simple yet powerful Font Libraries tool offers a much cleaner way to manage large font collections, with no need for external font management apps. Plus, with foundational support for new font formats like COLRv1, we’re showing our commitment to keeping pace with evolving design standards.”

    “To top it off, we’ve made meaningful accessibility and user experience improvements that make QuarkXPress more intuitive and personal than ever. Everything in 21.1 is designed to increase productivity and help people focus on creativity.”

    New features and capabilities available in QuarkXPress 2025 include:

    Tone of Voice & Edit with a Prompt – Pick from formal or informal tone of voice options and simplify text. Plus, designers can use natural language prompts to adjust or create their own AI-generated text.

    Font Libraries – Map and manage fonts faster than ever with the ground-breaking Font Libraries tool, reducing the need for external font management apps.

    COLRv1 – Enhance creative workflows with COLRv1 fonts featuring solid color support in layout and PDF and the ability to render with full fidelity in digital output.

    Story Editor – New visual customization options improve accessibility and comfort. Enabling copywriters to personalize the font, size, line spacing, and toggle text styles, making long editing sessions easier and content more readable.

    Additional Resources 

    About Quark Software, Inc.
    Quark knows content. The company revolutionized desktop publishing and today provides content design, automation and intelligence software for end-to-end content lifecycle management. Customers worldwide rely on Quark to modernize their content ecosystems so they can create complex print and digital layouts, automate omnichannel publishing of mission-critical documents, and analyze production and engagement insights for the greatest return on their content investments. Quark is backed by Parallax Capital Partners and headquartered in Grand Rapids, Mich., with offices in the United Kingdom, Ireland and India. Quark. Brilliant content that works. For more information, visit www.quark.com or follow us on LinkedIn.

    For more information, press only:
    Emerson Welch
    VP Global Marketing, Quark
    ewelch@quark.com 

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  • MIL-OSI: Quantum Computing Technology Evolving as Larger Scale of Applications & Uses Skyrockets

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    PALM BEACH, Fla., May 29, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — FN Media Group News Commentary – Recent industry article by MarketsAndMarkets reports that the cloud segment of Quantum AI Computing is projected to account for a larger share of the quantum computing industry than the on-premises segment through 2029. Cloud based quantum computing services provide access to quantum processors and other quantum computing resources. Over the past decade, the enterprises that carry out data processing within their facilities have shifted a significant portion of their IT load to specialized cloud services such as Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud. A few enterprises are using the hybrid cloud that uses private computer resources belonging to enterprises and public cloud-based services. The quantum machine learning segment will have the highest CAGR in the quantum computing market during the forecast period. The market for machine learning technology is expected to have the highest CAGR during the forecast period. Machine learning in quantum computing is used to optimize its operations by solving complex problems faster than traditional computers. The reports said that: “The enterprise quantum computing market is witnessing rapid growth as businesses across various industries recognize the transformative potential of quantum technologies. Quantum computing offers the ability to solve complex problems at speeds far beyond the capabilities of classical computers, making it highly attractive for sectors such as finance, healthcare, logistics, pharmaceuticals, and cybersecurity. Enterprises are particularly focused on leveraging quantum computing for optimization, simulation, data analysis, and cryptography. With the increasing availability of quantum-as-a-service platforms, more companies, including small and medium-sized enterprises, are gaining access to quantum computing capabilities without needing to invest heavily in infrastructure. As a result, the enterprise quantum computing market is expected to experience significant expansion, with projections indicating rapid adoption as the technology matures and becomes more commercially viable. The growing investment in research, development, and partnerships between tech giants and startups is further accelerating the pace of innovation in this market.”   Active Companies in the markets today include ZenaTech, Inc. (NASDAQ: ZENA), IonQ (NYSE: IONQ), Red Cat Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: RCAT), Quantum Computing Inc. (NASDAQ: QUBT), AgEagle Aerial Systems Inc. (NYSE: UAVS).

    MarketsAndMarkets continued: “The quantum technology market is experiencing significant advancements, particularly with respect to the development of quantum chips, which are central to the progress of quantum computing and other quantum-based applications. Quantum chips are the hardware that enable quantum computers to perform complex calculations by harnessing quantum bits (qubits), which can exist in multiple states simultaneously. These chips are crucial for increasing the computational power and efficiency of quantum systems. As demand for faster and more powerful quantum processors grows, companies are investing heavily in research and development to create more stable, scalable, and reliable quantum chips. Innovations in quantum chip fabrication, such as using superconducting qubits, trapped ions, or topological qubits, are driving the market forward.”

    ZenaTech (NASDAQ:ZENA) Developing Quantum Computing and AI Drone Fleets to Prevent Wildfires in the Western US – ZenaTech, Inc. (FSE: 49Q) (BMV: ZENA) (“ZenaTech”) a technology company specializing in AI (Artificial Intelligence) drones, Drone as a Service (DaaS), enterprise SaaS, and Quantum Computing solutions, today announces its strategic initiative to utilize quantum computing and AI-powered drones to revolutionize wildfire detection, forecasting, and response in the US Western and Coastal states. This innovative solution is part of ZenaTech’s expanding Clear Sky project, an initiative which aims to mitigate the increasing threat of billion-dollar weather events using high-precision environmental monitoring powered by AI drones, drone swarms and quantum-enhanced analytics.

    “We want to harness next-generation drone technology for frontline defence against one of America’s more dangerous natural threats” said Dr. Shaun Passley, CEO of ZenaTech. “By integrating quantum computing with our AI drone systems, we can process massive volumes of atmospheric and terrain data to provide near real-time wildfire predictions and response strategies with unmatched speed and accuracy.”

    The integration of quantum computing allows ZenaTech to process complex datasets far faster than traditional methods—turning raw drone telemetry into actionable intelligence for emergency response teams, forestry services, and environmental protection agencies.

    Using the ZenaDrone 1000 drone and fleets of drones equipped with thermal sensors, multispectral imaging, and 360-degree LiDAR, autonomous flight missions over 300 square miles can be performed. These drone swarms gather environmental data which is then processed using quantum computing platforms to build predictive models that simulate wildfire spread based on terrain, vegetation density, humidity, and wind patterns.

    ZenaTech’s recently acquired Portland, Oregon-based land survey engineering company and now a Drone as a Service office, will be part of this initiative surveying large tracks of land for wildfires and fire management testing incorporating drone swarm technology in the Northwest in the Pacific Coast areas. The company will also utilize its Wyoming Native American partnership for testing fire mitigation, and autonomous monitoring of tribal lands. The Clear Sky project initial team will be expanded to 20 engineers dedicated to the company’s R&D initiatives including wildfire modelling, geospatial optimization, and AI-augmented forecasting.

    Quantum computing is an emergent field of cutting-edge computer science harnessing the unique qualities of quantum mechanics to solve problems beyond the ability of even the most powerful classical computers of today, to process massively complicated mathematical problems and data at orders of magnitude faster speeds. Quantum computers can analyse vast and complex drone data much faster and more accurately, improving weather predictions and enhancing the ability to forecast extreme events.

    Last year, there were 58 separate billion-dollar weather disasters globally, the second highest on record, which includes 27 in the US caused by extreme weather including hurricanes, wildfires, floods, and severe storms— according to Gallagher Re’s Natural Catastrophe and Climate Report.    Continued… Read this full release by visiting: https://www.financialnewsmedia.com/news-zena/

    In Additional ZENA News: ZenaTech (NASDAQ:ZENA) Provides Quantum Computing Update on ‘Clear Sky’ Weather Forecasting Project?AI Drone Swarms to Combat Steep Rise in Billion Dollar Extreme Weather Events – ZenaTech, Inc. (FSE: 49Q) (BMV: ZENA) (“ZenaTech”) provided an update on its “Clear Sky” project, an R&D initiative soon to be released in a beta application version, that uses multiple AI drones in a drone swarm, and quantum computing for weather forecasting. The goal is to better predict localized weather including extreme weather events for business and government users, saving lives and billions of dollars.

    In the coming months, ZenaTech plans to expand its quantum computing project team to 20 by adding at least ten additional specialized engineers. This will accelerate the development and upcoming beta release of Clear Sky in addition to furthering other internal quantum computing projects currently underway.

    “Last year, there were 58 separate billion-dollar weather disasters globally, the second highest on record, which includes 27 in the US. Through the Clear Sky project, we will use AI-powered drone swarms and quantum computing to better predict these disasters and fill the critical atmospheric observation gaps of traditional weather data collection and satellite methods,” said CEO of ZenaTech Shaun Passley, Ph.D. “Drones with sensors flying at high altitudes can collect data in real time enabling greater spatial and temporal resolution resulting in more precise, up-to-the-minute weather insights to better anticipate the onset of extreme weather like tornadoes.”   Continued… Read this full release by visiting: https://www.zenatech.com/newsroom/

    Other recent developments in the markets include:

    IonQ (NYSE: IONQ), a leading commercial quantum computing and networking company, recently announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Korea Institute of Science and Technology Information (KISTI), a leading national science and technology research institute and supercomputing center. The memorandum marks a significant expansion of IonQ’s long standing relationship with South Korea’s government, academic and industry sectors, aligning efforts intended to accelerate the national development of quantum science and industry.

    Under the terms of the MoU, IonQ and KISTI will collaborate in four key areas: advanced infrastructure access, education, talent and knowledge exchange as well as collaboration to expand market opportunities. The two organizations will work together with the intent to introduce quantum systems into KISTI and plan to integrate these systems with KISTI’s high-performance computing (HPC) infrastructure.

    Red Cat Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: RCAT) recently announced a partnership with ESAero to provide critical AS9100 manufacturing capacity for the Black Widow sUAS and its subsystems. The AS9100 standard ensures a manufacturer has a quality management system in place to meet the stringent requirements of the aerospace industry.

    Teal Drones is a wholly owned subsidiary of Red Cat Holdings. The company’s Black Widow drone is a small unmanned aerial system (sUAS) designed for short-range reconnaissance (SRR) missions. The system, which was down selected for the U.S. Army’s SRR Program of Record contract, provides military operators with improved situational awareness, autonomous capabilities, and rugged performance in contested environments.

    Quantum Computing Inc. (NASDAQ: QUBT), an innovative, integrated photonics and quantum optics technology company, recently released financial results for the three-month period ended March 31, 2025.

    Dr. Yuping Huang, Interim Chief Executive Officer of QCi, commented, “QCi delivered solid operational and financial progress in the first quarter, strengthening our balance sheet and advancing key strategic initiatives. We completed construction during the quarter of our Quantum Photonic Chip Foundry in Tempe, Arizona, a major milestone that positions us to meet growing demand for thin film lithium niobate (TFLN) photonic chips, underscored by the announcement of a fifth purchase during the period. We’re encouraged by our early traction, which is the first step in what we believe is a significant, multi-year opportunity to serve the expanding markets in datacom, telecom, and quantum-enabled applications. In parallel, we continued to deepen engagement with both government and commercial partners, reinforcing the growing interest in our quantum and photonic machines and positioning QCi to capitalize on emerging opportunities ahead.”

    AgEagle Aerial Systems Inc. (NYSE: UAVS), a leading provider of best-in-class unmanned aerial systems (UAS) and sensors for military, public safety, and commercial use, recently said it is entering into a strategic alliance with Vyom Drones of India. Under this strategic alliance, AgEagle Aerial Systems intends to license Vyom Drones to manufacture and sell AgEagle eBee X drones to customers in India. AgEagle will also provide service and maintenance training to Vyom as part of the agreement.

    “Working with Vyom Drones through this agreement helps unlock the potential of India’s immense agricultural, civil, and commercial sectors in one of the world’s largest and most dynamic markets,” said Bill Irby, AgEagle CEO. “With more than 345 million acres of arable land and a rapidly growing demand for precision agriculture, India represents a critical opportunity for AgEagle to deploy our advanced eBee drones and multispectral sensors, empowering farmers with a surveying capability that provides real-time, actionable insights. This collaboration aligns with our mission to deliver innovative, high-value UAS solutions that enhance productivity and sustainability, while supporting India’s vision to become a global drone hub by 2030. Together with Vyom Drones, we aim to transform Indian agriculture by driving efficiency, reducing costs, and fostering sustainable growth and sound water management for farmers across the nation.”

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  • MIL-OSI Economics: Clean Energy Pipeline Grows to $328 Billion, with 184 GW Primed for Deployment

    Source: American Clean Power Association (ACP)

    Headline: Clean Energy Pipeline Grows to $328 Billion, with 184 GW Primed for Deployment

    Top Ten States for Clean Power Installations in Q1 2025

    • Q1 clean power deployment totaled 7.4 GW in 2025, representing $10 billion in domestic investment
    • Battery storage achieves record Q1 installations, surpassing 30 GW total capacity and strengthening grid reliability for growing power demands
    • Project pipeline climbs to record levels, signaling robust future growth
    WASHINGTON, D.C., May 29, 2025 – The American Clean Power Association (ACP) today released its Q1 2025 Clean Power Quarterly Market Report, showing continued strong private sector investment in domestic energy production. U.S. developers installed 7.4 gigawatts (GW) of utility-scale solar, wind, and storage capacity in the first quarter, marking the second-strongest start to a year on record and demonstrating strong market-driven demand for reliable, affordable domestic energy resources. 
    The industry’s growth is particularly strong in Republican-leaning states, where domestic manufacturing and energy production has created nearly 650,000 direct and indirect jobs and generates $3.4 billion in annual tax revenue and payments to landowners in rural communities. 
    “Clean power is shovel-ready at scale. With unprecedented demand growth for electricity, we must send consistent investment signals across the energy sector,” said ACP CEO Jason Grumet. “We have the technology, investment capital, and workforce required to build the $300+ billion of clean energy projects in our development pipeline. The greatest threat to a reliable energy system is an unreliable political system.”   
    Key Highlights 

    Total Installed Capacity: U.S. clean power capacity reached 320+ GW in Q1 2025, enough to power nearly 80 million American homes. 

    Strong Q1 Installations: 7.4 GW of new capacity came online, making it the second-strongest Q1 on record. The 115 project phases that came online in Q1 total $10 billion of private investment into the U.S. energy infrastructure.  

    Record-Breaking Storage Growth: Battery storage capacity surpassed 30 GW nationwide, representing a 65% increase year-over-year, with Q1 2025 setting a new first-quarter record at 1,602 MW. 

    Robust Project Pipeline: The development pipeline grew 12% year-over-year to reach 184,418 MW, with storage and wind pipelines growing 57% and 24% respectively. This represents $328 billion in project investment if everything in the pipeline is built. (Projects under construction or in advance stages of development (pipeline) are typically fully permitted projects. The growth of the pipeline does not signal any advances in the volume of projects receiving permits.)   

    Technology Mix: Q1 additions included 4,459 MW of utility-scale solar, 1,602 MW of storage, and 1,327 MW of land-based wind. 

    Leading States:  

    Eight of the top ten states for Q1 clean power additions voted Republican in the 2024 presidential election. 

    Texas leads the nation in clean power, with a portfolio reaching 80+ GW—a 20% increase from Q1 2024—and ranks first in utility-scale solar (28 GW) and land-based wind (43 GW) capacity. 

    Indiana quadrupled its energy storage capacity in just one quarter, while adding 435 MW of new solar capacity. 

    Powering America’s Economic Growth 
    With utility-scale clean power now exceeding 320 GW nationwide—enough to power nearly 80 million American homes—the data shows how rapidly private companies are responding to increasing power demands from manufacturing expansion, data centers, and AI development. 
    Texas, the nation’s energy leader, saw its clean power portfolio grow more than 20% since Q1 2024 to surpass 80 GW. The massive investment into clean power in the Lone Star State generates $1.3 billion annually in local tax revenue and land-lease payments and helps fuel the 125,000 direct, indirect, and induced jobs created by the industry for Texans. 
    Strengthening Grid Reliability 
    Battery storage achieved its strongest Q1 on record with 1.6 GW installed, pushing total U.S. storage capacity above 30 GW—a 65% increase from Q1 2024. This rapid deployment of energy storage strengthens grid reliability, providing critical backup power for American businesses and homes.  
    Growing Pipeline Signals Confidence 
    The clean power development pipeline grew 12% year-over-year to reach 184 GW, signaling continued job creation and private investment across America. The year-over-year increase was driven primarily by storage and wind: the storage pipeline grew 57% year-over-year to near 50 GW, and the land-based wind pipeline increased by 24% to 28 GW. These market-driven investments reflect growing demand for reliable, affordable domestic energy from utilities and major American companies. 
    A public version of the report is available on the ACP website, with the full report and underlying datasets available exclusively to ACP members. 

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  • MIL-OSI Global: The rise and fall – and rise again – of white-tailed deer

    Source: The Conversation – USA – By Elic Weitzel, Peter Buck Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Smithsonian Institution

    White-tailed deer in North America are back to their precolonial population levels. John Woodhouse Audubon/Heritage Images/Hulton Archive via Getty Images

    Given their abundance in American backyards, gardens and highway corridors these days, it may be surprising to learn that white-tailed deer were nearly extinct about a century ago. While they currently number somewhere in the range of 30 million to 35 million, at the turn of the 20th century, there were as few as 300,000 whitetails across the entire continent: just 1% of the current population.

    This near-disappearance of deer was much discussed at the time. In 1854, Henry David Thoreau had written that no deer had been hunted near Concord, Massachusetts, for a generation. In his famous “Walden,” he reported that:

    “One man still preserves the horns of the last deer that was killed in this vicinity, and another has told me the particulars of the hunt in which his uncle was engaged. The hunters were formerly a numerous and merry crew here.”

    But what happened to white-tailed deer? What drove them nearly to extinction, and then what brought them back from the brink?

    As a historical ecologist and environmental archaeologist, I have made it my job to answer these questions. Over the past decade, I’ve studied white-tailed deer bones from archaeological sites across the eastern United States, as well as historical records and ecological data, to help piece together the story of this species.

    Precolonial rise of deer populations

    White-tailed deer have been hunted from the earliest migrations of people into North America, over 15,000 years ago. The species was far from the most important food resource at that time, though.

    Archaeological evidence suggests that white-tailed deer abundance only began to increase after the extinction of megafauna species like mammoths and mastodons opened up ecological niches for deer to fill. Deer bones become very common in archaeological sites from about 6,000 years ago onward, reflecting the economic and cultural importance of the species for Indigenous peoples.

    A 16th-century engraving of Indigenous Floridians hunting deer while disguised in deerskins.
    Theodor de Bry/DEA Picture Library/De Agostini via Getty Images

    Despite being so frequently hunted, deer populations do not seem to have appreciably declined due to Indigenous hunting prior to AD 1600. Unlike elk or sturgeon, whose numbers were reduced by Indigenous hunters and fishers, white-tailed deer seem to have been resilient to human predation. While archaeologists have found some evidence for human-caused declines in certain parts of North America, other cases are more ambiguous, and deer certainly remained abundant throughout the past several millennia.

    Human use of fire could partly explain why white-tailed deer may have been resilient to hunting. Indigenous peoples across North America have long used controlled burning to promote ecosystem health, disturbing old vegetation to promote new growth. Deer love this sort of successional vegetation for food and cover, and thus thrive in previously burned habitats. Indigenous people may have therefore facilitated deer population growth, counteracting any harmful hunting pressure.

    More research is needed, but even though some hunting pressure is evident, the general picture from the precolonial era is that deer seem to have been doing just fine for thousands of years. Ecologists estimate that there were roughly 30 million white-tailed deer in North America on the eve of European colonization – about the same number as today.

    Elic Weitzel and volunteers excavate for deer bones at a 17th-century colonial site in Connecticut.
    Scott Brady

    Colonial-era fall of deer numbers

    To better understand how deer populations changed in the colonial era, I recently analyzed deer bones from two archaeological sites in what is now Connecticut. My analysis suggests that hunting pressure on white-tailed deer increased almost as soon as European colonists arrived.

    At one site dated to the 11th to 14th centuries – before European colonization – I found that only about 7% to 10% of the deer killed were juveniles.

    Hunters generally don’t take juvenile deer if they’re frequently encountering adults, since adult deer tend to be larger, offering more meat and bigger hides. Additionally, hunting increases mortality on a deer herd but doesn’t directly affect fertility, so deer populations experiencing hunting pressure end up with juvenile-skewed age structures. For these reasons, this low percentage of juvenile deer prior to European colonization indicates minimal hunting pressure on local herds.

    However, at a nearby site occupied during the 17th century – just after European colonization – between 22% and 31% of the deer hunted were juveniles, suggesting a substantial increase in hunting pressure.

    Researchers can tell from the size and development of a deer’s bones its stage of life. Here is a fawn’s mandible with teeth.
    Elic Weitzel

    This elevated hunting pressure likely resulted from the transformation of deer into a commodity for the first time. Venison, antlers and deerskins may have long been exchanged within Indigenous trade networks, but things changed drastically in the 17th century. European colonists integrated North America into a trans-Atlantic mercantile capitalist economic system with no precedent in Indigenous society. This applied new pressures to the continent’s natural resources.

    Deer – particularly their skins – were commodified and sold in markets in the colonies initially and, by the 18th century, in Europe as well. Deer were now being exploited by traders, merchants and manufacturers desiring profit, not simply hunters desiring meat or leather. It was the resulting hunting pressure that drove the species toward its extinction.

    20th-century rebound of white-tailed deer

    Thanks to the rise of the conservation movement in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, white-tailed deer survived their brush with extinction.

    Concerned citizens and outdoorsmen feared for the fate of deer and other wildlife, and pushed for new legislative protections.

    The Lacey Act of 1900, for example, banned interstate transport of poached game and – in combination with state-level protections – helped end commercial deer hunting by effectively de-commodifying the species. Aided by conservation-oriented hunting practices and reintroductions of deer from surviving populations to areas where they had been extirpated, white-tailed deer rebounded.

    The story of white-tailed deer underscores an important fact: Humans are not inherently damaging to the environment. Hunting from the 17th through 19th centuries threatened the existence of white-tailed deer, but precolonial Indigenous hunting and environmental management appear to have been relatively sustainable, and modern regulatory governance in the 20th century forestalled and reversed their looming extinction.

    Elic Weitzel received funding from the National Science Foundation (award #2128707) to support this research.

    – ref. The rise and fall – and rise again – of white-tailed deer – https://theconversation.com/the-rise-and-fall-and-rise-again-of-white-tailed-deer-257307

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  • India’s first homegrown semiconductor chip to launch by end of 2025: Ashwini Vaishnaw

    Source: Government of India

    Source: Government of India (4)

    Minister of Electronics and Information Technology, Ashwini Vaishnaw, on Thursday announced that the first Made-in-India semiconductor chip of 28-90 nm technology is set to be rolled out this year.

    Addressing the CII Annual Business Summit here, the minister said, “We targeted a particular segment, which has 60 per cent of market volume, using a focused approach.”

    “Today, we have six units under construction. The first Made-in-India chip of 28-90 nm will roll out this year. We started manufacturing in 2022,” the minister added.

    In semiconductor manufacturing, smaller nanometer (nm) measurements signify more compact transistor designs, allowing manufacturers to fit more transistors onto a single chip. The 28-90 nm chip is used in automotive, telecom, power, and train applications.

    Underscoring the importance of the manufacturing sector, the Vaishnaw said, “Many top economists want us to focus on services. Manufacturing and services are both equally important for the next level of growth. We should increase our work wherever we get the opportunity. We should have our own IP, product, design, and standards.”

    He also highlighted the positive changes happening due to Artificial Intelligence (AI). “We have experienced a big change due to AI, and it is here to stay,” Vaishnaw remarked.

    “What the internet did for the world, a similar phenomenon will be brought forth by AI. We should be prepared for that change regardless of industry or sector. AI will bring a humongous change in our society and industry,” the minister said.

    The minister emphasized the need to develop AI models trained on Indian culture, nuances, languages, and social norms. He added that one of the first such models is being developed by Sarvam.

    Vaishnaw also highlighted the achievements and growth of Indian Railways, of which he also holds charge as minister.

    “We have achieved a major milestone as we have become the second-largest cargo-carrying railway in the world, transporting 1,612 million tonnes of freight, overtaking the US and Russia,” he said.

    “Our passenger-carrying capacity has also increased substantially. We have reached a level where dreams are being fulfilled and goals are being achieved. We are moving in a steady direction in railways; more industries must join,” Vaishnaw added.

    Vaishnaw further said that the country’s experiment of bringing startups into the railway sector has proved very successful. “We are now bringing a new policy where we can test a new innovative idea and then scale it up based on the test results,” he added.

    IANS

  • MIL-OSI United Kingdom: Second UK-Maldives Strategic Dialogue 2025: joint communique

    Source: United Kingdom – Executive Government & Departments

    World news story

    Second UK-Maldives Strategic Dialogue 2025: joint communique

    The UK and Maldives held a second Strategic Dialogue on 28 May 2025 in Malé, Maldives, where they reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening bilateral ties.

    The Second Strategic Dialogue between the Republic of Maldives and the United Kingdom (UK) at the Senior Officials level was held on 28 May 2025 in Malé, Maldives.

    Building on the outcomes of the inaugural Strategic Dialogue in 2023, both sides reaffirmed their commitment to deepening the Maldives-UK partnership through structured and regular engagement. Discussions focused on key thematic areas including economic and trade cooperation, security and defence collaboration, governance, human rights and the rule of law, higher education, visas and immigration, environment and climate change, and regional and multilateral co-operation.

    Acknowledging the importance of enhancing economic links to elevate the bilateral partnership, the Maldives and the UK reviewed progress on trade and investment since the first Dialogue and reaffirmed their commitment to strengthen bilateral economic ties. Both sides celebrated the growing trade and investment relationship and discussed further avenues to advance collaboration in fisheries, tourism, renewable energy and financial services. Cooperation on customs matters were discussed to facilitate trade.

    The UK and the Maldives reiterated their shared commitment towards maintaining regional security, countering terrorism, violent extremism as well as serious and organised crime. The UK reaffirmed its support for capacity-building initiatives, including technical assistance and joint exercises in policing, defence, and maritime security.

    Both sides reviewed UK support to governance, criminal justice reform and judicial independence in the Maldives. The UK reiterated its commitment to continue supporting the Maldives in its endeavours to consolidate democratic governance and strengthen human rights, and, welcomed continued dialogue on shared values.

    The Maldives and the UK reaffirmed the importance of educational exchange and agreed to explore increasing opportunities for higher education through Chevening and Commonwealth scholarships. Recognising the increasing number of Maldivian students travelling to the UK for higher education, the Maldives raised visa and immigration matters, and both sides agreed to continue discussions to facilitate smoother processes for visa issuance.

    Both countries recognised the importance of people-to-people exchanges in promoting mutual understanding between the 2 countries. They recognised the increasing numbers of visitor arrivals from the UK to the Maldives, and agreed to explore opportunities to strengthen collaboration at local levels, promote cultural co-operation, and conduct friendly exchanges between the 2 countries.

    The UK and the Maldives discussed ongoing collaboration under the Ocean Country Partnership Programme and agreed to strengthen co-operation in marine conservation and climate resilience. Opportunities to co-operate in multilateral climate fora including the forthcoming COP30 were discussed and the key role that Maldives plays amongst Small Island Developing States (SIDS) and the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) was recognised.

    The Maldives and the UK exchanged views on regional developments and multilateral co-operation, including within the United Nations and the Commonwealth. Both sides reaffirmed their commitment to leverage international support towards global issues impacting SIDS.

    The Second Strategic Dialogue was convened in a hybrid format. The Dialogue was co-chaired for Maldives by Dr Hala Hameed, Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and for the UK by Ben Mellor, Director, India and Indian Ocean Directorate at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office with delegations comprised of senior officials from both governments. The Dialogue concluded with a shared commitment to continue the Strategic Dialogue on an annual basis and to explore other opportunities to support a continued deepening of the bilateral relationship.

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    Published 29 May 2025

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  • Deep depression over Bay of Bengal to bring heavy rainfall; monsoon advances further into eastern India

    Source: Government of India

    Source: Government of India (4)

    A deep depression over the northwest Bay of Bengal is set to cross the coasts of West Bengal and Bangladesh between Sagar Island and Khepupara (Bangladesh) by Thursday afternoon, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. Under its influence, heavy to extremely heavy rainfall is expected across the Northeastern states, Sub-Himalayan West Bengal, and Sikkim until May 31.

    The IMD has also warned of isolated exceptionally heavy rainfall exceeding 30 cm over parts of Meghalaya on May 29 and 30, as the system moves inland.

    In southern India, heavy to extremely heavy rainfall is likely to continue over Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, and the ghat areas of Tamil Nadu on May 29 and 30, with a gradual reduction expected thereafter.

    Meanwhile, rainfall activity accompanied by thunderstorms and gusty winds is also expected over northwest India over the next four to five days, driven by the influence of multiple western disturbances currently affecting the region.

    Monsoon Advances Further

    The southwest monsoon made significant progress on Thursday, advancing into more parts of Chhattisgarh, Odisha, the North Bay of Bengal, the remaining Northeastern states, and parts of Sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim, the IMD confirmed.

    Conditions remain favourable for the monsoon to further advance into additional parts of West Bengal and Bihar over the next 1–2 days.

    Rainfall and Weather Observed in Last 24 Hours

    During the past 24 hours, heavy to very heavy rainfall was reported at isolated places over Konkan & Goa, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry & Karaikal, Kerala & Mahe, and Coastal and South Interior Karnataka.

    Heavy rainfall was also recorded over parts of Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, Sub-Himalayan West Bengal & Sikkim, Odisha, Madhya Maharashtra, Marathwada, Telangana, and eastern parts of Madhya Pradesh and Vidarbha.

    Thunderstorms accompanied by squally to gusty winds (ranging between 40–80 kmph) were observed in parts of Tamil Nadu, Assam, Meghalaya, East Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Uttarakhand, Gangetic West Bengal, Haryana, West Uttar Pradesh, Mizoram, Odisha, Jharkhand, Punjab, and other adjoining regions.

    In addition, hailstorms were reported from isolated parts of Himachal Pradesh, while dust storms occurred in parts of West Rajasthan.

    The IMD has advised citizens, especially in vulnerable regions, to stay alert and follow local advisories as intense rainfall and gusty winds may lead to localised flooding, landslides, and travel disruptions.

  • MIL-OSI Banking: RBI imposes monetary penalty on Kunbi Sahakari Bank Ltd., Mumbai, Maharashtra

    Source: Reserve Bank of India

    The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has, by an order dated May 27, 2025, imposed a monetary penalty of ₹2.50 lakh (Rupees Two Lakh Fifty Thousand only) on Kunbi Sahakari Bank Ltd., Mumbai, Maharashtra (the bank) for non-compliance with the specific directions issued by RBI under Supervisory Action Framework (SAF) and certain directions issued by RBI on ‘Know Your Customer (KYC)’. This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers conferred on RBI under the provisions of Section 47A(1)(c) read with Sections 46(4)(i) and 56 of the BR Act.

    The statutory inspection of the bank was conducted by RBI with reference to its financial position as on March 31, 2024. Based on supervisory findings of non-compliance with RBI directions and related correspondence in that regard, a notice was issued to the bank advising it to show cause as to why penalty should not be imposed on it for its failure to comply with the said directions. After considering the bank’s reply to the notice, additional submissions made by it and oral submissions made during the personal hearing, RBI found, inter alia, that the following charges against the bank were sustained, warranting imposition of monetary penalty:

    The bank had:

    1. sanctioned fresh loans and advances which were not backed by collateral security of term deposits / NSCs / KVPs / insurance policies and also breached the single exposure limit applicable for fresh loans and advances in certain instances, in non-adherence to directions under SAF, and

    2. failed to conduct periodic review of risk categorisation of accounts as per prescribed periodicity.

    This action is based on deficiencies in regulatory compliance and is not intended to pronounce upon the validity of any transaction or agreement entered into by the bank with its customers. Further, imposition of monetary penalty is without prejudice to any other action that may be initiated by RBI against the bank.

    (Puneet Pancholy)  
    Chief General Manager

    Press Release: 2025-2026/431

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  • Israel announces new West Bank settlements despite sanctions threat

    Source: Government of India

    Source: Government of India (4)

    Israel’s government has approved 22 new Jewish settlements in the occupied-West Bank, Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said on Thursday, a move that could deepen divisions with some allies, who have threatened sanctions over further expansion.

    Far-right Smotrich, an advocate for Israeli sovereignty over the West Bank, wrote on X that the new settlements would be located in the northern area of the West Bank, without specifying where.

    Israeli media cited the Defense Ministry as saying that among the new Jewish settlements, existing “outposts” would be legalised and new settlements would also be built.

    Around 700,000 Israeli settlers live among 2.7 million Palestinians in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, territories Israel captured from Jordan in the 1967 war. Israel later annexed East Jerusalem, a move not recognized by most countries, but has not formally extended sovereignty over the West Bank.

    Palestinians see expansion of the settlements as a hindrance to their aspirations to establish an independent Palestinian state in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, including occupied East Jerusalem.

    There is a growing list of European countries demanding that Israel end the war in Gaza, while Britain, France and Canada this month warned Israel it could impose targeted sanctions if Israel continued to expand settlements in the West Bank.

    Most of the international community considers the Jewish settlements illegal. The Israeli government deems settlements legal under its own laws, while some so-called “outposts” are illegal but often tolerated and sometimes later legalised.

    Settlement activity in the West Bank has accelerated sharply since the war in Gaza, now in its 20th month, adding to escalating Israeli military operations against Palestinian militants and increasing numbers of settler attacks targeting Palestinian residents.

    Nabil Abu Rudeineh, a spokesperson for Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, called Israel’s decision a “dangerous escalation”, accusing the government of continuing to drag the region into a “cycle of violence and instability”.

    “This extremist Israeli government is trying by all means to prevent the establishment of an independent Palestinian state,” he told Reuters, urging U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration to intervene.

    Hamas official Sami Abu Zuhri condemned the announcement and called on the United States and the European Union to take action.

    “The announcement of the building of 22 new settlements in the West Bank is part of the war led by Netanyahu against the Palestinian people,” Abu Zuhri told Reuters.

    (Reuters)

  • US cancels more than $700 million funding for Moderna bird flu vaccine

    Source: Government of India

    Source: Government of India (4)

    The Trump administration has canceled a contract awarded to Moderna for the late-stage development of its bird flu vaccine for humans, as well as the right to purchase shots, the drugmaker announced on Wednesday.

    Shares of Moderna were flat in after-market trading.

    Moderna in January was awarded $590 million by the Biden administration to advance the development of its bird flu vaccine, and support the expansion of clinical studies for up to five additional subtypes of pandemic influenza

    This was in addition to $176 million awarded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) last year to complete the late-stage development and testing of a pre-pandemic mRNA-based vaccine against the H5N1 avian influenza.

    HHS told Reuters earlier this year that it was reviewing agreements made by the Biden administration for vaccine production.

    “The cancellation means that the government is discarding what could be one of the most effective and rapid tools to combat an avian influenza outbreak,” said Amesh Adalja, senior scholar at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security, adding that it is the opposite approach Trump took with Operation Warp Speed to combat COVID-19.

    An HHS spokesperson said that after a comprehensive internal review, the agency had determined that the project did not meet the scientific standards or safety expectations required for continued federal investment.

    Bird flu has infected 70 people, most of them farm workers, over the past year as it has spread aggressively among cattle herds and poultry flocks.

    Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has questioned the use of vaccines and earlier this year drew censure from some in the U.S. Congress after he suggested in a television interview that poultry farmers should let the bird flu spread unchecked through their flocks to study chickens who did not contract it.

    Moderna said it plans to explore alternatives for late-stage development and manufacturing of the vaccine.

    The company has been banking on revenue from newer mRNA shots, including its bird flu vaccine and experimental COVID-flu combination vaccine, to make up for waning post-pandemic demand for its COVID vaccine.

    Moderna also said on Wednesday that it had received positive interim data from a mid-stage trial set up to test the safety and immunogenicity of its bird flu vaccine targeting the H5 avian influenza virus subtype.

    -REUTERS

  • Indian stock market ends in green over positive global cues

    Source: Government of India

    Source: Government of India (4)

    The Indian stock market closed in green on Thursday amid positive global cues. Sensex closed 320.70 points or 0.39 per cent up at 81,633.02 while Nifty ended up 81.15 points or 0.33 per cent at 24,833.60.

    Buying was seen in midcap and smallcap along with largecap. Nifty Midcap 100 index was up 315.85 points or 0.55 per cent at 57,457.25 and Nifty Smallcap 100 index was up 105.40 points or 0.59 per cent at 17,889.

    On a sectoral basis, metal, IT, financial services, realty, media and energy indices were in the green, while, PSU Bank, FMCG and PSE sectors were in the red.

    “Global sentiment improved after a US court struck down Donald Trump’s reciprocal tax policy. However, the domestic market remained mostly rangebound during the day due to rising oil prices and higher US 10-year bond yields,” said Vinod Nair, Head of Research, Geojit Investments Limited.

    Some recovery was seen toward the end of the session, driven by F&O expiry led covering.

    “Export-focused sectors like IT and Pharma performed well, supported by hopes of easing trade tensions. Lack of positive domestic triggers and a drop in industrial output to an eight-month low could lead to short-term market consolidation,” he mentioned.

    Nifty witnessed a volatile session on the day of monthly expiry. The momentum continues to remain weak, with the RSI still pointing downward.

    “The next crucial support is at 24,670. If the index falls below this level, a sharp correction may occur, potentially dragging the index down to 24,400/ 24,300. On the other hand, if Nifty holds above 24,670, it could witness a smart recovery towards 25,000 or 25,150 in the short term,” said Rupak De from LKP Securities.

    Gold prices traded weak in the first half of the session after the FOMC meeting minutes indicated that the U.S. Federal Reserve is unlikely to ease interest rates in the near term, maintaining a data-dependent stance. In the domestic market, MCX gold holds support near Rs 94,000, with resistance around Rs 96,500, said experts.

    –IANS

  • MIL-OSI United Nations: More than blue helmets: What you might not know about UN peacekeepers

    Source: United Nations – Peacekeeping

     

     

    Written by Lesley Myers, Digital Editor for UN Peacekeeping’s Strategic Communications Section. She specializes in political analysis, strategic planning and peacekeeping impact.

     

     

    They work in some of the world’s toughest environments to protect people and prevent conflict. But how much do you really know about UN “Blue Helmets”? As we celebrate the International Day of UN Peacekeepers, discover seven surprising facts about the people working for peace.

     

    1. UN Peacekeepers have won a Nobel Peace Prize.

    UN peacekeepers were awarded the prize in 1988 for peacekeepers’ role in promoting global peace and security. During the ceremony, the Nobel Committee honoured peacekeepers that have given their lives for peace: “They volunteered to the service, knowing that it could involve risk. It became their lot to pay the highest price a human being can pay.”

    2. UN Peacekeeping does not have its own army or police force.

    Instead, UN Member States voluntarily contribute their own troops and police officers to peacekeeping missions. To date, over 2 million peacekeepers have served from over 120 countries, making us a truly global force for peace. The top contributors of these personnel include Nepal, Rwanda, Bangladesh, India, and Pakistan as of February 2025, as well as Security Council members like China and France. Countries like Côte d’Ivoire, Timor-Leste and Liberia — where peacekeeping missions used to be deployed — are now sending peacekeepers of their own to help others.

    3. Peacekeepers are not only soldiers.

    Peacekeepers include military, police and civilian staff taking on a wide range of roles to help us advance peace. Peacekeepers include a wide range of experts including in logistics, engineering, mediation, politics, civics, human rights, gender, strategic communications and rule of law. They provide advice and support on important issues from how build strong justice institutions to protecting civilians to holding free and fair elections. This cross-disciplinary mix is what lets us navigate the complex socioeconomic, political, environmental and security dynamics that drive conflict.

    4. Peacekeepers do more than patrol.

    We protect civilians, monitor ceasefires, support peace negotiations and help prevent relapses into civil war. We also assist in long-term peacebuilding by building trust between communities, strengthening national institutions, promoting justice, and supporting free and fair elections, laying the critical foundations that help peace take root. Our work is tailored to the conflict environments we work in so we can best meet the needs of the communities we serve.

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    5. Peacekeepers are cost-effective.

    Missions cost significantly less than comparable operations led by individual countries. Peacekeeping’s current budget represents less than 0.5% of global military spending but supports 11 peacekeeping operations in places like South Sudan, Cyprus, and south Lebanon. It delivers value for money, reducing violence, preventing the escalation of conflicts that can destabilize countries and regions, and advancing the global community’s peace and security goals at a fraction of the cost of what military activities cost worldwide.

    6. Peacekeepers serve impartially on behalf of UN Member States.

    UN peacekeeping missions are established, tasked, and ended by the UN Security Council. We serve on behalf of all UN Member States and remain impartial, giving us credibility that can be difficult to achieve when a Member State acts alone.

    7. Peacekeepers are effective at advancing peace.

    Peacekeeping remains one of the global community’s most effective tools for advancing peace. The majority of missions succeed, stabilizing societies, ending war, and saving millions of lives. We are proven to help stop violence before it starts, reduce its impact during conflict, and prevent its return once peace is restored. We increase the likelihood that peace agreements will last once established and have helped countries like Cambodia, El Salvador and Sierra Leone transition from conflict to peace. UN Member States play a critical role in these efforts: we are most successful when we are backed by their are backed by the political will of UN Member States.

    Today, an increasingly divided global community is facing the highest number of conflicts since the second world war, and peacekeeping itself is becoming an increasingly dangerous endeavour. Peacekeeping continues to evolve in the face of these growing challenges, but our commitment remains constant: each day, peacekeepers step up to give peace a fighting chance.

     

    MIL OSI United Nations News –

  • RBI to continue liquidity operations in line with policy stance

    Source: Government of India

    Source: Government of India (4)

    The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Thursday said it will continue to undertake liquidity management operations in line with its monetary policy stance, to ensure adequate liquidity in the banking system that supports the productive needs of the economy.

    In its annual report for 2024-25, the central bank emphasised the importance of maintaining financial stability while supporting growth, particularly in the backdrop of easing inflation and moderate economic expansion.

    With inflation easing below the target in February and March 2025, largely due to a sharp fall in food prices, the RBI said there is increased confidence in achieving a durable alignment with its medium-term inflation target of 4 per cent over a 12-month horizon.

    Reflecting this, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) in April voted unanimously to cut the repo rate by 25 basis points to 6.0 per cent, and also shifted its policy stance from neutral to accommodative.

    “Inflation converged towards the target during 2024-25, supported by easing input costs, proactive supply-side measures by the government, and the continued transmission of earlier monetary policy actions,” the RBI noted.

    Headline inflation averaged 4.6 per cent in 2024-25, down from 5.4 per cent in the previous year. This was driven by a broad-based moderation in core inflation to 3.5 per cent and fuel deflation at 2.5 per cent, the report said.

    Liquidity conditions remained in surplus throughout the year. The RBI reported that the average daily net absorption under the Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF) rose to Rs 1,605 crore in 2024-25, compared to Rs 485 crore in the previous year.

    To manage both short-term and structural liquidity, the central bank undertook a series of market operations. These included open market purchases, USD/INR buy-sell swaps, and longer-tenor variable rate repos (VRR). Additionally, the Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) was reduced by 50 basis points, in two tranches of 25 bps each, to inject durable liquidity into the system.

    The RBI said it would continue to use a mix of instruments to manage both frictional and durable liquidity, while ensuring orderly movement of money market interest rates. It added that the current inflation outlook, combined with moderate growth, provides space for the monetary policy to remain supportive of growth, while staying alert to global uncertainties.

    IANS

  • Indian delegation in Indonesia calls for global unity against terrorism, highlights India’s zero-tolerance stance

    Source: Government of India

    Source: Government of India (4)

    An all-party Indian parliamentary delegation led by JD(U) MP Sanjay Kumar Jha engaged with Indonesian scholars, researchers, and think tank representatives on Thursday, reaffirming India’s uncompromising stand against terrorism and calling for stronger regional cooperation to maintain peace and stability.

    The delegation is in Indonesia as part of a broader diplomatic outreach following the April 22 terror attack in Pahalgam.

    During the interactions, the delegation presented India’s “zero tolerance” policy on terrorism and urged the academic and policy community in Indonesia to support global efforts in identifying, isolating, and acting against terrorism and its enablers.

    Addressing the gathering, Jha praised the Indonesian government and President Prabowo Subianto for their swift condemnation of the Pahalgam attack and their expression of solidarity with the Indian people. He stressed that India will not tolerate any form of “nuclear blackmail” and warned that those sheltering terrorists cannot hide behind the so-called nuclear umbrella.

    “Any future terrorist incidents on Indian soil will be met with resolute and decisive military action,” he said. “India, along with other countries like Indonesia, has a zero tolerance for terrorism, and to implement this, India will not make any distinction hereafter between terrorists and countries that promote them.”

    Jha said the delegation held productive meetings with the Vice Chairman of Inter-Parliamentary Cooperation, the Chairperson of the India-Indonesia Parliamentary Friendship Group, the Secretary General of ASEAN, and the Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of Indonesia. He noted that Indonesian officials offered unequivocal support for India’s anti-terror stance.

    “We have been holding interactions and seeking support from Indonesia in locating terrorism, its backers, and financiers, sponsors at all crucial international forums and intergovernmental organisations. In the fight against terrorism, there is no neutral voice, every country needs to be together to fight terrorism,” Jha said.

    “Every stakeholder, including think tanks and academia, has to play its role to counter extremist narrative and combat terrorism in all its forms. Today, we seek support from the think tank community and academia community in Indonesia who influence and enable policymakers to draft strategies for the future,” he added.

    Speaking to IANS, Jha described the response from Indonesian counterparts as “very positive,” noting the country’s multicultural fabric and shared values with India.

    “Indonesia is a multicultural society with a Muslim majority, yet there is great respect here for India’s stance,” said Jha

    Other members of the delegation echoed Jha’s sentiments.

    BJP MP Brij Lal said, “The engagement in Indonesia has been encouraging. We met ASEAN ambassadors, local leaders, and think tanks — all reaffirmed their belief that India is a peace-loving nation. As the world’s fourth-largest economy, India is focused on becoming a Viksit Bharat by 2047.”

    Congress MP Salman Khurshid acknowledged concerns about regional narratives influenced by Pakistan but was heartened by Indonesia’s clear understanding. Before coming here, we were informed that we should observe how active Pakistan has been in this region and what narratives have been shared. But I am very pleased to see that Indonesia’s outlook is very positive. Their experiences and situations closely resemble those of our country. We received a very positive response from here. The people of Indonesia are also concerned about terrorism and have faced it themselves. They fully understand our concerns and challenges,” he said.

    BJP MP Aparajita Sarangi described the visit as “very successful,” saying, “Everyone we interacted with — politicians, academics, and citizens — stood firmly against terrorism. There is a shared desire for peace and a strong recognition of India’s peaceful nature and resilience.”

    She added that similar sentiments were expressed in previous stops, including Japan, South Korea, and Singapore. “All countries we visited have opposed terrorism and stood with India in these testing times.”

    The all-party delegation also includes BJP MPs Hemang Joshi and Pradan Baruah, Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee, CPI(M) MP John Barittas, and former Indian Ambassador to France, Mohan Kumar.

    (With inputs from IANS)

  • Bengal’s development crucial to building a Viksit Bharat: PM Modi

    Source: Government of India

    Source: Government of India (4)

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday underscored the pivotal role of West Bengal in India’s vision of becoming a developed nation, saying that the dream of a ‘Viksit Bharat’ cannot be realised without the progress of the state.

    Addressing a large public gathering in Alipurduar, the Prime Minister also laid the foundation stone for City Gas Distribution (CGD) projects in Alipurduar and Cooch Behar districts.

    Highlighting Bengal’s strategic and cultural importance, PM Modi said, “The land of Alipurduar is connected not just by borders but by cultures. On one side lies Bhutan, and on the other, Assam. One side carries the heritage of Jalpaiguri, while the other reflects the pride of Cooch Behar. It is an honour to be among you in this prosperous region.”

    He emphasised that the Centre is accelerating innovation and development across West Bengal through a series of infrastructure projects. “As India advances towards becoming a Viksit Rashtra, Bengal’s partnership is both necessary and valuable. With this in mind, the central government is driving forward innovation, infrastructure, and development in the state,” he said.

    Inaugurating the CGD projects, PM Modi said, “The development of Bengal forms the foundation of India’s future, and today’s launch strengthens that foundation. The City Gas Distribution project will provide safe, reliable, and affordable gas pipelines to over 2.5 lakh homes, reducing dependence on LPG cylinders.”

    Describing the CGD initiative as a milestone in energy accessibility, he added, “This is not just a pipeline project—it exemplifies the government’s commitment to delivering schemes to the doorstep of the people. India has made unprecedented progress in the energy sector in recent years and is now moving towards a gas-based economy.”

    The Prime Minister highlighted the government’s achievements in expanding access to clean energy. “In 2014, there were fewer than 14 crore LPG connections across the country. Today, that number has crossed 31 crore. The dream of reaching every household with gas is being realised. We’ve also expanded the LPG distribution network, increasing the number of centres from under 14,000 in 2014 to over 25,000 today, making gas accessible even in remote villages,” he said.

    PM Modi also acknowledged Bengal’s historic contribution to India’s intellectual and scientific progress. “West Bengal has long been a centre of knowledge and science in Indian culture. A developed India cannot be imagined without the development of Bengal. Keeping this in focus, the central government has invested thousands of crores in the state over the last decade.”

  • India’s real GDP growth projected at 6.5% in FY 2025-26: RBI

    Source: Government of India

    Source: Government of India (4)

    The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has projected India’s real GDP growth at 6.5 per cent for the financial year 2025-26, with the outlook described as “evenly balanced” amid global uncertainties.

    In its annual report for 2024-25, released on Thursday, the central bank said India is poised to remain the fastest-growing major economy, riding on strong macroeconomic fundamentals, a resilient financial sector, and a continued policy push towards sustainable and inclusive growth.

    This outlook comes despite global headwinds, including financial market volatility, geopolitical tensions, trade fragmentation, supply chain disruptions, and climate-induced uncertainties — all of which pose downside risks to growth and upside risks to inflation.

    “Amid multiple global headwinds, Indian financial markets exhibited resilience and orderly movements. The central government maintained its fiscal consolidation efforts, supported by buoyant tax revenues and prudent expenditure management. On the external front, the merchandise trade deficit was offset by robust services exports and steady remittance inflows, keeping the current account deficit at a sustainable level,” the RBI noted.

    “The outlook for the Indian economy remains promising,” the RBI said, citing factors such as a revival in consumption demand, the government’s ongoing focus on capital expenditure alongside fiscal consolidation, healthier balance sheets of corporates and banks, and resilience in the services sector.

    The central bank said the agriculture sector could perform well in FY26, buoyed by the forecast of an above-normal southwest monsoon and productivity-oriented policy interventions announced in the Union Budget 2025-26.

    The manufacturing sector is also expected to gain traction, driven by rising domestic demand, higher capacity utilisation and supportive government policies, including the Production-Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme and the National Manufacturing Mission, which are aimed at reinforcing the ‘Make in India’ initiative.

    “Improving business and consumer sentiment, as reflected in RBI’s forward-looking surveys, underlines optimism in both manufacturing and services sectors,” the report said.

    IANS

  • MIL-OSI United Kingdom: Less paperwork, more chargepoints: government cuts red tape to make it easier, quicker and cheaper to switch to EVs

    Source: United Kingdom – Executive Government & Departments

    Press release

    Less paperwork, more chargepoints: government cuts red tape to make it easier, quicker and cheaper to switch to EVs

    Drivers no longer need to submit planning applications to install electric vehicle chargepoints, helping them save up to £1,100 a year.

    • new streamlined process to install public and private electric vehicle (EV) chargepoints, helping more drivers save up to £1,100 a year
    • nearly 80,000 public chargepoints are already available in the UK – with one installed every 29 minutes – ensuring all drivers are always close to a socket
    • government continues to deliver the Plan for Change by investing over £2.3 billion to power the switch to EVs, secure global trade deals to back British carmakers, create jobs and drive investment

    More drivers will be able to save up to £1,100 a year as the government cuts red tape to make it easier than ever to install electric vehicle chargepoints.

    Future of Roads Minister, Lilian Greenwood, has confirmed that from today (29 May 2025), more drivers and businesses will no longer need to submit a planning application to install public or private EV sockets.

    By cutting down on paperwork, more EV owners with a driveway will find it easier, quicker and cheaper to install a private chargepoint and power up their EVs at home. This will unlock savings of up to £1,100 a year compared to running a petrol or diesel car.

    With planning changes also applying to workplace and public chargepoints, businesses will be able to install new sockets faster and for less, helping increase the number of public chargepoints so that EV owners can charge more easily, wherever they live and drive.

    This comes on top of already significant discounts from government to help drivers install chargepoints outside their house. Government support currently allows people renting or owning a flat and those with on-street parking to receive up to £350 off the cost of installing a home charger.

    Getting this transition right and supporting the growth of the electric vehicle market in the UK will enable Britain to tap into a multibillion-pound industry, create high paid jobs for decades to come and deliver on our Plan for Change by putting more money in the pockets of hardworking families.

    Future of Roads Minister, Lilian Greenwood, said:

    We’re cutting down on paperwork to power up the EV revolution so that drivers, businesses and those looking to make the switch will have more chargepoints to power from and less red tape to deal with.

    We continue to make the switch to EVs easier, cheaper and better by investing over £2.3 billion to support drivers and back British carmakers through international trade deals – creating jobs, boosting investment and securing our future as part of our Plan for Change.

    The government continues to be on the side of British carmakers. On top of the recent changes to the ZEV Mandate, the crucial trade deals with the US, India and the European Union have given the sector certainty and helped safeguard around 150,000 jobs in the automotive and steel sectors.

    It follows 1,000 jobs created after a £1 billion investment for a new state-of-the-art gigafactory in Sunderland to further accelerate the transition to electric vehicles, bolster Britain’s industrial heartland and boost growth.

    Today’s changes come as the government has now helped install 18,000 sockets in workplace carparks in the last year alone. This is firmly placing the UK on the road to become an EV world-leader, with nearly 80,000 public EV chargepoints now available in the UK.

    The UK public chargepoint network continues to grow. DfT statistics show that a record of nearly 3,000 public charging devices were added in April alone – with one popping up every 29 minutes.

    Lewis Gardiner, Operations Director, Osprey Charging Network said:

    This is a hugely welcome and practical change that will make a real difference on the ground.

    Removing the need for planning permission for essential electrical infrastructure like substations across the majority of sites will save months of delays, reduce costs and accelerate the delivery of the rapid charging hubs drivers need. It’s the result of months of collaboration between industry and government and we’re proud to have played a key role in making it happen.

    For drivers, the benefits of EVs are clear:

    • running an EV can cost as little as 2 pence per mile
    • EVs are constantly becoming cheaper, with 2 in 5 used EVs now under £20,000 and 29 brand new models priced under £30,000
    • most new EVs have a range of nearly 300 miles – enough to get from London to Newcastle on one charge

    Patrick Dunne, Sainsbury’s Chief Property and Procurement Officer and MD of Smart Charge, said:

    Everyone at Smart Charge knows how important it is to make EV charging simple, reliable and accessible – both to make transport cleaner and to ensure we’re meeting the everyday needs of drivers throughout the UK.

    We welcome this new streamlined approach to installing charge points, which will help accelerate the nation’s adoption of EVs.

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  • Who is Mohammad Sinwar, the Hamas chief in Gaza declared eliminated by Israel?

    Source: Government of India

    Source: Government of India (4)

    Mohammad Sinwar, the elusive Hamas military chief in Gaza who Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday had been eliminated, has long been at the top of Israel’s most wanted list.

    Sinwar was elevated to the top ranks of Hamas in 2024 after the death in combat of his brother Yahya, mastermind of the 2023 attack on Israel that led to the war in Gaza and later named as overall Hamas leader.

    Hamas has yet to confirm Mohammad Sinwar’s death, which would leave his close associate Izz al-Din Haddad, who currently oversees operations in northern Gaza, in charge of Hamas’ armed wing across the whole of the enclave.

    It is unclear how Mohammad Sinwar’s death, if confirmed, would affect decision-making in the overall group — for example whether his death would bolster or diminish the influence of exiled members of the group’s leadership council in deciding policy in ceasefire negotiations.

    Hamas officials describe Sinwar and Haddad as “ghosts” who have long outfoxed Israel’s intelligence agencies.

    Like his brother Yahya, Sinwar had survived many Israeli assassination attempts, including airstrikes and planted explosives, Hamas sources said.

    When Sinwar once visited a cemetery, his comrades discovered that a remote-controlled explosive resembling a brick had been planted along his path, according to the Hamas sources.

    In 2003, Hamas operatives discovered a bomb planted in the wall of Mohammad Sinwar’s house, foiling an assassination attempt that the group blamed on Israeli intelligence.

    Known for clandestine operations, Mohammad Sinwar played a central role in planning and executing Hamas’ October 7, 2023, attack on Israel, the country’s worst security failure, Hamas sources said.

    He was also widely believed to have been one of the masterminds of the 2006 cross-border attack and abduction of Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit.

    Hamas held Shalit for five years before he was swapped for more than 1,000 Palestinians jailed by Israel.

    Under the deal, his brother Yahya Sinwar, whose meticulous planning for the 2023 attack shattered Israel’s reputation as an invincible power in a hostile region, was among those who were released.

    REPUTATION AS A HARDLINER

    Netanyahu has vowed to eradicate Hamas, and the offensive against Gaza by the Middle East’s most sophisticated and advanced military has severely weakened the organisation.

    But the group that was created during the first Palestinian uprising against Israeli occupation in 1987 and which carried out suicide bombings that traumatized Israelis in the second one, is still standing.

    Born on September 16, 1975, Sinwar has rarely appeared in public or spoken to the media.

    Yahya Sinwar was killed in combat during a routine Israeli patrol in Gaza in 2024.

    Israel released footage of a severely wounded Yahya Sinwar throwing a piece of wood at a hovering drone, his last act of defiance towards his old foe before his death and his brother’s rise.

    The Sinwars originally came from Asqalan – now the Israeli city of Ashkelon — and became refugees like hundreds of thousands of other Palestinians in what they call the Nakba, or catastrophe, during the birth of Israel during the 1948 war.

    The family settled in Khan Younis in Gaza, which has been largely reduced to rubble in the latest war.

    Mohammad Sinwar was educated in schools run by the U.N. Palestinian relief agency (UNRWA), which has long had tense relations with Israel, including during the current war in Gaza.

    He joined Hamas shortly after its founding, influenced by his brother Yahya, a former member of the Muslim Brotherhood, the oldest and at one time most influential Islamist group in the Middle East.

    His reputation as a hardliner helped him rise through the group’s military ranks, and by 2005, he was leading Hamas’s Khan Younis Brigade.

    The unit, one of the largest and most powerful battalions in Hamas’s armed wing, has been responsible for cross-border attacks, firing rockets and planting bombs along the frontier.

    It also watches the movement of Israeli soldiers around the clock and in 2006, elite commandos led by Sinwar took part in Shalit’s abduction.

    Sources close to Hamas say Sinwar developed close ties with Marwan Issa, the deputy commander of Hamas’s military wing, and Mohammed Deif, the aloof military chief assassinated by Israel.

    (Reuters)

  • NASA astronauts Butch and Suni emerge from recovery after long Starliner mission

    Source: Government of India

    Source: Government of India (4)

    Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, the U.S. astronauts left on the International Space Station last year by Boeing’s troubled Starliner capsule, are on the up after returning to Earth in March, emerging from weeks of physical therapy to ramp up work with Boeing and various NASA programs.

    “Right now, we’re just coming off of the rehab portion of our return,” Wilmore, 62, told Reuters in an interview on Wednesday. “Gravity stinks for a period, and that period varies for different people, but eventually you get over those neurovestibular balance type of issues.”

    Wilmore and Williams, who last year set off for an eight-day Starliner test flight that swelled into a nine-month stay in space, have had to readapt their muscles, sense of balance and other basics of Earth living in a 45-day period standard for astronauts returning from long-term space missions.

    The astronaut duo have spent at least two hours a day with astronaut strength and reconditioning officials within NASA’s medical unit while juggling an increasing workload with Boeing’s BA.N Starliner program, NASA’s space station unit in Houston and agency researchers.

    “It’s been a little bit of a whirlwind,” Williams, 59, said in the interview. “Because we also have obligations to all of the folks that we worked with.”

    Williams said some of her post-spaceflight side effects were slower to clear up and she felt tired in late stages of recovery, as dozens of various muscles re-engaged. That made it hard for her to wake up as early in the mornings as she likes, until a little more than a week ago.

    “Then I’m up at four in the morning, and I’m like, Aha! I’m back,” she said.

    Wilmore had some issues with his back and neck before heading to space, being unable to turn his head all the way to the side, he said. That all went away in space where “you don’t have any stress on your body.”

    When he returned in March, gravity greeted him with the neck pain he left on Earth.

    “We’re still floating in the capsule in the ocean, and my neck starts hurting, while we still hadn’t even been extracted yet,” he said, laughing.

    The human body, evolved over millions of years in the gravity of Earth’s surface, was not meant for spaceflight.

    The absence of gravity triggers an array of physical effects over time, such as muscle atrophy or cardiovascular shifts that can cause a chain reaction of other health changes. Confinement in a small space and higher solar radiation in space, without the protection of Earth’s atmosphere, have other effects.

    STARLINER PROBLEMS

    Propulsion system issues on Boeing’s Starliner forced NASA to bring the capsule back without its crew last year and to fold the two astronauts into its normal, long-duration rotation schedule on the ISS.

    Boeing, which has taken $2 billion in charges on its Starliner development, faces a looming decision by NASA to refly the spacecraft uncrewed before it carries humans again. Boeing spent $410 million to fly a similar uncrewed mission in 2022 after a 2019 testing failure.

    Reflying Starliner uncrewed “seems like the logical thing to do,” Williams said, drawing comparisons with Elon Musk’s SpaceX and Russian capsules that flew uncrewed missions before putting humans aboard. She and NASA are pushing for that outcome, Williams added.

    “I think that’s the correct path,” said Williams, who is “hoping Boeing and NASA will decide on that same course of action” soon.

    Results from Starliner testing planned throughout the summer are expected to determine whether the spacecraft can fly humans on its next flight, NASA officials have said.

    (Reuters)

  • IPL 2025 Playoffs: Punjab, Bengaluru face off in Qualifier 1 for maiden title push

    Source: Government of India

    Source: Government of India (4)

    Punjab Kings and Royal Challengers Bengaluru will meet in Qualifier 1 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) on Thursday in Mullanpur, with both franchises aiming to reach their first-ever IPL final.

    Punjab return to the playoffs for the first time since 2014, while Bengaluru last finished in the top two in 2016. Neither side has won the tournament since its inception in 2008.

    Punjab’s rise this season has been driven by an emerging domestic core, including Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh and Harpreet Brar. RCB, traditionally reliant on marquee players, have shifted towards a more balanced unit, captained by Rajat Patidar, with Jitesh Sharma as vice-captain.

    Both teams are dealing with injury-related changes. Punjab leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal is expected to return from a wrist issue, but all-rounder Marco Jansen has left for South Africa to prepare for the World Test Championship final. RCB will likely be without Tim David, who has a hamstring injury, but Australian fast bowler Josh Hazlewood is available again.

    Virat Kohli and Shreyas Iyer remain key batters for their sides. Kohli has scored 608 runs at a strike rate of 147.91, while Iyer has 514 runs at 171.90. However, Iyer’s form at the Mullanpur venue has been poor, with only 25 runs in four innings.

    Conditions at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Stadium have varied. Early matches saw totals over 200, but recent games were low-scoring. Thursday’s forecast predicts clear skies and temperatures around 30°C.

    The winner will advance directly to the IPL final. The loser will face the winner of the Eliminator in Qualifier 2.

    Punjab hold a slight edge in head-to-head encounters, winning 18 of 35 matches against Bengaluru.

    Squads:
    Punjab Kings: Priyansh Arya, Josh Inglis (wk), Shreyas Iyer (c), Nehal Wadhera, Shashank Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Harpreet Brar, Kyle Jamieson, Arshdeep Singh, Prabhsimran Singh, and others.

    Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Philip Salt, Virat Kohli, Mayank Agarwal, Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma (c & wk), Rajat Patidar, Josh Hazlewood, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, and others.

  • MIL-OSI United Kingdom: Pension plan to double £25 billion+ megafunds, boost investment and improve returns for savers

    Source: United Kingdom – Executive Government & Departments 3

    Press release

    Pension plan to double £25 billion+ megafunds, boost investment and improve returns for savers

    Millions of workers are set to retire with bigger pension pots as the Government confirms plans to double the number of UK pension megafunds by 2030, unlocking billions to invest in Britain’s future.

    • Move secures over £50 billion investment in UK infrastructure, new homes and fast-growing businesses, as pension funds reverse decades of declining domestic investment. 
    • Average earner could get £6,000 boost to their pension pots at retirement from consolidation alone – with further increases expected through the Pension Schemes Bill. 
    • £1 billion a year of costs could be saved through consolidation and better governance, ensuring savings deliver for working people and the economy.

    Reforms set to be introduced through the Pension Schemes Bill will mean all multi-employer Defined Contribution pension schemes and Local Government Pension Scheme pools operate at megafund level, managing at least £25 billion in assets by 2030. Evidence from Australia and Canada shows that this size allows pension funds to invest in big infrastructure projects and private businesses, boosting the economy while potentially driving higher returns for savers. 

    These changes will drive more investment directly into the UK economy for new homes and promising scale-up businesses, with over £50 billion secured through the recent voluntary commitment from pension funds to invest 5 percent of assets in the UK and new local investment targets for Local Government Pension Scheme authorities. 

    This tackles the gradual decline in domestic investment from UK pension funds, where around 20 per cent of Defined Contribution assets are currently invested compared to over 50 per cent in 2012, as the Government goes further and faster to drive growth, create jobs and put more money into people’s pockets through the Plan for Change. More than 50 scale-up businesses have signed a joint letter to the Chancellor welcoming the reforms as a ‘significant milestone in ensuring British institutions back British businesses at the scale required to generate growth, employment and wealth.’ 

    New figures from the final report of the Pensions Investment Review published today also show that these reforms will drive higher returns for savers, in part by cutting waste in the system. By 2030 these schemes could be saving £1 billion a year through economies of scale and improved investment strategies. As a result, an average earner who saves over their career could see a £6,000 boost to their Defined Contribution pension pot at retirement through the creation of megafunds – with even better returns expected to be generated through changes in the upcoming Pension Schemes Bill.

    Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, said: 

    We’re making pensions work for Britain. These reforms mean better returns for workers and billions more invested in clean energy and high-growth businesses – the Plan for Change in action.

    Deputy Prime Minister, Angela Rayner said:  

    The untapped potential of the £392 billion Local Government Pension Scheme is enormous. Through these reforms we will make sure it drives growth and opportunities in communities across the country for years to come – delivering on our Plan for Change.

    Today’s pensions announcements follow a month of major delivery milestones for the Plan for Change: new trade deals with India, the US and the EU, UK growth the highest in the G7, and the fourth interest rate cut since last summer after the government secure the economy’s foundations. 

    Multi-employer defined contribution pension schemes will be required to operate at megafund level, managing £25 billion or more in assets, and the full investment might of the £392 billion Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) will be unleashed by consolidating assets currently split over 86 administering authorities into just 6 pools.  

    Defined Contribution schemes will be given more freedom through legislation to move savers into better performing funds, enabling bulk transfer of assets into the megafunds while ensuring savers’ interests are always protected. Schemes worth over £10 billion that are unable to reach the minimum size requirement by the end of the decade will be allowed to continue operating, as long as they can demonstrate a clear plan to reach £25 billion by 2035. 

    The Mansion House Accord shows DC schemes are voluntarily investing more in infrastructure and businesses. To provide additional certainty that individual schemes will not lose business by investing in private markets, which offer the potential for higher returns but are expensive to invest in upfront, the Government will take a reserve power in the Pension Schemes Bill to set binding asset allocation targets. 

    The Pensions Investment Review confirms the March 2026 deadline for LGPS asset pooling, with a backstop power set to be taken in the Pension Schemes Bill to protect the interests of LGPS members and local taxpayers where necessary by directing an Administering Authority to participate in a specific investment pool.  

    Local investment targets will be agreed with LGPS authorities for the first time, securing £27.5 billion for local priorities. LGPS authorities will work with regional mayors, Welsh Authorities and councils to back the projects that matter most to the 6.7 million public servants – most of whom are low-paid women – whose savings they manage.

    Minister for Pensions, Torsten Bell, said: 

    Our economic strategy is about delivering real change, not tinkering around the edges. When it comes to pensions, size matters, so our plans will double the number of £25 billion plus megafunds. These reforms will mean bigger, better pension schemes, delivering a better retirement for millions and high investment in Britain.

    Irene Graham OBE, CEO ScaleUp Institute said:

    This represents a significant milestone in ensuring British institutions back British business – at the scale required – to generate growth, employment and wealth. UK pension funds are central to achieving this goal and addressing the UK’s longstanding growth capital gap that have held back growth ambitions. 

    The ScaleUp Institute, and the broad representatives of the scaleup economy across the UK, have written to the Chancellor today to welcome the Government’s final report on the Pensions Investment Review and the Government’s commitment to double the number of UK pension megafunds by 2030, thereby unlocking billions of patient capital to scaling businesses across the country.

    The changes come as London CIV has become the first LGPS pool to announce its intention to work with the British Business Bank on the launch of the British Growth Partnership (BGP), joining Aegon UK and NatWest Cushon, who last year announced their intention to collaborate on the BGP and invest in fast-growing businesses. These three funds manage a combined £274 billion in assets. 

    The upcoming Pension Schemes Bill will continue the Government’s fundamental reset of our pensions landscape, including by tackling the small pots problem, allowing Defined Benefit surpluses to be safely released, requiring every scheme to deliver value for money, and ensuring all savers are offered a default retirement income product. 

    Countries like Canada and Australia show how powerful pension consolidation can be – having built megafunds that invest in assets that boost their economies. Today’s reforms put the UK on the same path.

    More information

    • The final report of the Pensions Investment Review will be here. Further detail on all calculations and assumptions will be contained in the analytical annex. 

    • Just over 50% of DC assets were invested domestically in 2012 which has gradually declined to just over 20% by 2023. 

    • The £50 billion investment figure combines the Mansion House Accord commitment to invest 5% of assets in the UK (£25 billion by 2030), and the estimate for Local Government Pension Scheme local investment (5% of £550 billion by 2030). 

    • The £6,000 boost to retirement pots is from the impact of consolidation alone, which we estimate to deliver at least a 6-basis point reduction in fees as well as increase allocations to productive assets such as infrastructure projects. This means an average (median) earner saving into a DC pension, who is 22 and saves for their entire career until State Pension Age will see a £6,000 boost to their retirement pot before other measures in the Pension Schemes Bill are factored in. 

    • The £1 billion savings figure for DC schemes is based on a 12 basis point reduction in costs applied to £800 billion assets under management by 2030 – delivering a £960m saving. The Pension Investment Review consultation responses suggested consolidation of pension providers could lead to reduced charges by up to 10-20bps over the longer term and Australia had around a 12bp cost reduction through scale. 

    • The government’s response to the Options for Defined Benefit schemes consultation, also published today sets out how Government will unlock some of the £160 billion of surplus funds from well-funded Defined Benefit (DB) pension schemes, to benefit employers, members and the economy. It also sets out that the Government is continuing to consider a consolidator for DB schemes, run by the Pensions Protection Fund. The response is here: Options for Defined Benefit schemes – GOV.UK

    • The joint letter from scale up businesses can be found here

    Irene Graham OBE, CEO ScaleUp Institute, said:

    The ScaleUp Institute, and the broad representatives of the scaleup economy across the UK, have written to the Chancellor today to welcome the Government’s final report on the Pensions Investment Review and the Government’s commitment to double the number of UK pension megafunds by 2030, thereby unlocking billions of patient capital to scaling businesses across the country.

    This represents a significant milestone in ensuring British institutions back British business – at the scale required – to generate growth, employment and wealth. UK pension funds are central to achieving this goal and addressing the UK’s longstanding growth capital gap that have held back growth ambitions. 

    To deliver tangible impacts on the ground we must now see the intent in these reforms, alongside the recently augmented Mansion House Accord, turn into practical institutional investment outcomes in every part and sector of the country, including our rapidly growing innovation and industrial sectors.

    That is why it is so important that the Government’s plans today remain focussed on making sure these reforms are enacted swiftly, and that will place powers into the Pension Scheme Bill to enable compliance.

    The ScaleUp ecosystem across the country looks forward to working with the government and industry partners to ensure the ambitions of this review are fully realised and deliver lasting impact. Thereby ensuring that UK businesses with global ambition get access to the local funding needed to scale, build, and stay in the UK.

    Michael Moore, BVCA Chief Executive, said: 

    These reforms are a real win-win for UK scaleups and pension savers. 

    Countries like Canada and Australia show that when pension funds invest in private capital, you help the national economy and deliver better retirement outcomes. The government should be applauded for learning from their example.

    Megafunds will have the scale needed to develop the expertise required to invest in private capital funds, which will support the development of fast growing businesses and generate stronger returns for pensions savers.

    Jamie Jenkins, Director of Policy & Technical, Royal London said: 

    Today’s announcement sets out a long-term, strategic approach for pension provision in the UK, improving value for savers, and providing greater certainty for employers and their advisers.

    The Lord Mayor of London, Alastair King, said:

    As joint architects of the Mansion House Accord, we welcome the Government’s final Pension Investment Review report as a vital next step in delivering on our shared ambition to unlock capital for growth. This landmark agreement will facilitate the injection of over £25 billion into the UK economy, supporting crucial capital for high-growth businesses and infrastructure projects. With greater consolidation, scale, and alignment between pensions and the real economy, we now have the opportunity to secure better outcomes for savers and long-term investment in the future of the UK. To ensure the best investment outcomes, it is essential that pension funds maintain the autonomy to allocate assets optimally, thereby maximising returns for the savers whose interests they safeguard.

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  • ‘Make in India’ was key to Operation Sindoor’s success, says Rajnath Singh at CII summit

    Source: Government of India

    Source: Government of India (4)

    Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday credited the ‘Make in India’ initiative for the successful execution of Operation Sindoor, highlighting indigenous defence production as a cornerstone of India’s national security strategy.

    Speaking at the inaugural plenary session of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) Annual Business Summit, Singh said the Indian Armed Forces would not have been able to carry out effective strikes against terrorist camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) without the country’s strengthened domestic defence manufacturing capabilities.

    Describing ‘Make in India’ as crucial for security and prosperity, the defence minister said that the use of indigenous systems during Operation Sindoor has proved that India “has the power to penetrate any armour of the enemy.”

    “We destroyed terrorist hideouts and then targeted military bases. While we could have done much more, what we demonstrated was a powerful example of coordinated strength and strategic restraint,” he added.

    Singh also noted that, for the first time, private sector firms would be part of India’s ambitious fifth-generation Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) programme – a project approved by him earlier this week.

    The defence minister emphasized that India has redefined its approach to terrorism, forcing Pakistan to recognize that the business of terrorism is no longer cost-effective – it now carries a heavy price. He reiterated that India’s engagement with Pakistan will now be limited strictly to discussions on terrorism and PoK.

    Reaffirming India’s sovereignty over PoK, Singh said, “We believe that people living in PoK will, sooner or later, voluntarily reunite with India.”

    “Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government is committed to its resolve of Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat. Most of the people in PoK have a deep connection with India. There are only a few who have been misled,” he said.

    Singh noted that the government has prioritized indigenization, strategic autonomy, economic resilience, and policy clarity. He urged Indian businesses to align with national interests. “If securing company interests is your karma, then safeguarding national interests should be your dharma,” he told industry leaders.

    Singh highlighted India’s rise as a global economic force, stating that under PM Modi, the country has become the world’s fourth-largest economy.

    “It is not just a matter of the economy growing in size; it is also about the world’s ever-increasing trust in India and its trust in itself,” he said.

    He pointed to a significant transformation in India’s defence sector over the past decade.

    “10-11 years ago, our defence production was approx. Rs 43,000 crore. Today, it has crossed the record figure of Rs 1,46,000 crore, with a contribution of over Rs 32,000 crore by the private sector. Our defence exports, which were around Rs 600-700 crore 10 years ago, have surpassed a record figure of Rs 24,000 crore today. Our weapons, systems, sub-systems, components, and services are reaching around 100 countries. Over 16,000 MSMEs, associated with the defence sector, have become the backbone of the supply chain. These companies are not only strengthening our self-reliance journey, but are also providing employment to lakhs of people,” he said.

    Singh noted that India is now manufacturing not just fighter jets and missile systems, but also preparing for next-generation warfare. “Our progress in areas like Artificial Intelligence, Cyber Defence, Unmanned Systems, and Space-Based Security is being recognised globally,” he said.

    “India has the potential to emerge as a global hub for engineering, precision manufacturing, and advanced technologies,” he added.

    The event was attended by top defence and industry officials, including Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Dinesh K. Tripathi, Chief of the Air Staff Air Chief Marshal A.P. Singh, Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh, DRDO Chairman Dr. Samir V. Kamat, Vice Chief of Army Staff Lt Gen N.S. Raja Subramani and CII President Sanjiv Puri.

  • PM Modi launches ₹1,010 crore city gas project in West Bengal

    Source: Government of India

    Source: Government of India (4)

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday laid the foundation stone for the City Gas Distribution (CGD) project in Alipurduar and Cooch Behar districts of West Bengal, marking a major push toward clean energy infrastructure in the region.

    The ₹1,010 crore project aims to supply piped natural gas (PNG) to over 2.5 lakh households, more than 100 commercial and industrial establishments, and establish around 19 compressed natural gas (CNG) stations to cater to vehicular demand. The initiative falls under the Minimum Work Programme (MWP) targets set by the government to expand India’s gas-based economy.

    Addressing the gathering, Prime Minister Modi said the project represents a significant step in India’s energy transition. “Our country is rapidly progressing towards a gas-based economy. Today, the city gas distribution network covers more than 520 districts. CNG is transforming transportation by reducing pollution, improving public health, and cutting fuel expenses,” he said.

    PM Modi noted the rapid expansion of LPG connections under his government. “More than 31 crore people now have LPG connections. The dream of delivering gas to every household is coming true. We’ve strengthened the gas distribution network across the country to achieve this,” he added.

    Referring to the Urja Ganga Gas Pipeline Project, the Prime Minister described it as a revolutionary step in connecting eastern India to the national gas grid. “These efforts are not only helping the environment but also creating new employment opportunities. Gas-based industries are getting a boost, and we are moving toward an India where energy is clean, affordable, and accessible for all,” he said.

    Following his visit to West Bengal, the Prime Minister is scheduled to travel to Bihar later in the day and will be in Uttar Pradesh tomorrow.

  • MIL-OSI Banking: Reserve Bank cancels Certificate of Registration of M/s N.Y.Leasing Private Limited due to irregular lending practices

    Source: Reserve Bank of India

    In exercise of the powers conferred under Section 45-IA (6) of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934, the Reserve Bank has cancelled the Certificate of Registration (CoR) issued to the following Non-Banking Financial Company (NBFC):

    Name of the NBFC Registered Office Address CoR No. CoR issued on Name of the service provider (mobile app)
    M/s N.Y. Leasing Private Limited Plot No.-54A, Third Floor, Shiv Park, Near Old Palam Road, Sector-15, Dwarka, South West Delhi, Delhi-110078 CoR No.14.00300 March 06, 1998 Bardhaman Fintech Private Limited (Shine Loan App and Curry Cash App)

    As such, the above company shall not, hereinafter, transact the business of a Non-Banking Financial Institution (NBFI), as defined in clause (a) of Section 45-I of the RBI Act, 1934.

    The CoR has been cancelled by RBI as the company has violated RBI guidelines on outsourcing of financial services in its digital lending operations by outsourcing its core decision-making functions such as such as sourcing of customers, conducting their due-diligence, disbursement of loans, collection of repayments etc. as well as Know Your Customer (KYC) verification to the Service Provider.

    (Puneet Pancholy)  
    Chief General Manager

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  • MIL-OSI United Kingdom: Over £7.4 million put back in working people’s pockets by employers

    Source: United Kingdom – Government Statements

    Press release

    Over £7.4 million put back in working people’s pockets by employers

    Employers who have left workers over £7.4 million out of pocket by failing to pay the National Living and National Minimum Wage named.

    • More money put into the pockets of hardworking people, as government delivers the biggest upgrade to worker’s rights in a generation, as part of the Plan for Change
    • Workers will be paid over £7.4 million by employers after nearly 60,000 workers have been left out of pocket.
    • Action builds on recent uplift to the National Living and National Minimum Wage which puts £1,400 into the pockets of workers and families across the UK

    Nearly 60,000 workers who have been left out of pocket will be repaid over £7.4 million the Government has announced today [Thursday 29th May] in its latest move to Make Work Pay.

    This follows a significant uplift to the National Living Wage and National Minimum Wage – putting £1,400 into the pockets of full-time workers on NLW and supporting millions of families across the country – as well as the biggest upgrade to workers’ rights in a generation under the Employment Rights Bill.

    As part of the Plan for Change, this Government’s priority is to grow the economy and raise living standards. A strong economy can only be built when people have financial security whilst in work and robust enforcement action will be taken against employers who do not pay their staff correctly.

    The 518 employers and businesses named today have since paid back what they owe to their staff and faced financial penalties of up to 200% of their underpayment. The investigations by His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) concluded between 2015-2022.

    Minister for Employment Rights, Justin Madders said:

    There is no excuse for employers to undercut their workers, and we will continue to name companies who break the law and don’t pay their employees what they are owed.

    Ensuring workers have the support they need and making sure they receive a fair day’s pay for a fair day’s work is a key commitment in our Plan for Change. This will put more money in working people’s pockets, helping to boost productivity and ending low pay.

    Baroness Philippa Stroud, Chair of the Low Pay Commission, said:

    We welcome today’s publication. Underpayment leaves workers out of pocket and disadvantages the majority of employers who do abide by the rules.

    These naming rounds play an important part in ensuring that all workers receive their full wages and that they are aware there is support for them to ensure that they do.

    Putting more money into the pockets of the lowest paid increases workers’ financial security, offers stability to help increase staff retention and lowers recruitment costs for businesses in the long run.  Whilst not all minimum wage underpayments are intentional, the Government is clear that enforcement action will be taken against employers who do not pay their staff correctly.

    Ahead of permanently lowering tax rates for high street retail, hospitality, and leisure (RHL) from 2026/27, we have prevented the current RHL relief from ending this April, extending it for one year to ensure that over 250,000 RHL properties see a full 40 per cent reduction on their liability, and we have frozen the small business multiplier. 

    Notes to Editors:

    • If workers suspect they are being underpaid, they can visit gov.uk/checkyourpay to find out more about what they can do.
    • Workers can also call the Acas helpline on 0300 123 1100 or visit their website for free, impartial and confidential advice or complain to HMRC at Pay and work rights helpline and complaints
    • The minimum wage law applies to all parts of the UK.
    • Employers should always carry out the necessary checks – see the guidance: Calculating the Minimum Wage
    • HMRC consider all complaints from workers, so workers are being reminded to check their pay with advice available through the Check your pay website
    • National Living Wage and National Minimum wage rates:
    2024 rate 2025 rate
    National Living Wage (21 and over) £11.44 £12.21
    18 to 20 £8.60 £10.00
    Under 18 £6.40 £7.55
    Apprentice £6.40 £7.55
    1. Capita Business Services Ltd, City of London, EC2V, failed to pay £1,154,461.97 to 5,543 workers.
    2. Pizzaexpress (Restaurants) Limited, Croydon, CR0, failed to pay £760,701.61 to 8,470 workers.        
    3. Virtual Marketing Services (Gibraltar) Ltd, Birmingham, B3, failed to pay £478,282.71 to 41 workers.        
    4. L. Rowland & Company (Retail) Limited , Runcorn, WA7, failed to pay £307,342.87 to 2,293 workers.        
    5. Templar Corporation Limited, Lewisham, SE16, failed to pay £298,143.12 to 26 workers.        
    6. Lidl Great Britain Limited, Merton, SW19, failed to pay £286,437.18 to 3,423 workers.        
    7. British Airways PLC, Harmondsworth, UB7, failed to pay £231,276.10 to 2,165 workers.        
    8. Scottish Midland Co-operative Society Limited, Newbridge, EH28, failed to pay £186,883.56 to 1,795 workers.        
    9. Interserve (Facilities Management) Ltd, Lambeth, SE1, failed to pay £177,268.08 to 2,297 workers.        
    10. Prezzo Limited, Woodford Green, IG8, failed to pay £163,702.67 to 2,550 workers.        
    11. Halfords Ltd, Redditch, B98, failed to pay £140,829.79 to 4,341 workers.        
    12. The Southern Co-Operative Limited , Portsmouth, PO6, failed to pay £126,739.33 to 2,300 workers.        
    13. TUI UK Retail Limited, Luton, LU2, failed to pay £107,611.04 to 2,044 workers.        
    14. Heart Of England Co-Operative Society Limited, Coventry, CV6, failed to pay £90,870.95 to 1,017 workers.        
    15. CDS (Superstores International) Limited, Plymouth, PL6, failed to pay £89,158.47 to 1,648 workers.        
    16. Day Lewis PLC, Croydon, CR0, failed to pay £82,819.47 to 604 workers.        
    17. Petrogas Group UK Limited, Ampthill, MK45, failed to pay £63,026.69 to 602 workers.        
    18. Mr Guiseppe Caruso , London, W2, failed to pay £59,780.03 to 2 workers.        
    19. William Strike Limited, Carlisle, CA6, failed to pay £56,657.01 to 798 workers.        
    20. Property Management Services (NI) Limited, Belfast, BT3, failed to pay £54,852.44 to 414 workers.        
    21. Coghlan Lodges Limited, Uxbridge, UB8, failed to pay £52,062.45 to 45 workers.        
    22. Ant Marketing Limited, Sheffield, S2, failed to pay £46,260.65 to 340 workers.        
    23. Maclean Services (L) Limited, London, W2, failed to pay £43,583.26 to 781 workers.        
    24. ABM Aviation UK Limited, Hounslow, TW6, failed to pay £40,243.10 to 880 workers.        
    25. Malvern Tyres (Wholesale) Limited, Gloucester, GL1, failed to pay £39,012.15 to 158 workers.        
    26. Halfords Autocentres Limited, Redditch, B98, failed to pay £38,470.94 to 760 workers.        
    27. J M McGill Ltd, Doncaster, DN4, failed to pay £38,178.62 to 364 workers.        
    28. R.T. Stuart Limited, Methil, KY8, failed to pay £37,384.89 to 310 workers.        
    29. Deluxe Beds Ltd, Huddersfield, HD2, failed to pay £27,233.68 to 64 workers.        
    30. Freedom Hotels West Limited, Nr Fort William, PH49, failed to pay £26,814.06 to 37 workers.        
    31. Mytime Active, Orpington, BR6, failed to pay £26,414.51 to 414 workers.        
    32. Parkdean Resorts UK Limited, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE12, failed to pay £26,360.91 to 291 workers.        
    33. Whitakers Chocolates Limited, Skipton, BD23, failed to pay £26,183.83 to 141 workers.        
    34. Suttons Tankers Limited, Widnes, WA8, failed to pay £25,631.33 to 35 workers.        
    35. Health Care Resourcing Group Limited, Prescot, L34, failed to pay £25,344.45 to 86 workers.        
    36. Veecare Ltd, Loughton, IG10, failed to pay £23,567.49 to 168 workers.        
    37. Meridian Marlow Ltd, Marlow, SL7, failed to pay £22,993.97 to 66 workers.        
    38. Managing Care Limited, Croydon, CR9, failed to pay £21,834.52 to 83 workers.        
    39. Mr Sri Krishna Ratnasinkam and Mrs Saraswathy Ratnasinkam , Ringmer, BN8, failed to pay £20,504.98 to 1 worker.        
    40. M Buckingham & Company Limited        
    , Maulden, MK45, failed to pay £20,361.01 to 3 workers.        
    41. Regency Hotel (Northern Ireland) Limited, Belfast, BT3, failed to pay £19,952.21 to 201 workers.        
    42. Baxters Food Group Limited, Fochabers, IV32, failed to pay £19,765.00 to 62 workers.        
    43. Thrive Childcare and Education Limited, Musselburgh, EH21, failed to pay £19,420.47 to 24 workers.        
    44. Hillgate Investments Limited, Rotherhithe , SE16, failed to pay £19,358.74 to 40 workers.        
    45. Hilton UK Hotels Limited, Watford, WD24, failed to pay £18,924.07 to 20 workers.        
    46. Oscar Mayer Limited, Chard, TA20, failed to pay £18,830.92 to 172 workers.        
    47. BA Cityflyer Limited, West Drayton, UB7, failed to pay £17,988.39 to 102 workers.        
    48. Crystal Property Cleaning Ltd, Twickenham, TW2, failed to pay £17,767.18 to 1 worker.        
    49. Key Care And Support Ltd, Manchester, M34, failed to pay £17,649.66 to 189 workers.        
    50. Sean Elliott, Ballymena, BT42, failed to pay £17,518.00 to 1 worker.        
    51. YTC Limited, Driffield, YO25, failed to pay £17,194.32 to 226 workers.        
    52. Virtual Marketing Services (Gibraltar) Ltd, Gibraltar, GX11, failed to pay £17,155.36 to 1 worker.        
    53. Wargrave Auto Centre Limited , Hounslow, TW5, failed to pay £17,114.70 to 37 workers.        
    54. Lawrence Davis Design Limited, Stoke On Trent, ST1, failed to pay £16,936.97 to 2 workers.        
    55. BJ Bright Day Nurseries Limited, Doncaster, DN5, failed to pay £16,759.85 to 19 workers.        
    56. Thorntons Limited, Alfreton, DE55, failed to pay £16,449.00 to 444 workers.        
    57. 24/7 Security and Events Ltd, Driffield, YO25, failed to pay £15,962.00 to 74 workers.        
    58. Winemark The Winemerchants Limited, Belfast, BT3, failed to pay £15,738.33 to 186 workers.        
    59. Anochrome Limited, Walsall, WS2, failed to pay £15,600.86 to 49 workers.        
    60. Allen Day Associates Limited, Bidwell, LU5, failed to pay £15,525.26 to 387 workers.        
    61. Equitas Solicitors Limited, Preston, PR2, failed to pay £15,412.15 to 72 workers.        
    62. Kingwood Limited, Wokingham, RG40, failed to pay £15,090.99 to 1 worker.        
    63. The Eastbury (Sherbourne) Limited, Sherborne, DT9, failed to pay £14,813.03 to 7 workers.        
    64. Elmoreton Limited, Belfast, BT7, failed to pay £14,782.81 to 391 workers.        
    65. Elliott Baxter & Company Limited , Farnborough, GU12, failed to pay £14,411.44 to 43 workers.        
    66. MA Bureau Limited, Croydon, CR0, failed to pay £13,226.91 to 6 workers.        
    67. Moto Hospitality Limited, Toddington, LU5, failed to pay £13,164.96 to 734 workers.        
    68. Slo Drinks Limited, Stockport, SK3, failed to pay £12,716.05 to 1 worker.        
    69. The Crown Hotel (Colne) Limited, Colne, BB8, failed to pay £12,642.18 to 2 workers.        
    70. EA Coaching Ltd, Birmingham, B34, failed to pay £12,378.25 to 18 workers.        
    71. Hydes’ Brewery Limited, Salford, M50, failed to pay £12,281.18 to 176 workers.        
    72. Elior UK PLC, Macclesfield, SK11, failed to pay £12,198.61 to 496 workers.        
    73. Savoy Tyres Limited, Kingston Upon Hull, HU8, failed to pay £11,921.60 to 6 workers.        
    74. PK Sales & Lettings Ltd, Greenwich, SE18, failed to pay £11,885.46 to 5 workers.        
    75. Quokka Solutions Ltd, Sunderland , SR5, failed to pay £11,605.84 to 15 workers.        
    76. Elix-Irr Consulting Services Limited, London, EC2V, failed to pay £11,101.13 to 21 workers.        
    77. Go To The Venue Limited, Oswestry, SY11, failed to pay £10,974.19 to 21 workers.        
    78. JWDW Limited, Doncaster, DN4, failed to pay £10,699.64 to 21 workers.        
    79. Mr Stuart Benson, Heywood, OL10, failed to pay £10,600.34 to 1 worker.        
    80. Philip Russell Limited, Belfast, BT6, failed to pay £10,507.58 to 111 workers.        
    81. Energy Kidz Ltd, Wokingham , RG41, failed to pay £10,479.36 to 199 workers.        
    82. ABC Pre-School Limited, Culcheth, WA3, failed to pay £10,393.39 to 16 workers.        
    83. YAM 110 Limited, Bradford, BD8, failed to pay £10,021.48 to 22 workers.        
    84. Lord Charles P Courtenay, Kenton, EX6, failed to pay £9,930.78 to 1 worker.        
    85. React Homecare Ltd, Mansfield, NG21, failed to pay £9,907.42 to 127 workers.        
    86. Lutonestateandlettings Ltd, Luton, LU3, failed to pay £9,887.66 to 4 workers.        
    87. Jill Birt, Bolton, BL5, failed to pay £9,819.79 to 3 workers.        
    88. The House That Jack Built (Day Nursery) Limited, Marlow, SL7, failed to pay £9,810.00 to 8 workers.        
    89. IWE Services Limited, Staxton, YO12, failed to pay £9,803.34 to 3 workers.        
    90. At Home – Specialists in Care Ltd, Pocklington, YO42, failed to pay £9,737.27 to 26 workers.        
    91. Mr Albert Cepa, Chesterfield, S40, failed to pay £9,677.33 to 4 workers.        
    92. Top Gas Heating & Plumbing Limited, Bristol, BS15, failed to pay £9,675.90 to 4 workers.        
    93. Brookfield Retail Ltd, Dewsbury, WF12, failed to pay £9,544.19 to 52 workers.        
    94. Clock House Farm Limited, Maidstone, ME17, failed to pay £9,384.53 to 69 workers.        
    95. Panic Deliveries Limited, Oldbury , B69, failed to pay £9,362.96 to 29 workers.        
    96. Steve Kane Painting & Decorating Limited, Doncaster, DN3, failed to pay £9,317.13 to 11 workers.        
    97. Wine Inns Limited, Belfast, BT3, failed to pay £9,295.35 to 103 workers.        
    98. SOS Homecare Ltd, Stretford, M32, failed to pay £9,186.36 to 293 workers.        
    99. Parkway Derby Limited, Derby, DE24, failed to pay £9,083.64 to 11 workers.        
    100. Lashes Nails and Brows Ltd, Thornton Heath, CR7, failed to pay £9,074.84 to 3 workers.        
    101. Mrs Carol Olsen , Bedlington, NE22, failed to pay £8,988.13 to 25 workers.        
    102. Teddy Bear Nursery Limited, Rochdale, OL16, failed to pay £8,982.22 to 32 workers.        
    103. R.H. Wilson (Chemists) Limited, Blackburn, BB1, failed to pay £8,925.53 to 11 workers.        
    104. Mr James Westcott, Newport, PO30, failed to pay £8,587.49 to 33 workers.        
    105. Mr Orhan Esen, Dumfries, DG1, failed to pay £8,513.17 to 5 workers.        
    106. Waterloo and Taunton Conservative Club, Ashton-Under-Lyne, OL7, failed to pay £8,468.51 to 3 workers.        
    107. Aramark Limited, Leeds, LS16, failed to pay £8,407.77 to 154 workers.        
    108. Mr Mario Wood, Stalybridge, SK15, failed to pay £8,040.26 to 3 workers.        
    109. Mr Paul S Clerehugh T/A , Henley-On-Thames, RG9, failed to pay £8,029.07 to 20 workers.        
    110. Waggon & Horses (Matley) Ltd, Stalybridge, SK15, failed to pay £8,016.08 to 57 workers.        
    111. Rice Solutions Limited, Southport, PR8, failed to pay £7,921.26 to 2 workers.        
    112. UK Hairdressers 2019 Limited, Birmingham, B16, failed to pay £7,870.93 to 13 workers.        
    113. LIBERTY MUSIC PR LTD, Brighton, BN1, failed to pay £7,663.84 to 3 workers.        
    114. Turkuaz Limited, Cheadle, SK8, failed to pay £7,655.93 to 3 workers.        
    115. Belgravia Mews Hotel Limited, South Kensington, SW5, failed to pay £7,646.84 to 14 workers.        
    116. Start Afresh Cleaning Limited, Ipswich, IP1, failed to pay £7,630.05 to 15 workers.        
    117. Mr Atul Patel & Mr Bhikhubhai Patel, Northampton, NN5, failed to pay £7,386.13 to 1 worker.        
    118. K J Curson Growers Limited, Wisbech, PE14, failed to pay £7,311.72 to 11 workers.        
    119. Artico Limited, Monmouth, NP25, failed to pay £7,306.40 to 1 worker.        
    120. Tristan HCW Ltd, Bedford, MK41, failed to pay £7,227.75 to 7 workers.        
    121. Mainstage Festivals Limited, Southwark, SE1, failed to pay £7,089.61 to 4 workers.        
    122. Talash Limited, CV32, failed to pay £7,053.17 to 53 workers.        
    123. J D Wetherspoon Plc, Watford , WD24, failed to pay £7,000.00 to 282 workers.        
    124. Aroma Expresso Bar Limited, London, NW4, failed to pay £6,967.02 to 2 workers.        
    125. Lymedale Motors Limited, Newcastle Under Lyme, ST5, failed to pay £6,859.90 to 3 workers.        
    126. Golders Green Hairdressing Limited, Finchley, NW11, failed to pay £6,846.53 to 10 workers.        
    127. Head Office Hair and Beauty (Scotland) Ltd., Glasgow, G61, failed to pay £6,803.01 to 2 workers.        
    128. The Stair Arms Hotel Ltd, Pathhead, EH37, failed to pay £6,787.54 to 1 worker.        
    129. Springfields Supported Services Limited, Barking, IG11, failed to pay £6,693.35 to 19 workers.        
    130. Network Tyre & Auto Limited, Dartford, DA1, failed to pay £6,529.19 to 7 workers.        
    131. Specialist Computer Centres Plc, Birmingham, B11, failed to pay £6,491.66 to 28 workers.        
    132. Treetops Childrens Nursery Ltd, Blackpool, FY2, failed to pay £6,450.52 to 45 workers.        
    133. McDonald & Munro Limited, Elgin, IV30, failed to pay £6,436.10 to 2 workers.        
    134. Suez Recycling and Recovery UK Ltd, Maidenhead, SL6, failed to pay £6,387.96 to 47 workers.        
    135. Woodhall Capital Limited, London, EC4N, failed to pay £6,294.25 to 1 worker.        
    136. Mr Steven Prested, Meadowfield, DH7, failed to pay £6,207.12 to 1 worker.        
    137. Best Social Enterprise Ltd, London, SE1, failed to pay £6,171.64 to 10 workers.        
    138. The Buck House Limited, Wrexham, LL13, failed to pay £6,101.67 to 1 worker.        
    139. Mahmoud Shaduman Ali , Derby , DE23, failed to pay £6,091.90 to 6 workers.        
    140. Get Your Mobi Limited, Lancaster, LA1, failed to pay £6,069.51 to 8 workers.        
    141. Robertson Facilities Management Limited, Elgin, IV30, failed to pay £5,864.37 to 51 workers.        
    142. Orion Group London Limited, Wandsworth, SW18, failed to pay £5,818.69 to 1 worker.        
    143. Dee Kay Knitwear Ltd, Leicester, LE4, failed to pay £5,801.65 to 38 workers.        
    144. Miss J J Smart, Southampton, SO31, failed to pay £5,778.65 to 1 worker.        
    145. Zhanna Horn, Torquay, TQ2, failed to pay £5,749.66 to 2 workers.        
    146. The Fernlea Hotel Limited, Lytham St Annes, FY8, failed to pay £5,698.56 to 4 workers.        
    147. Gogo and Fried Chicken Limited, Coventry, CV1, failed to pay £5,665.58 to 9 workers.        
    148. Chess People Limited, Alderley Edge, SK9, failed to pay £5,629.12 to 1 worker.        
    149. Building Blocks Day Nursery (NI) Ltd, Toome, BT41, failed to pay £5,576.45 to 45 workers.        
    150. Mr Christopher Owston, North Shields, NE29, failed to pay £5,571.27 to 1 worker.        
    151. LJ Care Homes Ltd, Lincoln, LN4, failed to pay £5,568.84 to 56 workers.        
    152. Crossgates Stop N Shop Ltd, Leeds, LS15, failed to pay £5,545.63 to 4 workers.        
    153. BLFL Services Ltd, Burnham on Crouch, CM0, failed to pay £5,496.06 to 3 workers.        
    154. Mr Nigel Ian Fisher, Romsey, SO51, failed to pay £5,442.49 to 1 worker.        
    155. Mr Mathew James Hicks, Whitchurch, RG28, failed to pay £5,439.43 to 3 workers.        
    156. Old Town Car Wash Ltd, Hastings, TN35, failed to pay £5,422.92 to 5 workers.        
    157. London Street Brasserie Limited, Reading, RG1, failed to pay £5,343.77 to 13 workers.        
    158. Coton Care Limited, Wolverhampton, WV4, failed to pay £5,342.58 to 47 workers.        
    159. Epilepsy Society, Chalfont St Peter, SL9, failed to pay £5,293.99 to 1 worker.        
    160. Premier Work Support Limited, Chatham, ME4, failed to pay £5,272.92 to 428 workers.        
    161. Power Leisure Bookmakers Limited, Hammersmith, W6, failed to pay £5,245.57 to 257 workers.        
    162. Star Lite Jobs Limited, Ilford, IG1, failed to pay £5,237.44 to 67 workers.        
    163. Vivienne Westwood Limited, Wandsworth, SW11, failed to pay £5,232.00 to 1 worker.        
    164. A.P.C. Panels Ltd, Barry, CF63, failed to pay £5,220.60 to 7 workers.        
    165. Ghani Systems Ltd, Glasgow, G42, failed to pay £5,209.68 to 15 workers.        
    166. Taylor Dental Laboratory Limited, Leicester, LE5, failed to pay £5,189.75 to 1 worker.        
    167. MEDS2U Limited, Barnsley, S73, failed to pay £5,057.78 to 8 workers.        
    168. Total Cleaning South Limited, Manston, CT12, failed to pay £5,054.94 to 218 workers.        
    169. Decorative Panels Furniture Limited , Elland, HX5, failed to pay £5,045.43 to 62 workers.        
    170. Supercar Italia Ltd, Westerham, TN16, failed to pay £4,997.94 to 1 worker.        
    171. Miss Gemma Tattersall, Horsham, RH13, failed to pay £4,886.88 to 3 workers.        
    172. Mr Muhammed Afzal Jabarkhail , Clydebank, G81, failed to pay £4,873.12 to 1 worker.        
    173. Mr Shamim Ahmed, Braunton, EX33, failed to pay £4,867.46 to 1 worker.        
    174. Canei International Limited, Nottingham, NG10, failed to pay £4,752.20 to 1 worker.        
    175. Kitty Café Leeds Limited, Leeds, LS1, failed to pay £4,745.99 to 10 workers.        
    176. DES Healthcare Limited, Lincoln, LN5, failed to pay £4,634.94 to 36 workers.        
    177. Lakeside Day Nursery Limited , Swansea, SA6, failed to pay £4,631.93 to 3 workers.        
    178. Zayani Limited, West Drayton, UB7, failed to pay £4,593.39 to 2 workers.        
    179. Eaton Electrical Systems Limited, Doncaster, DN2, failed to pay £4,576.09 to 24 workers.        
    180. Mr Fadhil Omar Ibrahim , Ripley, DE5, failed to pay £4,482.40 to 5 workers.        
    181. Central Garage (Chesham) Ltd, Hyde Heath, HP6, failed to pay £4,416.25 to 1 worker.        
    182. Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, Exhibition Road, SW7, failed to pay £4,372.16 to 1 worker.        
    183. Penrhyn Inns Limited, Oldham, OL4, failed to pay £4,324.94 to 33 workers.        
    184. Everest Hotels Limited, Powys, NP8, failed to pay £4,274.77 to 4 workers.        
    185. Coastal Heating Ltd, Sheringham, NR26, failed to pay £4,267.76 to 1 worker.        
    186. UK Solutions Limited, Chelmsford, CM1, failed to pay £4,267.22 to 28 workers.        
    187. NEO Property Solutions Limited, Leeds, LS9, failed to pay £4,263.52 to 16 workers.        
    188. Mountford House Nursery Limited, Nottingham, NG5, failed to pay £4,195.32 to 1 worker.        
    189. Major Cleaning Services Limited, Potters Bar, EN6, failed to pay £4,194.74 to 25 workers.        
    190. Witham Valeting Ltd, Witham , CM8, failed to pay £4,166.48 to 8 workers.        
    191. Parsons Bakery Limited, Bristol, BS3, failed to pay £4,134.64 to 44 workers.        
    192. Mr Amir Rasool, Langholm, DG13, failed to pay £4,083.79 to 1 worker.        
    193. Grosvenor Concierge Limited  (previously GCS Facility Services Limited), Skegness, PE25, failed to pay £4,056.99 to 120 workers.        
    194. Industrial Cleaning Services (UK) Ltd, Camden, WC1N, failed to pay £4,048.91 to 41 workers.        
    195. Spring Cleaning Services Limited, Cheltenham, GL51, failed to pay £3,989.71 to 16 workers.        
    196. Sunlit Ltd, Lewisham, SE6, failed to pay £3,973.49 to 4 workers.        
    197. Blink Productions Limited, Holloway, N7, failed to pay £3,910.06 to 4 workers.        
    198. DSM Joinery Contractors Limited, Dunfermline, KY11, failed to pay £3,905.50 to 2 workers.        
    199. Fashion Fabric Transprinters Limited, Leicester, LE4, failed to pay £3,779.70 to 2 workers.        
    200. Mrs Imogen Katherine Wyvill, Mr Marmaduke D’Arcy William Wyvill and Mr Marmaduke Charles Astey Wyvill, Leyburn, DL8, failed to pay £3,724.37 to 16 workers.        
    201. Mrs Nalani Carr, Haverhill, CB9, failed to pay £3,702.83 to 1 worker.        
    202. Temple Farm Limited, Ramsgate, CT11, failed to pay £3,696.54 to 57 workers.        
    203. Walker Outboard Services Limited, Reading, RG4, failed to pay £3,647.76 to 1 worker.        
    204. Shah Foods Ltd, Newham, E16, failed to pay £3,638.69 to 2 workers.        
    205. City Office (NI) Ltd, Belfast, BT12, failed to pay £3,622.46 to 2 workers.        
    206. Ms Stacey Baker, Doune, FK16, failed to pay £3,582.87 to 1 worker.        
    207. Joarr Hot Food Emporium Limited, Southport, PR9, failed to pay £3,564.00 to 1 worker.        
    208. St John’s Road Garage Limited, Dartford, DA2, failed to pay £3,525.63 to 1 worker.        
    209. Alanya Catering Ltd, Nottingham, NG1, failed to pay £3,489.42 to 7 workers.        
    210. Care Direct Group Limited, Eastbourne, BN21, failed to pay £3,484.98 to 35 workers.        
    211. Baudelaire Limited, Alresford , SO24, failed to pay £3,454.06 to 1 worker.        
    212. House Of Glamour Limited, East Dulwich, SE22, failed to pay £3,433.06 to 1 worker.        
    213. Oshibori Scotland Ltd, Dundee, DD1, failed to pay £3,328.44 to 5 workers.        
    214. Yatab Company Ltd, Rainham, RM13, failed to pay £3,292.77 to 7 workers.        
    215. Cheeky Monkey Day Nurseries Limited, Birmingham, B15, failed to pay £3,272.93 to 22 workers.        
    216. S & W Developments Limited, Doncaster, DN5, failed to pay £3,253.46 to 1 worker.        
    217. The Lady Cleaner Ltd, Eastbourne, BN23, failed to pay £3,233.28 to 26 workers.        
    218. Mi Casa Care Ltd, Mansfield, NG19, failed to pay £3,221.07 to 23 workers.        
    219. SNC-LAVALIN RAIL & TRANSIT LIMITED, Epsom, KT18, failed to pay £3,212.78 to 11 workers.        
    220. Little Flowers Limited, Renfrew, PA4, failed to pay £3,162.05 to 1 worker.        
    221. Little Ducklings Day Nursery (Garstang) Limited, Preston, PR3, failed to pay £3,157.18 to 1 worker.        
    222. Fresh 75 Limited, Newport, PO30, failed to pay £3,132.90 to 1 worker.        
    223. Excel Parking Services Limited, Sheffield, S9, failed to pay £3,124.95 to 14 workers.        
    224. Mr Simon Foster and Mrs Jane Foster, Skipton, BD23, failed to pay £3,124.66 to 1 worker.        
    225. Mr Daniel Jenkinson , Preston, PR1, failed to pay £3,104.72 to 1 worker.        
    226. Spanners & Sparks (EK) Limited, Glasgow, G75, failed to pay £3,093.15 to 5 workers.        
    227. Central Electrical Contracts Limited, Wolverhampton, WV6, failed to pay £3,086.28 to 5 workers.        
    228. Branded Housewares Limited, Wolverhampton, WV2, failed to pay £3,066.72 to 4 workers.        
    229. Valerie Anne Sheen , Honiton, EX14, failed to pay £3,057.10 to 18 workers.        
    230. Rosebridge Private Day Nursery Limited, Wigan, WN1, failed to pay £3,056.94 to 19 workers.        
    231. Elite Motors Bodyshop Limited, Northampton, NN5, failed to pay £3,055.68 to 8 workers.        
    232. Roux Waterside Inn Limited, Bray, SL6, failed to pay £3,022.52 to 19 workers.        
    233. P.B Services (Wales) Limited, Mountain Ash, CF45, failed to pay £3,008.30 to 2 workers.        
    234. Lostock Hall Academy Trust, Preston, PR5, failed to pay £2,993.98 to 2 workers.        
    235. Taylor Shaw Limited, Macclesfield, SK11, failed to pay £2,958.43 to 2 workers.        
    236. Sage Hair Care (Salons) Limited, Cardiff, CF5, failed to pay £2,938.09 to 3 workers.        
    237. Mr Andrew Petrou, Walworth, SE17, failed to pay £2,907.33 to 1 worker.        
    238. Crystal Car Wash and Valeting Ltd, Loughborough, LE11, failed to pay £2,852.00 to 1 worker.        
    239. KEYSIGNS LIMITED, Bellshill, ML4, failed to pay £2,851.78 to 4 workers.        
    240. Centerplate UK Limited, Camden, WC1B, failed to pay £2,829.64 to 167 workers.        
    241. MN Support Services Limited, Queens Park, W10, failed to pay £2,829.17 to 294 workers.        
    242. Kirklees Active Leisure , Huddersfield, HD1, failed to pay £2,821.46 to 18 workers.        
    243. Marsden Healthcare Limited, Nelson, BB9, failed to pay £2,811.05 to 22 workers.        
    244. Mrs Michelle S Chandler, Birmingham, B44, failed to pay £2,806.72 to 2 workers.        
    245. Jamie Stevens (Kensington) Ltd, Kensington, W8, failed to pay £2,779.88 to 2 workers.        
    246. Filco Supermarkets Limited, Llantwit Major, CF61, failed to pay £2,772.41 to 118 workers.        
    247. AFH Ltd, Cardiff, CF24, failed to pay £2,771.99 to 4 workers.        
    248. Ms Philippa Funnell, Dorking, RH5, failed to pay £2,746.65 to 2 workers.        
    249. Kids at Heart (Harrogate) Limited, Knaresborough, HG5, failed to pay £2,746.08 to 3 workers.        
    250. Sparkle Cleaning Co. (London) Limited, Croydon, CR5, failed to pay £2,732.94 to 25 workers.        
    251. Lexington Catering Limited, Camden, EC4N, failed to pay £2,714.52 to 64 workers.        
    252. What A Hoot Day Nursery Limited, Blyth, NE24, failed to pay £2,712.53 to 4 workers.        
    253. Mr Andy B Fitzsimmons, Mr Ford B Fitzsimmons and Mrs Theresa G Fitzsimmons, Kilwinning, KA13, failed to pay £2,694.78 to 15 workers.        
    254. QSO Ltd, Leeds, LS4, failed to pay £2,675.41 to 10 workers.        
    255. Parkers Pets Limited, Southsea, PO5, failed to pay £2,665.49 to 2 workers.        
    256. Kazoku Restaurant Group Ltd, Sevenoaks, TN13, failed to pay £2,665.15 to 1 worker.        
    257. Madames Hair & Beauty Limited, Swindon, SN3, failed to pay £2,656.41 to 1 worker.        
    258. Acerta Group Limited , Warwick, CV34, failed to pay £2,629.00 to 13 workers.        
    259. London Auto Parts Limited, Wembley, HA0, failed to pay £2,622.17 to 2 workers.        
    260. Killan Structural Limited, Oldham, OL3, failed to pay £2,620.45 to 2 workers.        
    261. Sandersons (N.W.) Ltd, Blackpool, FY4, failed to pay £2,603.82 to 3 workers.        
    262. A & K Home Care Services Ltd, Napton, CV47, failed to pay £2,603.14 to 78 workers.        
    263. Chaplins Hotel Limited, Blackpool, FY1, failed to pay £2,586.56 to 2 workers.        
    264. Calmac Developments Limited, Dumfries, DG2, failed to pay £2,583.77 to 17 workers.        
    265. La Reserve Aparthotel (Manchester) Limited, Manchester, M1, failed to pay £2,567.66 to 13 workers.        
    266. Ultimate Stores Limited, London, NW1, failed to pay £2,560.34 to 4 workers.        
    267. Drayton Manor Resort Limited, Tamworth, B78, failed to pay £2,559.58 to 25 workers.        
    268. Community Foundation, Birmingham, B19, failed to pay £2,500.24 to 2 workers.        
    269. D and G Pub Company Limited, Darlington, DL3, failed to pay £2,498.17 to 35 workers.        
    270. Poplars Blossoms Nursery School Limited, Nottingham, NG5, failed to pay £2,494.39 to 1 worker.        
    271. Vonsung Limited, Islington, EC1Y, failed to pay £2,485.20 to 1 worker.        
    272. Cornish Premier Pasties Limited, Newquay, TR9, failed to pay £2,467.45 to 53 workers.        
    273. The Clansmans Rest Ltd, Glasgow, G40, failed to pay £2,417.22 to 3 workers.        
    274. Natural Care 53 Limited, Manchester, M12, failed to pay £2,412.03 to 1 worker.        
    275. TKE Landscaping Ltd, Wendens Ambo, CB11, failed to pay £2,403.16 to 3 workers.        
    276. Mockingbird Lane Ltd, Glasgow, G11, failed to pay £2,387.07 to 1 worker.        
    277. Mr Patrick G Neilan, Glasgow, G43, failed to pay £2,383.29 to 2 workers.        
    278. Brean Leisure Park Ltd, Berrow, Burnham-on-Sea, TA8, failed to pay £2,371.57 to 12 workers.        
    279. Davidsons Plumbing & Heating Limited , Bristol, BS5, failed to pay £2,349.54 to 4 workers.        
    280. Motor Body Centre Limited, Birmingham, B18, failed to pay £2,346.49 to 1 worker.        
    281. S & S Care (UK) Limited, Caergwrle, LL12, failed to pay £2,340.72 to 49 workers.        
    282. Kelton Nursery, Liverpool, L18, failed to pay £2,334.79 to 10 workers.        
    283. Asset India Limited, Harrow, HA1, failed to pay £2,334.54 to 2 workers.        
    284. Safegas UK Ltd, Swinton, M27, failed to pay £2,277.54 to 1 worker.        
    285. Mert GB 2 Limited, East Ham, E6, failed to pay £2,261.38 to 1 worker.        
    286. Hallwell Projects Ltd, Plymouth, PL1, failed to pay £2,211.32 to 3 workers.        
    287. Mr Andrew Roy Milward, Pembroke Dock, SA72, failed to pay £2,205.31 to 1 worker.        
    288. R & R Retail UK Limited, Luton, LU4, failed to pay £2,201.05 to 16 workers.        
    289. Salon IPS Ltd, Ipswich, IP4, failed to pay £2,189.12 to 1 worker.        
    290. Mr Narinder Kumar Nar, Birmingham, B18, failed to pay £2,173.86 to 2 workers.        
    291. Old Mill Holiday Park Limited, St Helens, PO33, failed to pay £2,172.06 to 1 worker.        
    292. Ms Caroline Wright, Birmingham, B43, failed to pay £2,170.63 to 1 worker.        
    293. Dolphin Care (IOW) Limited, Wroxall Ventnor, PO38, failed to pay £2,155.09 to 6 workers.        
    294. Whistledown Inn Limited, Newry, BT34, failed to pay £2,154.29 to 46 workers.        
    295. Renegade Hair Studio Limited, Leeds, LS2, failed to pay £2,148.74 to 1 worker.        
    296. Lethendy Cheltenham Limited, Cheltenham, GL53, failed to pay £2,144.90 to 44 workers.        
    297. Heminstone Estates Limited, Colchester, CO2, failed to pay £2,137.35 to 10 workers.        
    298. S Leicester Ltd, Leicester, LE5, failed to pay £2,127.17 to 38 workers.        
    299. GB Vape Limited, Heckmondwike, WF16, failed to pay £2,119.82 to 7 workers.        
    300. P McCarthy Limited, Brandon, IP27, failed to pay £2,108.75 to 9 workers.        
    301. K. Foley Limited, Great Blakenham, NR2, failed to pay £2,104.81 to 94 workers.        
    302. AGL Attractions Limited , Burnham-On-Sea, TA8, failed to pay £2,090.06 to 24 workers.        
    303. Techlogico Limited, Knottingley, WF11, failed to pay £2,056.43 to 6 workers.        
    304. Mr Iain Stewart Matheson, Paisley, PA1, failed to pay £2,036.50 to 6 workers.        
    305. GLASGOW WATERLOO LIMITED, Glasgow, G2, failed to pay £2,020.36 to 41 workers.        
    306. R J Ferguson Company Limited, Stewartstown, BT71, failed to pay £2,014.04 to 3 workers.        
    307. Ms Susan Meheux, Southampton, SO31, failed to pay £2,008.66 to 12 workers.        
    308. Mr David Odudu, Sheffield, S9, failed to pay £1,992.53 to 1 worker.        
    309. Mr Hazar Ibrahim Hamid, Doncaster, DN5, failed to pay £1,961.64 to 5 workers.        
    310. M&C Jones Building Contractors Limited, Rhyl, LL18, failed to pay £1,954.46 to 2 workers.        
    311. Hi-Spec Facilities Services Ltd, Dartford, DA2, failed to pay £1,938.75 to 96 workers.        
    312. Calibre Building & Decorating Services Limited, Lichfield, WS13, failed to pay £1,937.89 to 1 worker.        
    313. CPM Electrical Ltd, Omagh, BT79, failed to pay £1,937.71 to 4 workers.        
    314. Ashbrook Roofing & Supplies Limited, Nr Matlock, DE4, failed to pay £1,912.65 to 5 workers.        
    315. Mr Thomas Hutchison, Prestonpans, EH32, failed to pay £1,901.44 to 1 worker.        
    316. Mr Khalid Javid, Chester, CH2, failed to pay £1,891.42 to 1 worker.        
    317. South Golden Mountain Limited, Eastbourne, BN21, failed to pay £1,888.52 to 1 worker.        
    318. Oldbury Grange Nursing Home Ltd, Nuneaton, CV10, failed to pay £1,878.02 to 65 workers.        
    319. OC Electric Limited, Benton, NE12, failed to pay £1,869.32 to 1 worker.        
    320. Seagrave Decorations Limited, Kettering, NN16, failed to pay £1,847.76 to 4 workers.        
    321. Little Angels Fun Club and Nursery Limited, Bedlington, NE22, failed to pay £1,832.96 to 92 workers.        
    322. GAPJ Ivinghoe Ltd, Leighton Buzzard, LU7, failed to pay £1,828.25 to 5 workers.        
    323. Vapour C Co Ltd, Gillingham, ME7, failed to pay £1,822.57 to 2 workers.        
    324. Wide Range Services Limited, Hull, HU12, failed to pay £1,816.72 to 1 worker.        
    325. Hughes (Family Bakers) Holdings Limited, Bradford, BD18, failed to pay £1,811.57 to 26 workers.        
    326. A W Pettitt Limited, Windermere, LA23, failed to pay £1,810.90 to 5 workers.        
    327. Smartway Holding Limited, Holloway, N7, failed to pay £1,800.00 to 1 worker.        
    328. Beaux Health and Wellbeing Ltd, Taunton, TA1, failed to pay £1,791.96 to 1 worker.        
    329. Saggiomo Luxury Foods Limited, Croydon, CR0, failed to pay £1,787.60 to 1 worker.        
    330. John Clark (Holdings) Limited , Aberdeen, AB12, failed to pay £1,785.63 to 5 workers.        
    331. Swiftclean (UK) Limited, Southend-on-Sea, SS2, failed to pay £1,761.48 to 5 workers.        
    332. Reachout Healthcare Limited, Stockport, SK5, failed to pay £1,757.42 to 31 workers.        
    333. Mr Ian T Henderson, Accrington, BB5, failed to pay £1,740.90 to 2 workers.        
    334. Clarke Group Construction Limited, Wyberton, PE21, failed to pay £1,736.49 to 1 worker.        
    335. MRB Cleaning Limited, Swansea, SA1, failed to pay £1,733.88 to 1 worker.        
    336. Mr John Fulton Allen & Mr John Gary King,  Strabane, BT82, failed to pay £1,725.59 to 1 worker.        
    337. Belmont Hotel (Leicester) Limited, Leicester, LE1, failed to pay £1,710.28 to 36 workers.        
    338. Mini Me Private Day Nursery Limited, Newport, NP19, failed to pay £1,708.33 to 15 workers.        
    339. Glow Trade Ltd, Leicester, LE5, failed to pay £1,706.46 to 20 workers.        
    340. Mr Jason Hearn, Taunton, TA1, failed to pay £1,706.12 to 2 workers.        
    341. Country Park Leisure Limited, Hessle, HU13, failed to pay £1,705.13 to 13 workers.        
    342. C & C Precision Engineering Services Limited, Rowley Regis, B65, failed to pay £1,704.30 to 1 worker.        
    343. Karen Jeffrey , Wishaw, ML2, failed to pay £1,683.58 to 4 workers.        
    344. DNA Cleaning Solutions Limited, Twickenham, TW2, failed to pay £1,670.29 to 25 workers.        
    345. Assured Care (Stockport) Ltd., Stockport, SK1, failed to pay £1,666.57 to 79 workers.        
    346. Graylaw International Freight Group Ltd, Skelmersdale, WN8, failed to pay £1,663.46 to 7 workers.        
    347. SPI Trading Limited, Lisburn , BT28, failed to pay £1,656.74 to 3 workers.        
    348. Executive Hire Ltd., Glasgow, G74, failed to pay £1,650.54 to 3 workers.        
    349. Accelerate Cleaning Solutions Ltd, Ipswich, IP7, failed to pay £1,650.38 to 106 workers.        
    350. LGH Plumbing & Heating Services Limited, Leigh, WN7, failed to pay £1,624.77 to 1 worker.        
    351. Samuel Eales Silverware Limited, Sheffield, S3, failed to pay £1,619.79 to 1 worker.        
    352. High Grove Beds Limited, Liversedge, WF15, failed to pay £1,610.43 to 8 workers.        
    353. Shakes n Cakes Aberdeen Ltd, Aberdeen, AB24, failed to pay £1,597.98 to 1 worker.        
    354. Bespoke Cuisine Ltd, Bethnal Green, EC1V, failed to pay £1,587.04 to 1 worker.        
    355. Mascallkelly Limited, Cleveland, TS12, failed to pay £1,576.59 to 19 workers.        
    356. Sher Gill Enterprises Limited, Dunoon, PA23, failed to pay £1,557.58 to 1 worker.        
    357. Ms Hiromi Sato, London, SW4, failed to pay £1,551.71 to 2 workers.        
    358. R.Loughlin Electrical Services Ltd, Castlederg, BT81, failed to pay £1,542.58 to 3 workers.        
    359. Papermoon Nurseries (Boultham Park) Limited, Lincoln, LN6, failed to pay £1,535.25 to 11 workers.        
    360. SB Rom Food Center Ltd, Hounslow, TW3, failed to pay £1,533.80 to 9 workers.        
    361. Mr Robert Pontefract, Stamford, PE9, failed to pay £1,531.55 to 1 worker.        
    362. Grant Leisure Group Limited, Blackpool, FY3, failed to pay £1,495.62 to 15 workers.        
    363. Everbright Lodge Ltd, Llangollen, LL20, failed to pay £1,475.07 to 25 workers.        
    364. Biscuit Clothing Ltd, Edinburgh, EH10, failed to pay £1,469.89 to 1 worker.        
    365. Brockencote Hall Hotel Limited, Leamington Spa, CV33, failed to pay £1,468.25 to 19 workers.        
    366. Mr Francis Joseph McParland and Mr Peter Liam McParland , Armagh, BT61, failed to pay £1,466.04 to 4 workers.        
    367. Colemans Garden Centre Ltd, Templepatrick, BT39, failed to pay £1,450.11 to 35 workers.        
    368. Southcoast Homecare Ltd, Chichester, PO19, failed to pay £1,438.93 to 9 workers.        
    369. Booth & Stirland Limited, Ripley, DE5, failed to pay £1,434.97 to 3 workers.        
    370. Grieve Decor Limited, Berwick Upon Tweed, TD15, failed to pay £1,415.11 to 2 workers.        
    371. Barry Tyre Centre Limited, Barry, CF63, failed to pay £1,408.88 to 1 worker.        
    372. Piddle Brewery Limited, Dorchester, DT2, failed to pay £1,407.79 to 1 worker.        
    373. Forseti Law Ltd, Bolton, BL1, failed to pay £1,403.87 to 1 worker.        
    374. Wash Me Clean Ltd, Bracknell, RG12, failed to pay £1,400.27 to 1 worker.        
    375. Colonnade (Operator) Limited, Little Venice, W9, failed to pay £1,385.11 to 1 worker.        
    376. Mario Gianni Limited, Stockport, SK7, failed to pay £1,378.94 to 3 workers.        
    377. Moyo’s Brothers Limited, Brighton, BN1, failed to pay £1,373.14 to 2 workers.        
    378. Atticus Cleaning Services Limited, Altrincham, WA14, failed to pay £1,364.89 to 1 worker.        
    379. Mrs Jane Boome and Miss Verity Jane Boome, Peterborough, PE7, failed to pay £1,360.84 to 13 workers.        
    380. Get Grip Auto Ltd, Cheltenham, GL53, failed to pay £1,348.25 to 2 workers.        
    381. Downs Holdings Limited, Yarm, TS15, failed to pay £1,339.48 to 8 workers.        
    382. Direct Cleaning Services (Oxford) Limited, Weston-Super-Mare, BS22, failed to pay £1,323.74 to 1 worker.        
    383. Viv Designs Ltd, Gravesend, DA12, failed to pay £1,317.95 to 1 worker.        
    384. Sycamore Farm Park Limited, Skegness, PE24, failed to pay £1,311.54 to 2 workers.        
    385. SMK Building & Joinery Contractors Ltd, Todmorden, OL14, failed to pay £1,297.16 to 1 worker.        
    386. Richard Tate Limited, Leeds, LS10, failed to pay £1,294.02 to 1 worker.        
    387. JDP Hotels Ltd, Wakefield, WF2, failed to pay £1,289.98 to 34 workers.        
    388. Miss Abby Fox, Widnes, WA8, failed to pay £1,270.35 to 10 workers.        
    389. Polish Village Bakery Ltd, Manchester , M17, failed to pay £1,267.37 to 43 workers.        
    390. ENERGY DUNDEE 4 U LTD , Dundee, DD4, failed to pay £1,263.65 to 15 workers.        
    391. Synvestment Ltd, High Wycombe, HP12, failed to pay £1,262.39 to 2 workers.        
    392. Peony Culture Communication Limited, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1, failed to pay £1,247.02 to 1 worker.        
    393. Easy Clean Contractors Limited, Peterborough, PE7, failed to pay £1,246.92 to 125 workers.        
    394. R Binks Construction Limited, Bolton, BL2, failed to pay £1,244.33 to 3 workers.        
    395. Mrs Julie Shaw, Knaresborough, HG5, failed to pay £1,231.68 to 20 workers.        
    396. Mrs Karaimjit Gill, Barry, CF63, failed to pay £1,230.73 to 1 worker.        
    397. Mcaleer & McGarrity Ltd, Cookstown, BT80, failed to pay £1,207.77 to 2 workers.        
    398. M.P.M Consumer Products Limited, Manchester, M11, failed to pay £1,205.73 to 32 workers.        
    399. K.L.N. Limited , Brent, NW6, failed to pay £1,203.83 to 2 workers.        
    400. GMD SERVICES LIMITED, Kingston Upon Hull, HU3, failed to pay £1,193.24 to 2 workers.        
    401. C.V.East Ltd, Colchester , CO1, failed to pay £1,185.68 to 7 workers.        
    402. Mr Jonathan Hope and Mr Charlie Hope, Slough, SL3, failed to pay £1,183.12 to 3 workers.        
    403. Belshaw Bookkeeping Services Limited, Bacup, OL13, failed to pay £1,179.76 to 1 worker.        
    404. D Allen Transport Limited, St Helens, WA9, failed to pay £1,178.73 to 4 workers.        
    405. Mrs S & Mr G Clough, Bradford, BD12, failed to pay £1,162.79 to 1 worker.        
    406. Golden Cue Snooker Club Limited, Bilston, WV14, failed to pay £1,147.43 to 1 worker.        
    407. South Wales Building and Construction Limited, Newport, NP11, failed to pay £1,135.47 to 2 workers.        
    408. Form Communal Maintenance Limited, Hartford, CW8, failed to pay £1,131.97 to 1 worker.        
    409. SMS Bars Limited, Stockport, SK1, failed to pay £1,115.11 to 2 workers.        
    410. Grace Construction and Management Ltd, Derby, DE1, failed to pay £1,113.49 to 1 worker.        
    411. Alveston House Hotel Limited, Thornbury, BS35, failed to pay £1,109.12 to 1 worker.        
    412. Mrs Pearl Moore, Blackpool, FY4, failed to pay £1,094.75 to 3 workers.        
    413. Think Wraps Ltd, Poole, BH12, failed to pay £1,053.08 to 1 worker.        
    414. Telebizz Ltd, Plymouth, PL7, failed to pay £1,048.56 to 72 workers.        
    415. Hill Top Day Nursery Limited, Swadlincote, DE12, failed to pay £1,041.04 to 2 workers.        
    416. W. Corbett & Co. (Galvanizing) Limited, Telford, TF7, failed to pay £1,039.53 to 36 workers.        
    417. Autocare (Benfleet) Limited, Stanford-Le-Hope, SS17, failed to pay £1,032.23 to 2 workers.        
    418. Pork Farms Limited, Nottingham, NG2, failed to pay £1,029.77 to 9 workers.        
    419. Galdin Limited, Hackney, N1, failed to pay £1,024.50 to 5 workers.        
    420. Trinity Park Nursery Ltd, Craigavon, BT67, failed to pay £1,020.97 to 17 workers.        
    421. Mr Thanabalasingam Ketheeswarathas and Mrs Sivasuki Ketheeswarathas, Ipswich, IP2, failed to pay £1,006.83 to 2 workers.        
    422. G P H Carpentry Limited, Newquay, TR8, failed to pay £1,003.04 to 2 workers.        
    423. Euro Car Wash (South East) Limited, Greenwich, SE7, failed to pay £992.56 to 3 workers.        
    424. Mrs Melanie Elizabet Brown, Kirkcaldy, KY1, failed to pay £986.58 to 1 worker.        
    425. A O Hand Car Wash & Valeting Ltd, Peckham, SE15, failed to pay £982.62 to 3 workers.        
    426. Dash-Cae Limited, Oxford, OX14, failed to pay £976.19 to 1 worker.        
    427. Janette Allen Limited, Braintree, CM77, failed to pay £976.18 to 1 worker.        
    428. Ms Sarah Balfour, York, YO10, failed to pay £967.87 to 1 worker.        
    429. Allied Industrial Products Limited, Salford, M5, failed to pay £955.78 to 1 worker.        
    430. Cummins Ltd, Darlington, DL1, failed to pay £954.04 to 11 workers.        
    431. Ramsbottom Cricket Club, Bury, BL0, failed to pay £931.67 to 2 workers.        
    432. Soughton Shoot Limited, Northop, Mold,, CH7, failed to pay £927.24 to 1 worker.        
    433. Mrs Penni Durdy, Doncaster, DN9, failed to pay £924.04 to 1 worker.        
    434. Friends Care Agency Limited, Sandy, SG19, failed to pay £923.84 to 20 workers.        
    435. French Connection UK Limited, Camden, NW1, failed to pay £917.95 to 57 workers.        
    436. Precision Workwear Limited, Stamford, PE9, failed to pay £916.35 to 1 worker.        
    437. Joinex Joinery Express Limited, Brentford, TW8, failed to pay £882.61 to 12 workers.        
    438. Yorkcloud Limited, Ulverston, LA12, failed to pay £872.20 to 2 workers.        
    439. KR Scotland Ltd, Edinburgh, EH3, failed to pay £849.21 to 3 workers.        
    440. The KLE (Berwick) Group Ltd, Berwick Upon Tweed, TD15, failed to pay £838.48 to 2 workers.        
    441. Zig Zag Day Nursery Limited, Peterborough, PE1, failed to pay £827.98 to 21 workers.        
    442. Birdies Day Nursery Limited, Lisburn, BT28, failed to pay £821.32 to 8 workers.        
    443. Sooty Olive Ltd, Waterside, BT47, failed to pay £819.24 to 33 workers.        
    444. Bright Bees Nursery Ltd, Leicester, LE4, failed to pay £817.06 to 1 worker.        
    445. What The Fish Limited, Richmond upon Thames, SW14, failed to pay £801.08 to 1 worker.        
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    447. Fairytales Day Nursery Limited, Dudley, DY2, failed to pay £793.38 to 7 workers.        
    448. R.G.R. Garages (Cranfield) Limited, Bedford, MK43, failed to pay £791.65 to 1 worker.        
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    452. Kids Korner Day Nurseries Ltd, Belfast, BT6, failed to pay £779.81 to 23 workers.        
    453. Inter County Cleaning Services Limited, Rushden, NN10, failed to pay £754.38 to 106 workers.        
    454. Spring Clean Commercial Ltd, Norwich, NR16, failed to pay £753.17 to 107 workers.        
    455. Clean Living Services Limited, Lambeth, SW8, failed to pay £749.48 to 16 workers.        
    456. Le Petit Francais Ltd, Edinburgh, EH6, failed to pay £744.52 to 10 workers.        
    457. Playworks Childcare Limited, Caerphilly, CF83, failed to pay £743.64 to 5 workers.        
    458. Wickhambrook Stores Limited, Newmarket, CB8, failed to pay £729.88 to 1 worker.        
    459. Rothco Independent Mortgages Ltd, Alnwick, NE66, failed to pay £729.83 to 1 worker.        
    460. James David Segal, Hull, HU1, failed to pay £729.22 to 6 workers.        
    461. Daniel Thwaites Public Limited Company, Blackburn, BB2, failed to pay £724.73 to 23 workers.        
    462. HRUK Group of Companies Ltd, Leeds, LS8, failed to pay £719.11 to 1 worker.        
    463. Historic Hotels & Properties Ltd, Scarborough, YO11, failed to pay £707.11 to 5 workers.        
    464. Penge Car Care ltd, Croydon, SE25, failed to pay £682.48 to 2 workers.        
    465. Craig Gordon Building Services Ltd, Edinburgh, EH11, failed to pay £680.17 to 1 worker.        
    466. Mountview Hotels Ltd, Callander, FK17, failed to pay £672.60 to 1 worker.        
    467. Paragon Quality Foods Ltd, Doncaster, DN3, failed to pay £670.56 to 21 workers.        
    468. Core Electrical Solutions Ltd, Beckenham, BR3, failed to pay £658.78 to 2 workers.        
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    480. Halton Concrete Ltd, Widnes, WA8, failed to pay £607.43 to 2 workers.        
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    485. Max & Molly Limited, Wigan, WN3, failed to pay £579.96 to 1 worker.        
    486. Happy Children Day Nursery Limited, Ballynahinch, BT24, failed to pay £573.74 to 12 workers.        
    487. Jagard Valeting & Cleaning Services Ltd, Wellingborough, NN8, failed to pay £573.47 to 2 workers.        
    488. 247 Convenience Store (Bury) Ltd, Bury, BL8, failed to pay £571.63 to 1 worker.        
    489. The Race Horses Hotel Limited, Skipton, BD23, failed to pay £566.05 to 2 workers.        
    490. Strategic Facilities Management Ltd, Leeds, LS17, failed to pay £561.18 to 3 workers.        
    491. Mr C Saudin & Mrs P Saudin, Canterbury, CT1, failed to pay £560.48 to 2 workers.        
    492. Golden Car Limited , Perivale, UB6, failed to pay £551.80 to 1 worker.        
    493. Your Friendly Local Limited, Rotherham, S60, failed to pay £549.95 to 6 workers.        
    494. Steven Boom, East Hunsbury, NN4, failed to pay £547.20 to 2 workers.        
    495. M A Fashions Ltd, Leicester, LE5, failed to pay £545.60 to 17 workers.        
    496. Comserv Contracting & Commercial Limited, Stoke-on-Trent, ST3, failed to pay £544.19 to 1 worker.        
    497. Bonner Studs Limited, Walsall, WS2, failed to pay £537.45 to 1 worker.        
    498. M & C Retail Limited, Darlington, DL1, failed to pay £537.36 to 4 workers.        
    499. Legacy Resorts Limited, Newton Stewart, DG8, failed to pay £536.69 to 1 worker.        
    500. E.K.S Living Clean Ltd, Norwich, NR6, failed to pay £533.58 to 5 workers.        
    501. SC HCW Ltd, Belfast, BT5, failed to pay £533.54 to 7 workers.        
    502. David Alexander Forbes, Inverurie, AB51, failed to pay £531.64 to 2 workers.        
    503. Arunagiri UK LTD, Rickmansworth, WD3, failed to pay £530.92 to 2 workers.        
    504. Millfield Haulage Limited, York, YO26, failed to pay £530.91 to 2 workers.        
    505. Ardmore (Co. Derry) Pre-Cast Concrete Limited, Ardmore, BT47, failed to pay £525.69 to 1 worker.        
    506. W1 Soho Ltd., Soho, W1D, failed to pay £523.20 to 1 worker.        
    507. Shree Siddhi Limited, Glasgow, G66, failed to pay £515.76 to 7 workers.        
    508. 41 Cars Hull Ltd, Hull, HU9, failed to pay £515.72 to 2 workers.        
    509. Felix Inns Ltd, Solihull, B92, failed to pay £514.09 to 20 workers.        
    510. Eastchurch Holiday Centre Limited, Eastchurch, ME12, failed to pay £511.70 to 1 worker.        
    511. Surf N Turf Limited, Leicester, LE2, failed to pay £511.63 to 2 workers.        
    512. Red House Garage Limited, St Helens, WA11, failed to pay £511.43 to 1 worker.        
    513. Classic Decorators (UK) Limited, Barry, CF63, failed to pay £511.43 to 1 worker.        
    514. John Codona’s Pleasure Fairs Limited, Aberdeen, AB24, failed to pay £505.82 to 3 workers.        
    515. Timberquay Limited, Derry, BT48, failed to pay £503.98 to 14 workers.        
    516. Ace Support FM Ltd, Barnet, N14, failed to pay £501.60 to 1 worker.        
    517. Sleepwell (Cumbria) Limited, Barrow In Furness, LA14, failed to pay £500.95 to 1 worker.        
    518. Blank Brixton Ltd, Brixton, SW2, failed to pay £287.31 to 1 worker.        

    Updates to this page

    Published 29 May 2025

    MIL OSI United Kingdom –

  • Red alert in Nilgiris, Coimbatore Ghat areas as heavy rains trigger landslides

    Source: Government of India

    Source: Government of India (4)

    A red alert has been issued for the ghat regions of Nilgiris and Coimbatore districts for May 29 and 30, with the Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) forecasting heavy to extremely heavy rainfall. The alert follows continuous downpours that have already triggered landslides and roadblocks in the Nilgiris, disrupting normal life and raising serious safety concerns.

    The weather system responsible for the intense rainfall is a well-marked low-pressure area that has formed over the northwest Bay of Bengal, off the Odisha coast. The system, which persisted over the same region on Wednesday, is expected to intensify into a depression within the next 24 hours. An associated cyclonic circulation, extending up to 7.6 km above mean sea level and tilting southward with height, is contributing to the widespread rainfall across Tamil Nadu.

    Other districts including Theni, Tenkasi, Tirunelveli, and Kanyakumari are also expected to receive heavy to very heavy rain at isolated locations during this period, while Dindigul and Tiruppur may see heavy showers in certain pockets.

    In the Nilgiris, continuous rainfall has led to landslides in several areas and forced the closure of key roads. Traffic was halted on the Ooty-Gudalur National Highway due to gradual soil movement near Naduvattam. District Collector Lakshmi Bhavya Tanneeru has warned that two large boulders, currently balanced on loose soil and supported only by trees, could collapse onto the road at any moment. As a precaution, the road has been closed to all vehicles except emergency services, with government buses allowed to operate only during daylight hours.

    Meanwhile, the National Highways and Forest Departments are jointly working on a mitigation plan to prevent further disruption. Several residential areas, including Nondimedu and Manjanakorai under the Ooty Municipality, reported landslides on Wednesday. In Manjanakorai, a mud house collapsed due to the rain, and six trees were uprooted across Ooty and nearby locations.

    A tree fell on an electric pole along Havelock Road, while another came down near the Nilgiris Superintendent of Police’s office, leading to power outages in parts of the hill town. Restoration work is underway, with Tamil Nadu Electricity Board staff and Fire and Rescue Services teams deployed round-the-clock to clear debris and restore services.

    In Sholurmattam near Kilkotagiri, strong winds blew away the zinc-sheet roof of a government school. No injuries were reported as the school was closed for holidays. Teams from the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) have been inspecting vulnerable areas and offering guidance on preventive measures.

    The Forest Department has closed all tourist spots under its jurisdiction for Thursday, except for the Kodanad viewpoint. With incessant rain continuing to lash the hills, temperatures have dropped sharply, with Ooty recording a maximum of just 15 degrees Celsius on Wednesday.

    -IANS

  • Norway Chess 2025: D Gukesh ends winless streak by defeating Hikaru Nakamura

    Source: Government of India

    Source: Government of India (4)

    On his 19th birthday, reigning World Chess Champion D Gukesh secured a crucial victory in Norway Chess 2025 Round 3 by defeating World No. 2 Hikaru Nakamura of the United States, earning three vital points and ending his tournament winless run.

    Reflecting on the win, Gukesh said, “I feel quite good! I think my time management was much better today than before. He had some drawing chances, but overall it was a good game,” in a video shared by Norway Chess.

    Asked about the possibility of Armageddon tie-breaks, Gukesh added, “Yeah, at some point it will come for sure. But right now, I’m just happy with this.”

    Earlier in the tournament, Arjun Erigaisi defeated Gukesh in Round 2, extending his perfect classical record against the champion to 6-0. Gukesh had also lost to World No.1 Magnus Carlsen on the opening day.

    Prior to this win, Gukesh had not scored any points and was placed at the bottom of the six-player leaderboard. The victory against Nakamura is seen as a key momentum shift for the young champion as he aims to climb back in the standings.

    (ANI)