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A new study suggests that climate change could be triggering minor earthquakes in the Alps, raising broader concerns about global warming’s impact on seismic activity. Researchers from ETH Zürich have found that intense glacier melt, driven by rising temperatures, can infiltrate underground fault lines and increase the risk of tremors.

The study, published in Earth and Planetary Science Letters, focuses on seismic activity beneath Grandes Jorasses, a glacier-covered peak in the Mont Blanc massif. Seismic records showed a sharp increase in small earthquakes following a 2015 heatwave. Researchers detected over 12,000 previously overlooked micro-earthquakes since 2006. These tremors coincided with glacier meltwater percolating into deep rock layers, a process that weakens geological faults.

Lead author Verena Simon and her team observed that the strongest heatwaves led to more frequent and stronger earthquakes, though often with a one- to two-year delay. This indicates that meltwater gradually builds pressure along fault lines until a “triggering point” is reached.

Scientists have long known that pressurised water can trigger seismic activity. Similar mechanisms are seen in fracking and geothermal energy operations. The new study adds weight to the theory that climate change is influencing natural seismicity, not just in the Alps but potentially in other glaciated regions such as the Himalayas.

As per the report, the social media users called it “toxic”. One user said, “This is not normal”.

A Malaysian woman claimed that her boss asked her to share a live location when she was on holiday. The boss apparently wanted the location for proof, the South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported.

Social media users reacted to the post, calling the boss’ behaviour “toxic” and an invasion of “personal space”. “What they do is a threat to your safety and your personal life. I would quit and get a new job if it were me,” one online observer said as quoted in the report.

As per the report, the woman (@_nnadrahhh) travelled to an island in Malaysia. But the vacation fun was spoiled when she received a number of calls from her boss for not sharing the location. Though she shared a photo of herself enjoying by the sea.

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Without revealing the manager’s identity, she asked the internet if the leave location request was “normal”. In a post on June 10, she alleged that her boss even asked for the information if they were overseas.The woman claimed that the manager would mark leaves as “absent” as part of a “new rule” if the employees failed to share their live locations, even after applying for annual leave.

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As per the report, the social media users called it “toxic”. One user said, “This is not normal. Your boss is crazy,” one person said.

“How can your boss breach your privacy like that? Staff can do whatever they want during their annual leave,” said another.

“They can only ask for your location when they sponsor your trips,” said a third.

The Institute of Cost Accountants of India (ICMAI) is inviting Certified Management Accountants (CMAs) to submit an Expression of Interest (EOI) to help develop a new National Institute of Securities Markets (NISM) certification course as part of the newly proposed Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) task force.

An EOI is not a legal agreement but serves as the first step towards showing seriousness, interest in wanting to being a member of SEBI task force for the NISM course.

The proposed task force, along with the CMAs will include Chartered Accountants (CAs) and Company Secretary(s) (CS) and work on developing the framework, curriculum and evaluation criteria for the NISM certification course.

CMAs who have experience with the internal audit of SEBI Registered Intermediaries can submit the EOI through which they will be considered a potential nominee for the task force by the ICMAI.

The SEBI Registered Intermediaries act as the medium of communication between the investors and the securities market.

Also, SEBI has set up a knowledge committee/group of experts to help create and review the NISM certification course for auditors who check the compliance of companies that are registered with SEBI.

Members/CMAs of the ICMAI who have experience with the internal audit of SEBI registered intermediaries can submit their application through 

South Korea’s 2024 dog meat ban gives farmers until February 2027 to shut down. But halfway through the grace period, farmers like Joo are trapped, unable to sell, struggling to survive.

Reverend Joo Yeong-bong raises dogs, for a business that’s now become illegal.

“Since last summer we’ve been trying to sell our dogs, but the traders just keep hesitating,” says Joo, 60, to BBC. “Not a single one has shown up.”

South Korea’s 2024 dog meat ban gives farmers until February 2027 to shut down. But halfway through the grace period, farmers like Joo are trapped, unable to sell, struggling to survive.

“People are suffering,” he says. “We’re drowning in debt, can’t pay it off, and some can’t even… find new work. It’s a hopeless situation.”

Chan-woo, 33, faces the same reality. He has 18 months to get rid of 600 dogs, or face two years in prison. “Realistically, even just on my farm, I can’t process the number of dogs I have in that time,” he says. “At this point I’ve invested all of my assets [into the farm], and yet they are not even taking the dogs.”

By “they,” he means not only traders but also the government and animal rights activists who pushed for the ban. “They [the authorities] passed the law without any real plan, and now they’re saying they can’t even take the dogs.”

Lee Sangkyung from Humane World for Animals Korea (Hwak) agrees there’s a problem. “Although the dog meat ban has passed, both the government and civic groups are still grappling with how to rescue the remaining dogs,” he says. “One area that still feels lacking is the discussion around the dogs that have been left behind.””Since last summer we’ve been trying to sell our dogs, but the traders just keep hesitating,” says Joo, 60, to BBC. “Not a single one has shown up.”

South Korea’s 2024 dog meat ban gives farmers until February 2027 to shut down. But halfway through the grace period, farmers like Joo are trapped, unable to sell, struggling to survive.

“People are suffering,” he says. “We’re drowning in debt, can’t pay it off, and some can’t even… find new work. It’s a hopeless situation.”

Chan-woo, 33, faces the same reality. He has 18 months to get rid of 600 dogs, or face two years in prison. “Realistically, even just on my farm, I can’t process the number of dogs I have in that time,” he says. “At this point I’ve invested all of my assets [into the farm], and yet they are not even taking the dogs.”

By “they,” he means not only traders but also the government and animal rights activists who pushed for the ban. “They [the authorities] passed the law without any real plan, and now they’re saying they can’t even take the dogs.”

Lee Sangkyung from Humane World for Animals Korea (Hwak) agrees there’s a problem. “Although the dog meat ban has passed, both the government and civic groups are still grappling with how to rescue the remaining dogs,” he says. “One area that still feels lacking is the discussion around the dogs that have been left behind.”

The ongoing County Championship match between Nottinghamshire and Yorkshire witnessed a rare India-Pakistan moment as Ishan Kishan and Mohammad Abbas combined to take a brilliant wicket.

The ongoing County Championship match between Nottinghamshire and Yorkshire witnessed a rare India-Pakistan moment as Ishan Kishan and Mohammad Abbas combined to take a brilliant wicket. India wicket-keeper batter Kishan and Pakistan cricketer Abbas are currently part of the Nottinghamshire side. The video of the dismissal has gone viral on social media after a long period of political tension following the terrorist attack in Kashmir’s Pahalgam. During the match, Abbas produced a length ball to Yorkshire opener Adam Lyth and the batter ended up getting an outside edge. The ball flew towards Kishan and he made no mistake behind the stumps. Celebrations erupted as the two cricketers shared a hug.

On Monday, Kishan played against a Yorkshire bowling unit featuring international level talent like England’s Dom Bess and New Zealand’s Will O’Rourke in his trademark fearless style.

He scored 87 in just 98 balls, with his knock consisting of 12 fours and a six. His runs came at a strike rate of 88.77.

Kishan signed for Nottinghamshire, on a short-term deal covering two County Championship fixtures, according to ESPNcricinfo. This made him eligible for selection for theChampionship fixtures against Yorkshire at Trent Bridge and Somerset in Taunton.

The left-hander is serving as Kyle Verreynne‘s replacement while the World Test Championship-winning South African is away playing a two-Test series in Zimbabwe.

Kishan has played two Tests for India, scoring 78 runs in three innings with a fifty. His most prolific format is ODIs, scoring 933 runs in 27 matches and 24 innings at an average of 42.40, strike rate of 102.19, with a century and seven fifties and best score of 210.

In 32 T20Is for India, he scored 796 runs at an average of 25.67, with a strike rate of 124.37, with six half-centuries and best score of 89.

After losing out his central contract with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) last year, Kishan regained it for this year, being placed in the C-grade category. He headed into the Championship with a decent Indian Premier League (IPL) season with Sunrisers Hyderabad, scoring 354 runs in 13 innings at an average of 35.40, with a strike rate of over 152, with a century and a fifty.

India are in a spot of bother against England on Day 5 of the 1st Test against England, with the hosts navigating through to 181/0 before rain stopped play

India remained in a spot of bother against England on Day 5 of the 1st Test against England, with the hosts navigating through to 181/0 before rain stopped play in the post-Lunch session. Soon, England scored the remaining 190 runs to win the match and take a 1-0 lead in the series. Despite the Indian bowling failing to make the breakthrough, captain Shubman Gill was doing his best to rally his bowlers. During Ben Duckett and Zak Crawley‘s record-breaking partnership, Gill’s hilarious remark from the slip cordon quickly went viral on social media.

Ek taraf mohammed hai. Ek taraf Krishna. dono tabhahi machayega (There is Mohammed on one side. Krishan on other side. both will wreak havoc),” Gill’s remark was caught on the stump mic.Duckett made the most of a lifeline, scoring 149, after Yashasvi Jaiswal dropped the England opener on 98, failing to keep hold of the ball while diving in front of him with the batter mishitting a short ball off Mohammed Siraj.

Earlier in the first session, Crawley got a lifeline when Jasprit Bumrah failed to take a tough return catch on his follow-through.

Duckett has so far cracked 13 fours while Crawley has been comparatively subdued, reaching 57 with from 119 balls with six fours.

Former India batter Sanjay Manjrekar reflected on the first session of Day 5 and India’s chances heading into the final two sessions.

 “Are England suddenly favourites? Before the session, I had it at 70-30 in India’s favour. After this, I’d call it 50-50. Not dramatically down to 30-70, because we still have the Jasprit Bumrah factor and England’s unpredictable weather. The pitch had gone to sleep-it had nothing to do with how India bowled. Even Bumrah got nothing out of it. Maybe it was the heavy roller effect. Hopefully, after lunch, the surface livens up and India can pick up a couple of wickets. But England’s real threat is their temperament in a fourth-innings chase,” Manjrekar said on JioHotstar.

Sonam Bajwa makes sure to never miss a sartorial beat as she dishes out winning looks on her Instagram one after another. The Housefull 5 actress recently slayed an ethnic avatar that she sported for what looks like a shoot on set in Punjab. The 35-year-old star was a vision in white dressed in a comfy and chic white suit that she paired with juttis and jhumkas to add all the elements of a desi girl coded look.

is back in her element and ready to slay an ethnic look in an-all white look. The Punjabi and Bollywood movie star was a complete treat for sore eyes wearing a voluminous A-like white kurta that featured three-fourth sleeves and a slit neckline adorned with multicoloured floral embroidery on the chest, shoulders, arms and wrists that added to the handcrafted vibes of the look. She teamed it with a matching straight salwar that boasted of a burst of floral motif embroidery scattered across its length and breadth in addition to the the hemline being adorned with a geometrical border similar to that on the wrists of her kurta.

Sonam accessorised her ethnic look with a pair of brown leather t-strap flats adorned with a bunch of silver ghungroos and a maroon pompom, bright red bangles adorned on her wrists, and a pair of oxidised silver jhumkas in her ears.

On the hair and beauty front, Sonam’s tresses were styled into salon-style waves with a centre parting and her glam of the day was kept minimal her beaming skin, arched brows, lots of mascara filled fluttery lashes, and a berry hued tint doubled up as a lip and cheek colour to complete her indie look.

Sonam Bajwa keeps it ethnic chic in a white salwar kameez with floral embroidery in myriad hues.

As the Shubman Gill-led Indian team suffered a 5-wicket defeat against England in the first Test of the series at Leeds on Tuesday, a young Indian side emerged victorious in style. India’s U19 team, on the tour of England, put a whopping 442 runs on the board in just 50 overs, beating the England Young Lions by 231 runs in a tour match at Loughborough. The Indian side was led by Ayush Mhatre, a young batter from Mumbai who recently came into the spotlight after scoring a few exemplary knocks for the Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025.

India U19 side put a mammoth total on the board, but not with the help of the IPL prodigies that it had in the team. The man who shone the brightest for the Indian side with the bat was 18-year-old Harvansh Pangalia.

While Mhatre was dismissed for a score of just 1 run, the 14-year-old IPL sensation Vaibhav Suryavanshi could only score 17 runs in the match before being dismissed.

The top-scoring batter for India was Harvansh Pangalia, who scored an unbeaten 103 runs in just 52 balls. In his innings, Harvansh Pangalia hit a total of 8 fours and 9 sixes. He was supported aptly by Rahul Kumar, who registered a knock of 73 runs in 60 ball,s while Kanishk Chauhan scored 79 runs in 67 balls. Apart from this, R.S. Ambrish also did well by contributing 72 runs in 47 balls for the U19 side.

With the ball, Deepesh Devendran was the pick of the lot for India, bagging three wickets. Naman Pushpak and Vihaan Malhotra took two wickets each asthe  India U19 side won the opening match of the series.

The season 36 finale of “The Simpsons” included a flash-forward scene where Marge Simpson passes away, though the cause of death is not revealed.

The Simpsons” concluded its 36th season with a surprising plot twist: the death of Marge Simpson, the family matriarch voiced by Julie Kavner. The shocking event occurred during a flash-forward scene 35 years into the future, depicting Bart, Lisa, and Maggie as adults. In the episode titled “Estranger Things”, Marge’s greatest fear materialises as her elder children drift apart after outgrowing “The Itchy & Scratchy Show”, which had been a shared bond.

The episode features a brief funeral scene and a moment where Lisa references her “late mother”, revealing Marge’s passing. Although the cause of death is not disclosed, Lisa later reads a letter from Marge “to be opened after I pass,” in which a younger-looking Marge deems it “very unlikely” that she would die before her husband, Homer.

Marge’s Story Ends in a Flash-Forward

In the episode titled ‘Estranger Things’, a flash-forward reveals Marge Simpson’s death, a fact highlighted by a song during a montage showing mourners at her tombstone, which reads “Beloved wife, mother and pork-chop seasoner.” The episode jumps 35 years into the future, where Lisa returns to Springfield to find Bart and Homer in the family home. Homer is then sent to Florida, prompting Lisa and Bart to reunite.

A posthumous video message from Marge urges her children to stay connected. The family eventually reunites at 742 Evergreen Terrace. Though her death is confirmed, the cause and circumstances are not explicitly shown, leaving it to the imagination. In the afterlife, Marge seems to have found happiness, possibly with her high school crush, Ringo Starr. While Marge is gone, her impact on her family and the show remains. 

Prithvi Shaw finally opened up about his struggles and said that he was distracted from the game

It has been a tough couple of years for Prithvi Shaw. Shaw, who was once considered to be the next big thing in Indian cricket, was dropped by Mumbai from the Ranji Trophy squad and the batter also did not find any takers in the IPL 2025 auction. Amid rumours about his fitness and lifestyle, Prithvi has come under a lot of fire from both fans as well as experts. In an interview with News24 Sports, the 25-year-old finally opened up about his struggles and said that he was distracted from the game.I have taken some wrong decisions in life. I feel that I started giving less time to cricket. I used to spend almost half of my day at the ground till 2023. But after that, I started giving importance to the wrong things. I made some wrong friends. At that time, I was at the top and this is the time when you attract a lot of friends. I got off-track and my time at the ground went down from 8 hours to just 4 hours,” Prithvi said.

Prithvi also opened up about the low phase he went through following his grandfather’s death.

“There are a lot of things. It’s not just that. I had a family problem. My grandfather had passed away. He was very dear to me. There are a lot of things that I can’t tell you. But I can feel it.”

“I admit my mistakes. But my dad has always supported me. No matter how bad my time was. He has seen good and bad,” he added. 

Prithvi has found himself in the news recently after he decided to leave Mumbai and play for another team in the Ranji Trophy. He has even received a No Objection Certificate (NOC) from the Mumbai Cricket Association.