‘Curb terror support from outside Afghan’
United Nations: In an apparent reference to Pakistan, India has renewed its demand for international action against lashkar-e-Tayyeba (leT) and the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terror groups and their safe havens "outside Afghanistan". Denouncing the terror organisations, whose leadership is based in Pakistan, as affiliates of Al Qaeda, India's Permanent Representative Syed Akbaruddin told the UN Security Council on Monday that it was imperative to take action against the support they get from outside. In an implied criticism of China, he blamed the "split" in the UN bodies that mete out sanctions on terrorist organisations for the world body's inability to deal with the terrorism.
Climate change may impact water supply
Washington: Shifts in rain and snow patterns due to climate change may have a greater impact on the water supply of about 1.5 billion people in Hindu Kush Himalayan region than retreating glaciers, according to a new report. The Hindu Kush Himalayan region hosts several of Asia's great river systems, which provide water for drinking, irrigation and other uses for about 1.5 billion people.
PayTm faces service outage
New Delhi: Users of e-payments company PayTm on Tuesday faced difficulties in transacting through the app which the company said was due to some "technical" error.
"We are facing some technical issues. We will have it resolved shortly so please try again after some time," an automated message popped up on screen at time of transaction.