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Asia Olympic council ‘looking into’ Indian athletes’ China visa issue

HANGZHOU, Sept 24 (Reuters) – The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) and Asian Games organisers are examining the issue of three Indian athletes unable to join the games in China due to a visa problem, acting OCA President Raja Randhir Singh said on Sunday. “OCA is looking into it, definitely,” as well as organisers and the government, Singh told a press conference in the eastern Chinese host city, Hangzhou. “Since it’s a diplomatic issue, they’re looking into it. And hopefully, let’s see, (whether) something good comes out of it.” The three wushu fighters from the state of Arunachal Pradesh were

India had been riding a geopolitical high. But it comes to the UN with a mess on its hands

NEW DELHI, September 24, 2023 (AP) — The Group of 20 Summit, hosted by India earlier this month, couldn’t have gone better for Prime Minister Narendra Modi. His pledge to make the African Union a permanent member became reality. And under his leadership, the fractured grouping signed off on a final statement. It was seen as a foreign policy triumph for Modi and set the tone for India as a great emerging power. Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar was expected to seize on India’s geopolitical high in his speech at the United Nations on Tuesday. But circumstances have changed — quite

Tongue can tell how healthy you are

Mirror, 24 Sep 2023: Too often the focus of a healthy mouth centres on the teeth – but what about the tongue? One of the few parts of the digestive system you can actually see, this highly efficient and powerful muscle is often overlooked when it can actually provide invaluable insights into our wellbeing. A healthy tongue should be smooth, supple, slightly moist and pale red in colour. A tongue is covered in taste buds scattered all over the top and sides, allowing us to taste anything we consume. According to traditional Chinese medicine there are five taste buds –

Symptomless High blood pressure is a ‘silent killer’

Mirror, 23 Sep 2023: High blood pressure is a “silent killer” and early detection is vital, it has been warned. The condition refers to the force of blood pushing against the walls of the arteries while the heart pumps blood. When you have high blood pressure, your blood is flowing through the arteries at a higher than normal rate. Approximately 1 in 3 people in the USA are affected by high blood pressure, adding up to almost 100 million people – but only half of them have control of their condition. The condition is also rising in children due to

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