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RBI likely to keep interest rate unchanged as inflation still high: Experts

New Delhi, Sep 24 (PTI): The RBI is likely to maintain status quo on policy rates for the fourth time in a row at its bi-monthly monetary policy review meeting early next month, as retail inflation continues to remain high and the US Federal Reserve has decided to keep a hawkish stance for some more time, according to experts. The Reserve Bank had raised the benchmark repo rate to 6.5 per cent on February 8, 2023 and since then it has retained the rates at the same level in view of the stubbornly high retail inflation and certain global factors

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 –

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