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Using computers, playing crosswords and games like chess can prevent older people from developing dementia more than knitting, painting or socialising, according to a study.

The shirtless body of a 30-year-old man with a stab injury mark was found dumped in Delhi's Shastri Park area on Sunday, police officials said.

India on Sunday recorded 59 fresh COVID-19 infections, while the number of active cases increased to 1,432 from 1,408 the day before, according to Union health ministry data.

This is the first time that a lioness has given birth to three more cubs, 75 hours after the birth of the first cub. After about 24 hours, she again gave birth to a cub. Four of these cubs have died.

India on Sunday gifted 43 ambulances and 50 school buses to Nepal under the Nepal-India Development Partnership Programme.

Narendra Kumar Gautam was going to his yoga centre in Ambabari when a bus coming from the opposite direction jumped the road divider and crushed him to death, SHO Accident Thana Narayan Singh said.

The space agency has said the technically challenging soft landing on the lunar surface, which Chandrayaan-2 could not achieve, has been planned for 5.47 PM on August 23.

Six districts in the city have been affected and Delhi government has set up relief camps at several places in these six districts.

Reacting to French President Emmanuel Macron's tweet in which he posted a short video of Modi's visit to the country, the prime minister said he will always cherish his visit to the country.

A Pakistani mother of four, who sneaked into India to live with a Hindu man whom she befriended through an online game platform, has been ostracised by her family and neighbours.

The buffer stock is maintained under the Price Stabilisation Fund (PSF) to meet any exigencies, if rates go up significantly during the lean supply season.

Police said the body of 62-year-old Buran Murmu was found hanging inside his room at Bamangola, adding that he lived in the same house with his son and daughter-in-law.

The Mumbai police have arrested a 20-year-old Nigerian national for alleged possession of mephedrone worth Rs 5 lakh, an official said on Sunday.

Credit card spending has hit a record high of Rs 1.4 lakh crore in May, the latest data from Reserve Bank of India showed.

The Nagaland government banned single use plastic (SUP) in the state to eradicate the serious environmental and ecological challenges posed by the rampant use of plastic.

The last photograph had Macron clicking a selfie with PM Modi, Madhavan and former French footballer Mathieu Flamini.

Among them, 16 states across all regions, namely North West, Central, South Peninsula, and East and North-East, recorded large excess rainfall.

Today's Doodle celebrates Indian American artist and printmaker Zarina Hashmi... Illustrated by New York-based guest artist Tara Anand.

The primary theme of this military exercise will focus on counter-terrorism operations in mountainous terrain under United Nations mandate.

The jail authorities have, again, started the exercise to arrest the missing prisoners and letters have been sent to the concerned police officials to search for the missing prisoners.

Ten people trapped inside a lift in a South Extension club were rescued by Delhi Fire Service personnel on Sunday, an official said.

The police chief has commended the valour and loyalty to duty by the two policemen and prayed for their early recovery.

The details of Walkar's murder in Chhatarpur have brought back memories of a case from the past - the tandoor murder case of 1995.

The victim has been admitted to the Victoria Hospital and his condition is said to be serious.