Tejinder Singh the Sikh taxi driver in Darwin Australia who had a racist experience in 2012 turned the episode into an inspiration to help the homeless in the city. The selfless migrant Sikh cooks 30 kgs of food last Sunday of every month and he has been following this ritual for last three years ever since the incident took place. Tejinder was recognised as Australian of the Day on August 5 an initiative by the Commonwealth Bank to recognise ordinary citizens doing exemplary work.

Buddha Purnima also known as Vesak or Vesakha is an auspicious day that commemorates the birth enlightenment nirvana and the death of Gautama Buddha. The sacred festival of Buddhists is observed as a holiday in many countries including India Sri Lanka and Nepal.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Afghan President Ashraf Ghani jointly inaugurated a landmark dam a Rs 1700 crore showpiece infrastructure project by India in strategically important Herat province. The Afghan-India Friendship Dam earlier known as Salma Dam on river Chist-e-Sharif in western Herat neighbouring Iran will irrigate 75000 hectares of land and generate 42 MW of power Afghans Carry 100 Metre Tricolour To Thank India For Reconstructing The Salma dam.

A midnight traffic jam was reported on NH8 in Gurgaon which lasted till early Saturday morning due to Delhi civic bodys toll collection drive. The seven-hour-long traffic jam began at around 12:30 am on Saturday when some drivers protested the environment tax collection drive of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi. Situation normalised when senior traffic officials rushed to the spot early on Saturday morning and made alternative arrangements to divert vehicles.

Dr K Padmarajan has fought 171 elections but never won any. The homeopathic doctor-turned businessman from Salem fights every election in the hope of not winning Known as Election King this 56-year-olds aim is to retain the tag of the most unsuccessful candidate in elections in the world.

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The much talked about deaf-mute Indian girl Geeta who was stranded in Pakistan for over 10 years returned home today. But this tale is not over it has a twist in it Now Geeta does not recognise the people she had earlier identified in photos and claims the family is not hers She arrived in Delhi today morning days after she identified her family in photos sent from India External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said the woman named Geeta is refusing to recognise her family.

Sujith Kumar aka Suji a transgender from Edamuttom Thrissur has approached the government seeking permission to kill herself. The 48-year old has sent letters to the Chief Minister several ministers and the Chief Secretary. Suji completed her BSc Nursing from Calicut University in 1989.

Staff members of Sola Civil Hospital were seen perfroming Garba inside the ICU ward in front of ailing patients. Earlier in the day the Finance Medical Education and Health and Family Welfare Minister of Gujarat Nitinbhai Patel had inaugurated the new dialysis centre in the hospital.

Asif Sheikh and Danish Sheikh 19 alleged that they were assaulted by police inspector Kedar Pawar and others who were on night duty at Bandra police station. Pawar also asked them to leave the country while dubbing them as Pakistani agents. The incident happened in the early morning hours of Saturday.