Inside alleged plot against Hindu temple TOI correspondent from Washington: A malfunctioning rifle stood between a 19-year old white supremacist and his alleged intention to massacre Indians at a temple near Chicago. Alexandros Paporakis’s plan reportedly came unstuck when his gun got jammed and he contacted a co-worker to say he had escaped “super-fast” and…
Former US Army Major Nidal Hasan will be executed by a firing squad on December 3 US President Donald Trump announced on Thursday that the execution of Fort Hood gunman Nidal Hasan would not be livestreamed, but the victims’ immediate family members would be allowed to witness it in person if they chose to do…
Pakistan’s 2026 Global Hunger Index standings reveal an alarming crisis, showcasing the worst performance in South Asia amid ongoing economic challenges. (Pic Credit: ANI) Pakistan has recorded the poorest performance in South Asia in the 2026 global hunger index (GHI), reflecting mounting food insecurity driven by economic instability, rising food prices, climate-related disasters and international…
Alexandros Paporakis called himself a “sociopathic white supremacist Neo Nazi filled with hatred, fantasizing about mass murder nearly every day.” 19-year-old Alexandros Paporakis was a Taco Bell cashier from Palatine, Illinois, who was arrested for an alleged plot for a potential mass shooting targeting a Hindu place of worship. It is not yet known which…
Steve Vai. Image Credit: Wikipedia Guitarist Steve Vai bought a California home in 1996 for $1.2 million, but the property became much more than a place to live. On its grounds stood a small gardener’s shack that he transformed into a recording studio, creating a dedicated space for his music. The modest building eventually became…
The restoration involved everything from decorative paint and plaster to plumbing, electrical systems, sound and lighting. In 1926, visitors to Tampa Theatre in Florida could watch a film beneath a ceiling designed to resemble a night sky, complete with twinkling stars and drifting clouds. A century later, the historic movie palace has reopened after a…
A 228-year-old building that houses London’s oldest restaurant has been donated to Europe’s biggest conservation charity in the hope of saving it for centuries to come, according to a report by the Associated Press. Along with the building, the donation also includes items such as visitor books, menus, caricatures, photographs, stained glass and signs. It…
A beach house on the Ben Buckler headland has sold for A$17.4 million. This is more than four times what the same property fetched in 2015. The mystery buyers of this laid-back coastal luxury home are a couple better known for their chicken than their real estate! Nando’s billionaire owner Richard ‘Dick’ Enthoven and his…
In 2014, Colombian singer Shakira helped open a major new school in one of Cartagena’s most vulnerable neighbourhoods. Through her Fundación Pies Descalzos, she contributed $3.68 million toward the $8 million construction of the Institución Educativa Fundación Pies Descalzos Lomas del Peyé, a 7,780-square-metre campus in the La María neighbourhood. The school was designed for…
Among all the animals and birds that have gone extinct, the dodo remains unforgettable, not due to some special characteristic, but because, before its human-driven extinction, many thought that nature was inexhaustible and none of god’s creations would ever disappear. It proved that human activity had the capacity to wipe out an entire species. More…
