For more than 50 years, Austinites fought to protect historic Lions Municipal Golf Course from development; now a proposed deal would transfer its 141 acres to the city while UT develops 190 acres nearby

For more than half a century, Austin residents have fought to protect the historic Lions Municipal Golf Course from being taken over by property developers. Now, a proposed agreement between the City of Austin and The University of Texas at Austin (UT) would transfer full ownership of the 141-acre golf course to the city, protecting…

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Alexandros Paporakis: US temple attack plot: Teen’s alleged manifesto describes Indians as ‘subhumans’

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…

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Brazil plants 840,000 trees to restore 607 hectares of Atlantic Forest and reconnect wildlife habitats after 20 years of conservation | World News

PC: REGUA/ World Land Trust (WLT) Brazil’s Atlantic Forest has lost much of its original cover after centuries of exploitation and deforestation. A conservation partnership between World Land Trust (WLT) and Brazilian NGO Reserva Ecológica de Guapiaçu (REGUA) has spent two decades protecting the remaining forest and restoring damaged habitats. REGUA has planted 840,000 trees…

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In 2005, George Lucas opened an 850,000-sq-ft digital arts campus on 23 acres of a former Army hospital in San Francisco; 21 years later, it has four buildings and a 17-acre public meadow

A giant bronze Yoda statue stands on a brick fountain in a quiet San Francisco park. Behind it, four red-brick buildings house some of the world’s most advanced digital film studios. Rolling hills, streams, and old trees surround the site. In 2005, film director George Lucas opened this 850,000-square-foot digital arts campus on 23 acres…

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Pakistan ranks lowest in South Asia on hunger index amid rising food prices

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…

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Who is Alexandros Paporakis who plotted alleged mass shooting at Hindu temple in Aurora? What his manifesto targeting Indians revealed

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…

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