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To celebrate Marilyn Monroe and what would have been her 100th birthday, the Greater Palm Springs Pride organized a gathering of Marilyn Monroe look-alikes in downtown Palm Springs over the weekend. The event was a huge success, with many people showing up to support the move, dressed head to toe like one of Monroe’s most…
The Andaman and Nicobar Islands are preparing for an unusual global spotlight this weekend. Two underwater world record attempts are planned at Swaraj Dweep, also known as Havelock Island. One involves a massive Indian flag being unfurled beneath the sea. The other focuses on forming a human stack underwater, reaching a notable height. The events…
Airports are places of waiting. Passengers sit beneath departure boards, watching cities flicker past in rows of glowing letters. Flights are delayed, gates change, and journeys unfold slowly, one boarding call at a time.But for Sujoy Kumar Mitra, for 5 days, 17 hours and 28 minutes, airports were something else entirely. They were checkpoints in…
Snakes are no strangers to superlatives, but in the wild, size records are notoriously difficult to verify. Most exceptionally large specimens are reported anecdotally, killed before they can be measured, or raised in captivity where abundant food alters natural growth patterns. That is what makes a recent discovery in Indonesia so extraordinary. Deep in South…
Ever imagined if it’s possible to run across the Himalayas? It’s challenging and won’t be everyone’s cup of tea. And doing it continuously, across five of the region’s highest mountain passes, with thin air, unpredictable weather, and relentless climbs, is something very few endurance athletes will attempt. Good news is in 2023, Indian ultra-distance runner…
Bahraini rapper Flipperachi has officially entered the Guinness World Records after his song Fa9la (pronounced Faasla), featured in Ranveer Singh’s blockbuster Dhurandhar, topped the Arabia Charts with the highest number of billboards. The achievement has propelled the artist into the spotlight in India, where the track has gone viral alongside Akshaye Khanna’s now-iconic entry sequence…
The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) on Sunday said it has set four Guinness World Records during construction of the Bengaluru–Kadapa–Vijayawada Economic Corridor on NH-544G, marking a major execution milestone on the under-implementation project, according to a statement reported PTI.On January 6, NHAI created two Guinness World Records near Puttaparthi in Andhra Pradesh. The…
Union minister JP Nadda celebrates India’s three Guinness World Records titles NEW DELHI: India’s push toward women-led health empowerment has earned global recognition, with the Union health ministry bagging three Guinness World Records titles under the nationwide “Swasth Nari, Sashakt Parivar Abhiyaan” (SNSPA) campaign.Union health minister, JP Nadda, hailed the significant achievement, saying that it…
India sets 3 Guinness World Records; Swasth Nari campaign marks global recognition NEW DELHI: India has set three Guinness World Records under the nationwide “Swasth Nari, Sashakt Parivar Abhiyaan” (SNSPA), marking a major milestone in preventive and women-centric healthcare, the Union Health Ministry announced on Friday.The records include the most people to register for a…
Ayodhya has set another brand new world record this Diwali by lighting a whopping 26.17 lakh (2,617,215) earthen lamps along the Saryu River. It was a spectacle of light that left Ayodhya gleaming! It was a part of the yearly Deepotsav celebrations around the Ram temple. As per organisers, the event was verified and certified…
