Tag: Guinness World Records

The famous chariot of Lord Jagannath in Keonjhar has been adjudged as largest Ratha Yatra chariot by the Guinness Book of World Records. Keonjhar Collector Ashish Thakre on Friday informed about the record on the sidelines of a special function.

Indian Family On Guinness Record-Making Spree

28-year-old para-athlete Kamalakanta Nayak is on a mission to enter the Guinness Book of World Records by covering 200 kilometres in 24 hours on his wheelchair. 

A youth from Odisha has claimed of creating a world record in balancing hockey stick in one finger. Now he aspires to see his name enter the Guinness Book of World Records. 

Bhubaneswar: Odia boy Manoj Maharana is now on cloud nine as the youth from Ganjam district has broken the Guinness World Records title that stood unbeaten for eight years. Manoj of Bhabarada village of Polsara block has set a new record by stuffing 459 drinking straws into his mouth and holding them for ten seconds. […]

Puri: Sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik today created a Guinness World Record by sculpting a more than 48 feet tall sand castle at Puri beach. Sudarsan along with 45 students of his Sand Art Institute created this 48 feet 7 inch tall sculpture which beat the previous record which was in the name of a sand […]

Tokyo: Masazo Nonaka, a 112-year-old Japanese man residing in the country’s northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido, was recognised as the world’s oldest living male, Guinness World Records said on Tuesday. Born on July 25, 1905, Nonaka received a certificate from Guinness World Records, Xinhua news agency reported citing the local media. He was also presented with […]

Berhampur: Continuing to set the sky as limit, a youth from Bhabarada village of Polsara block in Ganjam district is aiming to rewrite his name in Guinness World Records books. Manoj Maharana wants to better his previous records and script a new one. Manoj is eyeing a record by stuffing 533 straws in his mouth […]

New York: New York has set the record of the worlds tallest politician, after already holding Guinness World Records for the most billionaires and for being the most Instagrammed city. A former professional basketball player, Robert Cornegy Jr., a city councilman who represents Brooklyn, 53, stands tall at 6-foot-10 inches, reports The New York Times. “What […]

Mumbai: Bhushan Kumar has been felicitated with an official certificate from Guinness World Records as T-Series became the first YouTube channel to reach 100 million subscribers. Kumar on Friday received the honour from Rishi Nath, adjudicator, Guinness World Records, here. “We are extremely excited and humbled to have brought T-Series to this pinnacle and be […]

New Delhi: In a unique homage to Mahatma Gandhi on his 150th birth anniversary, young students from Delhi and NCR created two world records on Wednesday — the largest number of assembly and lighting of solar lamps and environmental sustainability lessons to the largest number of students at one place. Union minister Prakash Javadekar congratulated […]

Jharsuguda: She is just nine-years-old and yet achieved success through her sheer hard work. Meet Dipti Sharma of Jharsuguda district who has become the talk of the town for her unique talent. Dipti recently entered the India Book Of Records as the fastest kid to type A to Z blindfolded. Dipti, who originally hails from […]

New Delhi: The longest hair on a teenager, the shortest woman alive, and the largest collection of paper cups are among the 80 record-breaking achievements by Indians that have made it to the latest edition of the Guinness World Records, publisher Penguin Random House announced Thursday. The book, “Guinness World Records 2020”, lists thousands of […]

Berhampur: For 75-year-old Kumari Naik of Kadapada village in Buguda block, it seems that the biggest disadvantage that had been haunting her entire life so far has now become a blessing in disguise. Kumari who suffers from a rare disorder called polydactylism, has 19 toes in her feet and an extra finger on both hands, […]