सूरज सर पर चढ़ आया है चिड़ियों ने नभ चहकाया है, तुम भी अपना बिस्तर छोड़ो जल्दी से अपना मुंह धो लो। सूरज को तुम करो प्रणाम निकलेगा दिन सुख के साथ, भगवान् को भी कर लो याद सफल होंगे सारे काज। पैर बड़ो के तुम छू लो छोटों को आशीष दो, दूध गटागट पी जाओ राजा बेटा तुम बन …
Read More »Chocolate Easter Eggs: In history of Christianity and Easter Celebrations
Christians celebrate the Resurrection of Christ on Easter. The first Sunday after the first full moon, immediately after the vernal equinox, is the Easter Sunday. Easter is the time for self reflection and re-evaluation of oneself. The custom of Easter egg is historically associated with a pagan celebration of spring and fertility which was later incorporated into Christianity. No matter …
Read More »Most consecutive years scoring International soccer goals
Dublin, Ireland – March 17, 2017 – Robert David “Robbie” Keane (born 8 July 1980), an Irish professional footballer, netted goals in 19 consecutive years at International level, from 1998 to 2016, thus setting the new world record for Most consecutive years scoring international soccer goals (International soccer goals scored in most consecutive years). Photo: By scoring a goal at …
Read More »Youngest self-made female billionaire
Beijing, China – March 20, 2017 – Hangzhou-based ‘media & entertainment queen’ Wu Yan, chairman of Hakim Unique Media Group is, at 36-year-old, the youngest self-made billionaire. Photo: Hangzhou-based ‘media & entertainment queen’ Wu Yan is, at 36-year-old, the youngest self-made billionaire. She is currently chairman of Hakim Unique Media Group. The Guinness World Records world record for the richest …
Read More »Biggest Pasta Bowl
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA – March 28, 2017 – Piled high with 500lbs of spaghetti, 150 gallons of sauce and 50lbs of cheese, the a giant pasta bowl made its annual appearance for St. Joseph’s Day celebrations; spanning eight feet in diameter, it sets the new world record for the Biggest Pasta Bowl. Photo: New Orleans Italian American Marching Club, has …
Read More »John Keay Book Review – The Tartan Turban: In Search of Alexander Gardner
Publisher: Kashi House Pages: 352 Price: Rs 2,400 In one of his exploits, Flashman encounters a scary-looking Pathan in Khalsa-ruled Lahore and believes him an adversary. He, however, turns out to be an ally — and an American to boot. But while our anti-hero narrator is fictional, the American was not, with a long, colourful career of intrigue in Afghanistan, …
Read More »Biggest education prize
Hong Kong, China – March 20, 2017 – Charles Chen Yidan, co-founder of Tencent, one of China’s largest internet service companies, launched the Yidan Prize which will award nearly $8m (£6.64m) every year to two research projects that have the potential to “transform” global education, thus setting the new world record for the Biggest education prize. Photo: Charles Chen Yidan, …
Read More »मां चिंतपूर्णी धाम, ऊना, हिमाचल प्रदेश
ऊना: चैत्र नवरात्र आज से शुरू हो गए हैं। देशभर में भक्ति की आलौकिक सुंगध है। नवरात्रों में मां दुर्गा के सभी शक्तिपीठों में श्रद्धालुओं भक्तिभाव से दर्शनों के लिए जाते हैं। सभी शक्तिपीठों को फूलों से सजाया गया है। इन शक्तिपूठों की काफी मान्यता है, इनमें से एक हैं मां चिंतपूर्णी धाम है। चिंतपूर्णी मंदिर भारत के प्रमुख तीर्थ …
Read More »Longest Golf Putt
Sydney, Australia – March 21, 2017 – The boys from How Rediculous were on a mission to break the Guinness World Record for the longest golf putt-non-tournament and they succeeded; by draining a 135-yard (120m / 395ft) left-to-right breaker on a course in Western Australia, Brett Stanford has set the new world record for the Longest golf putt-non-tournament. Photo: Brett …
Read More »Caroline Taggart Book Review: Answers to Rhetorical Questions
Publisher: Michael O’Mara / Hachette India Pages: 160 Price: Rs 250 Questions may seem incomplete without answers but responding to some particular ones, say “To be or not to be?”, “How many roads must a man walk down before you call him a man?”, or even “You talkin’ to me?” (for Robert De Niro fans) may seem pointless, if not …
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