एक गृहस्थ एक गाँव के समीप अपनी घोड़ागाड़ी धीरे-धीरे हाँकते हुए आसपास में कोई जलाशय खोज रहा था; क्योंकि उसके घोड़े बहुत ही थके हुए और प्यासे थे। इतने में छोटी झोंपड़ी दीख पड़ी। उसके आँगन में एक दस-बारहा वर्ष का लड़का बैठा था। दूर से घोड़ों को थके और प्यासे देखकर तुरंत ही वह लड़का झोंपड़ी में जाकर पानी से …

Vukovar, Croatia – August 22, 2016 – Chef maestro Denis Šoštarić (29) and 12 assisting chefs spent 9 hours cooking up 4,650 litres (12,500 portions) of meat stew (“Čobanac”), thus setting the new world record for the Largest meat stew. Photo: Šoštarić and 12 assisting chefs spent 9 hours cooking up 12,500 portions of the stew to set a new world …

New York, NY, USA – August 20, 2016 – Petrossian’s “Secret Soufflé” — so called because it’s an off-menu item—is a $2,500 soufflé containing about 30 grams of Royal Reserve Ossetra caviar (Petrossian’s priciest variety) and quail eggs in the center, and topped with a mosaic of gold leaf; this Secret Soufflé sets the new world record for the Most …

Destin, Florida, USA – August 20, 2016 – The mural atop Legendary Marina’s boat storage facility in Destin, Fla., painted by world renowned artist Robert Wyland, measures 3.8 acres in size, or 554 feet by 299 feet, thus setting the new world record for the Largest flag mural. Wyland, the Wyland Foundation, Legendary and Sherwin Williams partnered to bring this …

One name that is synonymous with romance, aesthetics and Urdu poetry in contemporary India is that of Javed Akhtar. This famous lyricist and songwriter was born on January 17th 1945 in Gwalior. The life history of Javed Akhtar is a roller coaster ride and the number of honors to his name is an endless list that is still growing. This …

हीरे मोंती से नही सोभा है हाथ की, है हाथ जो भगवान् का पूजन किया करे, मर कर भी अमर है नाम उस जिव का जग मैं, प्रभु प्रेम मैं बलिदान जो जीवन किया करे ऐसी लगी लगन, मीरा हो गई मगन वो तो गली-गली हरी गुन गाने लगी महलो में पली, बन के जोगिन चली मीरा रानी दीवानी कहाने …

India’s film industry, said to be the largest globally with some 1,000 movies produced each year, earns around $2 billion from legitimate sources such as screening at theatres, home videos and TV rights. But with $2.7 billion, piracy earns 35 per cent more, and a way out has proved elusive. Red Chillies Entertainment, a production house promoted by actor Shah …

वेदों ने आम को ‘विलास फल‘ कहा, महाकवि कालीदास ने ‘मेघदूत’ में आम का गुणगान किया, सिकंदर महान ने आम को सराहा, महात्मा बुद्ध ने आम के पौधों को बौद्ध धर्म के प्रचार-प्रसार में प्रयोग किया, सम्राट अकबर ने दरभंगा जिले में लाखीबाग लगवाया, जहांगीर ने ‘अंगबीन’ नामक एक नए आम को जन्म दिया। आम के बौर की उपमा वसंतदूत …

India found a champion with a lion’s heart even as P.V. Sindhu lost to world no. 1, Spain’s Carolina Marin in a nail-biting badminton finals at the Rio Olympic Games. The 21-year-old Hyderabadi won India’s second medal at the 2016 Olympics and the first silver for an Indian woman athlete ever. In a closely contested match, which left the nation …

Daler Mehndi (Born: 18 Aug 1967) is a bhangra / pop singer from India. Mehndi was a student of traditional Punjabi music and his first album broke sales records in India. Since 1995 he has recorded several highly successful albums in India, and also sung in several Bollywood movies. His international popularity has grown in recent years allowing him to tour …