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 …

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 …

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, …

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, …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Tampa, Florida, USA – March 17, 2017 – A record-setting one thousand pounds of smoothie was blended individually by people on bikes in Tampa, Florida, with the help of 250 pounds of Cabot’s Greek Yogurt by Vermont’s own Cabot Creamery, which sets the new world record for the Largest Smoothie. Photo: A 100-strong team spend seven hours mixing up the …

Cabo San Lucas, Mexico – March 17, 2017 – Juan Licerio Alcala, who works at the luxury hotel Grand Velas Los Cabos in Cabo San Lucas, is serving up a Kobe beef, lobster, beluga caviar and black-truffle Brie cheese- stuffed taco for $25,000 – thus setting the new world record for the Most Expensive Taco. Photo: A Mexican chef is …

Basel, Switzerland – March 17, 2017 – Romanian Cristina Neagu, 28, won the 2016 IHF World Player of the Year; it’s the third Player of the Year award after Neagu had won it already in 2010 and 2015 – thus setting the new world record for the World’s First female handball player to win three IHF Player of the Year …