New York, NY, USA – August 5, 2016 – Whip expert Adam Winrich broke the Guinness World Record for the longest whip crack ever recorded; he managed to send a wave down the length of a 238 foot long manila rope, resulting in a crack all the way at its end, thus setting the new world record for the Longest …
Read More »UK World Record: Largest dog bowl
LONDON, UK – August 7, 2016 – Fetch.co.uk, Ocado’s online pet store, has built the world’s largest dog bowl, in a bid to educate the country about keeping our dogs hydrated in the summer; the dog bowl stretches 4.5m in diameter, stands at 1m tall and can hold up to 2000 litres of water, thus setting the new world record …
Read More »2016 Rio Olympics: Bindra Misses Medal, Hockey Men Lose In Final Seconds
Rio de Janeiro— It was a tale of missed opportunities for India at the Olympic Games as star marksman Abhinav Bindra narrowly missed a medal and the men’s hockey team slumped to a 1-2 defeat to Germany by conceding a goal with three seconds left in the match on the third day of competitions today. There were setbacks in other …
Read More »Latu Devta Temple, Chamoli, Uttrakhand लाटू देवता का मंदिर
भारत में बहुत सारे मंदिर हैं। सभी की अलग-अलग मान्यताएं हैं। आज जिस मंदिर से हम आपको रू-ब-रू करवा रहे हैं, वह है तो मंदिर लेकिन कोई भी जागृत आंखों से दर्शन नहीं कर सकता। यहां तक की मंदिर के पुजारी भी पूजा करने से पूर्व अपनी आंखों पर पट्टी बांध लेते हैं। उत्तराखंड के चमोली जिले में देवाल नामक …
Read More »2016 Rio Olympics: No Room For Leander Paes at the Rio Olympics Game Village
When tennis star Leander Paes took a flight from New York to Rio de Janeiro, just two hours after wrapping up a tournament there, he probably didn’t anticipate that he won’t be able to get a room at the Rio Olympics Game Village. According to a report in media, Paes, who arrived at Rio de Janeiro on 4 August, currently …
Read More »Shakeel Badayuni – Biography
Born: August 3, 1916, Budaun Died: April 20, 1970, Mumbai Shakeel Badayuni was one of the famous Urdu poet and lyricist of 50s and 60s. He is best remembered for most of his songs with music director Naushad. Shakeel won three Filmfare Awards in a row from 1961 to 1963 for his songs ‘Kahin Deep Jale Kahin Dil’ (Bees Saal …
Read More »Remembering Shakeel Badayuni (100th birth anniversary)
Among the boldest lines in Hindi film songs from a landmark epic where an imperial courtesan, who has already dared the monarch with her declaration of loving without fear, goes on to question curbs on women — remember the bewitchingly defiant Madhubala ask “Parda nahi jab koi Khuda se, bandon se parda karna kya?” It comes from no radical revolutionary …
Read More »France Guinness World Records: Longest Picnic
Laval, France – August 1, 2016 – Hungry supporters of the attempt brought ample quantities of bread, cheese and wine; they managed to stretch out for 2.5 kilometers, beating the 1.7 kilometers previously managed in South Africa and setting the new world record for the Longest picnic. Photo: Hungry supporters of the attempt also brought ample quantities of bread, cheese …
Read More »2016 Rio Olympics: India Gold Medal contenders ये लाएंगे रियो से पदक
ओलिम्पिक्स विश्व में खेलों का महाकुम्भ है। 5 से 21 अगस्त तक ब्राजील के शहर रियो में आयोजित होने जा रहे 31 ओलिम्पिक खेलों में भारत की ओर से कई खिलाड़ी अपने देश का नाम ऊंचा करने के लिए जान लगा देंगे। हालांकि, ओलिम्पिक्स के साथ भारत का रिश्ता बहुत खुशनुमा नहीं रहा है। दुनिया में दूसरे सबसे ज्यादा जनसंख्या …
Read More »Hasya Vyangya on Inflation in India महंगाई के साइड इफैक्ट
बाजार में घुसते ही जिस चीज के दर्शन सबसे पहले होते हैं वह है महंगाई। महंगाई देख कर आदमी यह मानने को विवश हो जाता है कि दुनिया कितनी तेजी से तरक्की कर रही है। पहले जेब में पैसा लेकर बाजार जाते थे और सौदा थैले में भर कर लाते थे। आज थैला में भर कर पैसा ले जाओ, सौदा …
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