Guinness World Record

John Oliver Bakes Cake For Turkmenistan President, Upsets Guinness

World News | ANI | Tuesday August 13, 2019

John Oliver, the US television host who is known for his wicked sense of humour and witty jokes, would have never thought that a funny episode meant to address Turkmenistan President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov's obsession will attract strong backlash from the Guinness World Records.

UP Government Enters Guinness World Record For Distributing 66,000 Plants

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday August 9, 2019

The Uttar Pradesh government on Friday said it has entered the Guinness World Records for distributing 66,000 plants simultaneously in a stipulated time frame on the 77th anniversary of the Quit India Movement.

Saplings Distributed To 20,000 Pune Students In An Attempt To Set Record

Pune News | ANI | Monday June 24, 2019

Twenty thousand students were distributed saplings at Savitri Phule Pune University (SPPU) on Sunday in an attempt to set a Guinness World Record for the "largest distribution of saplings".

Yoga Day 2019: On Video, World's Smallest Woman Performs Yoga In Maharashtra

India News | Edited By Richa Taneja (With Inputs From ANI) | Thursday June 20, 2019

Jyoti Amge, who entered the Guinness World Records for being the shortest woman, standing only 62.8 cm tall, has been consistent in promoting yoga.

Bhushan Kumar Receives Guinness World Records Certificate For T-Series' YouTube Feat

Entertainment | Indo-Asian News Service | Friday June 14, 2019

Bhushan Kumar on Friday received the honour from Rishi Nath, adjudicator, Guinness World Records

Bir Khalsa's Act On 'America's Got Talent' Is As Scary As It's Impressive

Offbeat | NDTV Offbeat Desk | Wednesday June 5, 2019

Just days after V.Unbeatable's performance won over the judges of 'America's Got Talent', another Indian group has left them completely stunned. The Bir Khalsa Group attempted and aced a stunt on the show that left everyone with their hearts racing.

T-Series Becomes First YouTube Channel to Reach 100 Million Subscribers

Tasneem Akolawala | Friday May 31, 2019

T-series has won the race to the 100 million subscribers mark on YouTube, and has become the first channel to achieve the milestone.

Man Sets World Record For Highest Speed Reached On A Tuk Tuk

Offbeat | NDTV Offbeat Desk | Tuesday May 14, 2019

A man who has set a new world record for the highest speed reached on a tuk tuk says he is "over the moon" at his achievement. Matt Everard, 46, from Essex, UK, set a speed of 119.583 kmph on a tuk tuk at Elvington Airfield.

Marathon Runner Denied "Fastest Nurse" World Record Over Wrong Outfit

World News | Deanna Paul, The Washington Post | Monday May 6, 2019

Jessica Anderson was "quite shocked" to learn her application had been rejected because her outfit "didn't meet their criteria.": Anderson told The Washington Post.

Nepali Girl Dances For 126 Hours Straight To Set New World Record

World News | Press Trust of India | Saturday May 4, 2019

A Nepali teenager danced continuously for 126 hours to set a Guinness World Records on "Longest Dancing Marathon by an Individual", a feat previously hold by an Indian.

Nizamabad Lok Sabha Seat May Enter Guinness Book With Record EVMs

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday April 11, 2019

The Nizamabad Lok Sabha constituency, where polling was underway today along with 16 other constituencies in Telangana, may make it the Guinness World Records for the maximum number of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) used.

Britain's Prince Harry And Meghan Markle Break Instagram Followers Record

World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday April 3, 2019

Britain's Prince Harry and his wife Meghan broke a record by reaching one million followers on their newly-launched Instagram account in less than six hours, Guinness World Records said Wednesday.

New York Councilman Sets Record For World's Tallest Politician

World News | Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday March 28, 2019

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.

Google Employee Breaks Guinness World Record Calculating 31.4 Trillion Digits of Pi

Hamza Shaban, The Washington Post | Friday March 15, 2019

Emma Haruka Iwao and a Google team computed Pi to 31.4 trillion decimal places or Pi multiplied by 10 to the 13th power,

Google Employee Breaks World Record Calculating 31.4 Trillion Pi Digits

World News | Hamza Shaban, The Washington Post | Friday March 15, 2019

Emma Haruka Iwao and a Google team computed Pi to 31.4 trillion decimal places or Pi multiplied by 10 to the 13th power, ousting the previous record set in 2016 of 22.4 trillion digits.