World Record

Mumbai Man Solves Rubik's Cube Under Water, Enters Guinness Record

Mumbai News | ANI | Sunday May 19, 2019

A 20-year-old Mumbai resident, Chinmay Prabhu, made it to the Guinness Book of World Records by solving the pyramid shaped Rubik's Cube under water. He achieved this feat in just one minute and forty-eight seconds.

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.

More Mobile Phones Than Humans In The World: Report

World News | ANI | Wednesday May 1, 2019

Thanks to the Internet and its affordability, the world recorded more mobile phones than the people using it, according to the latest data from the United Nations' International Telecommunications Union (ITU), the World Bank, and the UN.

Jeremy Lalrinnunga Smashes Youth World Record, National Senior Record At Asian Weightlifting Championships

Press Trust of India | Sunday April 21, 2019

Jeremy Lalrinnunga smashed the Youth World and Asian records in snatch, clean and jerk and total lift with an effort of 297kg (134kg+163kg).

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.

Man's Wedding Proposal Using Google Earth Landed Him A World Record

Offbeat | Sanya Jain | Thursday April 11, 2019

Yasushi Takahashi's larger-than-life wedding proposal required six months of travelling, Google Earth, GPS and a lot of dedication.

Babu Jagjivan Ram, Former Deputy PM, Remembered On Birth Anniversary

India News | Edited by Richa Taneja | Friday April 5, 2019

Babu Jagjivan Ram holds a world record of being a parliamentarian uninterrupted for a record 50 years between 1936 and 1986.

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.

Lucknow To Host Biggest Children's Film Festival

Education | Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday March 12, 2019

The nine-day fest, starting from April 4, is being organised by the City Montessori School (CMS), the world's largest city school as per the Guinness World Records, CMS Founder Jagdish Gandhi said on Tuesday.

Guinness Record In Udaipur After Donation Of Over 3 Lakh Clothing Items

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday March 11, 2019

A campaign by a member of the erstwhile royal family of Udaipur has received over 3 lakh items of clothing, creating a Guinness world record for the largest collection of clothes for donation, a press release claimed.