On the occasion of his birth anniversary, let's run through the pages of his glorious life. One lesser-known fact about the evergreen persona is that he held a Guinness World record! Bappi Da, as he was fondly addressed, made more than 9,000 songs during his time in the industry. And, 1986 happened to be his year. In 1986, Bappi Da sang 180 songs in 33 films which got him in the Guinness Book of World Records!

The tallest woman in the world took her first flight ever after Turkish Airlines moved six economy seats to make room for her. Rumeysa Gelgi, whose 7-foot height is included in the Guinness Book of World Records, traveled on Turkey’s national airline for the whole of the 13-hour trip. Since the 25-year-old has Weaver syndrome, […]

Virudhunagar (Tamil Nadu) [India], June 13 (ANI): A group of youngsters in Virudhunagar District have established a 'Garbage Bank', primarily focused on educating people about waste segregation, upcycling, and recycling with the slogan "No More Dumpyards".

New Delhi [India], April 26 (ANI): India created history and marked its name in the Guinness Book of World records by waving the maximum number of the National Flag simultaneously on April 23. Union Home Minister Amit Shah was present during the historical event.

New Delhi Apr 25 PTI India has entered the Guinness Book of World Records for waving the maximum number of national flags simultaneously the Ministry of Culture said Monday It said 78220 tricolors were waved at the Veer Kunwar Singh Vijayotsav programme organised at Duler Ground in Jagdishpur in the presence of Home Minister Amit Shah The event was held to pay a tribute to the victory of the then King of Jagdishpur Veer Kunwar Singh one of the heroes of the freedom struggle of 1857 the ministry said The event was organised by the Ministry of Home Affairs and Ministry of Culture under the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav the 75th anniversary of Indias Independence The attempt was witnessed by representatives of the Guinness Book of World Records and attendees were asked to wear bands for the physical identification The complete event is documented in video form the culture ministry said The previous world record was of about 56000 when Pakistani flags were waved at a function in Lahore in 2004In his address at Jagdishpur Home Minister Shah said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has envisioned that in 2047 India should lead globally and this can be our true tribute to all brave freedom fighters like Veer Kunwar Singh Babu Kunwar Singh was also a great social reformer and he had placed the idea of welfare of the backward and downtrodden before the nation at that time History has been unjust to Babu Kunwar Singh as he was not given the place he deserved based on his valour merit and sacrifice However today the people of Bihar have paid their tribute to Babu ji and have once again immortalized Veer Kunwar Singhs name in history Shah saidUnion ministers RK Singh Ashwini Choubey and Nityanand Rai were also present during the program Deputy chief ministers Tarkishore Prasad and Renu Devi were also present Together with thousands of people gathered they raised the tricolor for five minutes and sang the national song Vande Mataram the ministry said PTI ASG TIR TIR TIR

Patna Apr 23 PTI Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday began his day-long visit to Bihar where he is scheduled to attend a programme honouring Revolt of 1857 hero Veer Kunwar Singh His special aircraft landed at Jayprakash Narayan International Airport where Chief Minister Nitish Kumar state BJP president Sanjay Jaiswal and several cabinet ministers welcomed him He then boarded a helicopter and left for the venue of the programme at Jagdishpur in Bhojpur district The BJP plans to break Guinness Book of World Records as over 75000 people will simultaneously wave the national flag at the venue The record is currently held by Pakistan Over 56000 people of the neighbouring country had waved their national flag in 2004 Jaiswal had earlier said that Veer Kunwar Singh the king of Jagdishpur did not believe in caste-based discrimination and had given his life for the integration of the country PTI PKD ACD ACD

Kathmandu [Nepal], April 11 (ANI): Breaking its own record for highest ascends of Mount Everest, Nepali female climber Lhakpa Sherpa again is attempting her 10th summit this spring.

New Delhi [India], January 30 (ANI): Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi on Sunday hailed Manipur's Thounaojam Niranjoy Singh for creating a new Guinness World Record for the most push-ups (fingers tips) in one minute.

Imphal (Manipur) [India], January 23 (ANI): Thounaojam Niranjoy Singh, a 24-year-old man from Manipur, has created a new Guinness World Record for the most push-ups (fingers tips) in one minute.

Ayodhya (Uttar Pradesh) [India], November 4 (ANI): Union Minister for Tourism G Kishan Reddy on Wednesday said that the city of Ayodhya will be the biggest spiritual tourism spot in the world by 2030, adding that the Ram Mandir will be constructed soon and will increase tourism possibilities in the state.