News for 'Guinness Records'

Believe it or not... Pune man finally cuts his fingernails after 66 years

Believe it or not... Pune man finally cuts his fingernails after 66 years

Rediff.com14 Jul 2018

The 82-year had last cut his nails in 1952.

Sugar rush! At 9 feet, this is the world's largest jalebi

Sugar rush! At 9 feet, this is the world's largest jalebi

Rediff.com5 May 2015

A restaurant in Mumbai has made a 18-kilo jalebi to enter the Guinness Book of World Records.

World's most expensive car tyres sold for Rs 4 crore!

World's most expensive car tyres sold for Rs 4 crore!

Rediff.com15 Jun 2016

The first and only set of tyres of this kind, the gold-plated tyres were developed by Z Tyres in Dubai.

World's oldest Ironman has 'will to live' into his 90s

World's oldest Ironman has 'will to live' into his 90s

Rediff.com28 Aug 2020

In 2018 at the age of 85 years and 328 days, Inada went to Kailua-Kona in Hawaii and set a new mark for the oldest person to complete the world championship Ironman -- a feat beyond most people decades younger than him.

Have you met the 'Golden Bolt'?

Have you met the 'Golden Bolt'?

Rediff.com24 Sep 2015

A fleet-footed Japan's 105-year-old raced into the Guinness World Records book on Wednesday.

When the world's tallest man met the shortest man

When the world's tallest man met the shortest man

Rediff.com14 Nov 2014

The long and short of this meeting was to mark Guinness World Records Day. The world's tallest and shortest men shook hands for the first time on Thursday.

Aristotle Would Have Envied Ivan

Aristotle Would Have Envied Ivan

Rediff.com8 Jun 2023

'I think my first obsessive, possessive and only half-requited -- as we would joke -- 'love' was Ivan. I saw him first slouching down the corridor of St Stephen's College nearly 50 years ago and was instantly smitten (as was everyone else around him).'

India's Gorgeous Australian Guests

India's Gorgeous Australian Guests

Rediff.com9 Mar 2022

Every week, we bring you fascinating videos, chosen by you, through your likes.

IN PICS: At 54 cm, he is the shortest man in the world

IN PICS: At 54 cm, he is the shortest man in the world

Rediff.com26 Feb 2012

A 72-year-old Nepali man on Sunday entered the Guinness book of World Records as the shortest adult ever, standing at 54.6 centimetres, just the size of a toddler.

Chinese New Year: Meet the cutest dogs of Instagram in the Year of the Dog

Chinese New Year: Meet the cutest dogs of Instagram in the Year of the Dog

Rediff.com17 Feb 2018

They are charming the Internet with their cuteness.

AI's new chief features in record books, has garden named after him

AI's new chief features in record books, has garden named after him

Rediff.com20 Aug 2015

Air India's new chief Ashwani Lohani is a man of many parts. Here are 10 interesting facts about him.

Just 14, and he can play 107 musical instruments

Just 14, and he can play 107 musical instruments

Rediff.com12 Aug 2021

As a five year old, Neil Nayyar learnt to play the drums. Today, at 14, he has mastered 107 instruments.

India has 70% of world's tiger population: Govt

India has 70% of world's tiger population: Govt

Rediff.com28 Jul 2020

The Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar said India is proud of its achievements and despite the scarcity of land and rainfall, it boasts of eight per cent of the world's biodiversity.

200 km, 24 hours: Wheelchair Feat

200 km, 24 hours: Wheelchair Feat

Rediff.com24 Jan 2022

The Top Videos of the Week!

RSS-affiliated organisation fumes at PMO over denial of award

RSS-affiliated organisation fumes at PMO over denial of award

Rediff.com4 Jan 2016

Vijnana Bharati or Vibha, an RSS-affiliated organisation, lashed out at the Prime Minister's Office and called upon the PM to constitute Scientific Advisory Committee 'on an urgent basis'.

The crazy, odd world we live in!

The crazy, odd world we live in!

Rediff.com17 Feb 2016

Here's your weekly digest of odd, crazy moments from around the world.

The MANY, MANY FACES of Lata Mangeshkar

The MANY, MANY FACES of Lata Mangeshkar

Rediff.com9 Feb 2022

Glimpses of The Legend from our archives.

World's oldest man celebrates 112 with a quiet do with son

World's oldest man celebrates 112 with a quiet do with son

Rediff.com5 Feb 2015

A Japanese man recognised as the world's oldest living man turned 112.

He is speed-climbing the world's highest peaks

He is speed-climbing the world's highest peaks

Rediff.com25 Jul 2019

Nirmal Purja is a multiple Guinness World Records holder for quickest ascents of Everest, Lhotse and Makalu.

WTF News: It's Weird, True and Funny

WTF News: It's Weird, True and Funny

Rediff.com4 Dec 2014

Here's this week's collection of the world's craziest and funniest stories from around the world.

'If there's a heaven, Gene Wilder has a Golden Ticket'

'If there's a heaven, Gene Wilder has a Golden Ticket'

Rediff.com30 Aug 2016

The latest Hollywood updates.

Meet Rumeysa Gelgi, world's tallest teenage girl

Meet Rumeysa Gelgi, world's tallest teenage girl

Rediff.com14 Jul 2014

A 17-year-old girl in Turkey who stands at more than seven feet has become the world's tallest female teenager, according to Guinness World Records.

The Top 10 songs of S P Balasubrahmanyam

The Top 10 songs of S P Balasubrahmanyam

Rediff.com9 Jun 2014

One of the greatest and most versatile singers of our time, S P Balasubrahmanyam, turned 68 on June 4. We celebrate the singer by listing some of his most memorable songs.

First look: My Big Father

First look: My Big Father

Rediff.com23 Sep 2009

The most interesting thing about Mahesh P Sreenivasan's forthcoming Malayalam film is that the actor playing Jayaram's father is just two feet tall.

WTF News! It's Weird, True and Funny

WTF News! It's Weird, True and Funny

Rediff.com18 Nov 2015

Here's your weekly digest of the craziest and funniest stories from around the world.

Asha Bhosle at Madame Tussauds!

Asha Bhosle at Madame Tussauds!

Rediff.com13 Jun 2017

Madame Tussauds honours the most recorded artist in music history.

'Award Raju Srivastav Bharat Ratna'

'Award Raju Srivastav Bharat Ratna'

Rediff.com26 Sep 2022

'Today's generation can learn from him how not to hurt anyone's sentiments at a time when many stand-up comedians deliberately set out to do so.'

This sandwich @ $214 is the world's most expensive

This sandwich @ $214 is the world's most expensive

Rediff.com16 Jun 2015

The gold-plated sarnie is essentially a cheese toastie.

PM Modi likely to join 40,000 people on Yoga Day event

PM Modi likely to join 40,000 people on Yoga Day event

Rediff.com4 Jun 2015

With close to 40,000 people expected to take part in the 'International Yoga Day' event on June 21, the AYUSH (Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy) ministry is contemplating on registering the mega event into the Guinness Book of World Records.

REWIND: 10 BEST images of the last 48 hours

REWIND: 10 BEST images of the last 48 hours

Rediff.com28 May 2014

Here's a collection of some of the best photos from around the world shot in the last 48 hours.

Meet Gaza's Spiderman!

Meet Gaza's Spiderman!

Rediff.com6 Jun 2016

He's not bitten by a spider nor is he auditioning for the next Spiderman movie but 12-year-old Mohamad al-Sheikh who is nicknamed 'Spiderman', hopes to break the Guinness world records with his bizarre feats of contortion.

They are creepy, they are spooky! Here come the LIVING DEAD!

They are creepy, they are spooky! Here come the LIVING DEAD!

Rediff.com7 Oct 2014

Zombie walks are relatively common in the United States. Some have been established as annual traditions, though others are organised as spontaneous flash mob events or performance art.

What it means to be the world's smallest woman

What it means to be the world's smallest woman

Rediff.com24 Feb 2018

Jyoti Amge explains while Sadiya Upade listens in.

Tour of the world's tallest residential building

Tour of the world's tallest residential building

Rediff.com23 May 2012

Towering over the Dubai Marina skyline at 414 metres from base to tip, Princess Tower has been recognised by the Guinness World Records as the world's tallest residential building.

PHOTOS: The odd, odd world we live in

PHOTOS: The odd, odd world we live in

Rediff.com22 Jun 2016

Ten images that show it's an odd, odd world we live in.

SEE: Daredevils perform at scary heights

SEE: Daredevils perform at scary heights

Rediff.com1 Jul 2020

Death defying stunts at 2,965 metres above sea level!

Winter Olympics: How Asif Khan designed Vantablack, Earth's darkest building

Winter Olympics: How Asif Khan designed Vantablack, Earth's darkest building

Rediff.com9 Feb 2018

How Asif Shaikh designed Vantablack, Earth's darkest building

World's oldest message in a bottle found after 108 years at sea

World's oldest message in a bottle found after 108 years at sea

Rediff.com21 Apr 2016

Previously, the oldest message in a bottle spent 99 years and 43 days at sea and was part of a similar science experiment, Guinness said.

Dubai boasts of world's longest driverless metro network

Dubai boasts of world's longest driverless metro network

Rediff.com24 Feb 2012

The Dubai Metro, comprising the red and green lines, has entered the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest driverless metro network in the world spanning 74.695 km.

22 crore devotees in 49 days: Kumbh makes history

22 crore devotees in 49 days: Kumbh makes history

Rediff.com5 Mar 2019

he one-and-a-half-month-long Kumbh Mela ended on Monday with devotees from different walks of life and parts of the country taking a holy dip on Mahashivratri.