EVERGREEN PARK, Illinois, USA – January 30, 2016 – Jamie Keeton, 47, of Evergreen Park, who shows off his strange abilities under the name Canhead Keeton, has a medical condition that causes cans, bottles and other objects to stick to his skin; he recently set the World Record for the number of cans stuck to a person’s head, after sticking eight …

Hong Kong, China – January 19, 2016 – A group of 270 dog owners have broken the Guinness World Records world record for the largest dog yoga session; led by ‘doga’ teacher, Suzette Ackerman, the participants massaged, twisted and stretched their furry friends in a series of poses. Photo: The world’s biggest dog yoga class was led by doga teacher …

Hong Kong, China – January 15, 2016 – The Chinese University of Hong Kong broke the Guinness World Records world record for collecting the most glass bottles in an hour; 550 alumni of Shaw College, current students and members of the public took part in the Follow the Green Brick Road: Glass Bottle Recycling Challenge event for the university’s 30th …

Latur, India -January 13, 2016 – Virag Mare, an amateur cricketer from Latur, has broken the Guinness World Records world record for the longest net session; Mare batted for 50 hours beginning December 22; playing at the Mahalaxmi Lawns in Karve Nagar, he faced 2,447 overs i.e. 14,682 balls, in exactly 50 hours, 5 minutes and 51 seconds. Photo: 24-year- old …

The charkhas (spinning wheels) are out on the roads of Vadodara and the rest of Gujarat, declaring an upcoming colourful revolution in the skies. No, they aren’t spinning cloth but preparing endless lengths of ‘manjha’ (kite strings) with coats of colour, conjuring a visual treat alongside make-shift shops selling kites, all in preparation for the Uttarayan festival on Thursday. Uttarayan …

The Telangana government has banned sale and use of Chinese manja (nylon thread) and glass-coated manja for kite-flying in its bid to save birds as well as for the safety of humans. The environment, forests, science and technology department on Wednesday issued orders imposing ban on procuring, stocking, sale and use of Chinese manja and glass-coated manja. The ban comes …

Author: Bhanu Dhamija Publisher: Harper Collins Pages: 384 Price: Rs.550 Was “familiarity” the only reason why India adopted a parliamentary system of governance? In his book “Why India Needs the Presidential System”, author Bhanu Dhamija, himself a publisher, seeks to answer this question, while extending some radical thoughts on how we should be governed. “The Indian system began to break …

Oh My God — Amazing Facts: The Universe is an amazing place and there’s a lot of things that we will never know. Here is a collection such facts to improve children’s knowledge base. 182-member Family 123 -year old Malan Devi died in her village, Wazidiwal, six kilometers from Phagwara in Rajasthan (North-western India). She is survived by a 182-member family, which comprises …

If you are young and love Facebook, keep it to just “liking” and minimise your virtual circle of friends to cut the upcoming depression risk. According to researchers, the social networking site can have positive and negative effects on the levels of a common stress hormone in teenagers. The team found that having more than 300 Facebook friends increased teenagers’ …

“Pakistan can never defeat India”, the Italian remarked. That morning in May 1999, on an official trip to Italy, as I had switched on the BBC World News, I had heard the announcement that Indian Air Force had started an offensive on the Kargil peaks and there were fears of a full-fledged war with Pakistan. What had till now been …