Amsterdam, Netherlands – May 6, 2016 – Taking a break from their day jobs in areas such as finance, marketing, human resources and sales, over 600 employees from healthcare company Teva from across Europe simultaneously spent half an hour setting the new world record for the Largest Breathing Lesson. Photo: Healthcare company Teva, which has its European headquarters in Amsterdam, is …

Publisher: Bloomsbury Pages: 449 Price: Rs.499 In 1969, the Wellesley College for women, near Boston, agreed to have a student speaker at its graduation ceremony – and the very first one abandoned most of her prepared text for an impromptu, impassioned rebuttal of the chief guest’s (a Massachusetts senator) address, and to outline her generation’s divergent goals and vision of …

Publisher: New Millennium Pages: 141 Price: £ 9.95 This is an autopsy of Joseph Rudyard Kipling, known to Indians in particular for “Kim” and the more lovable “Jungle Book” stories. Indian journalist Subhash Chopra says the Lahore-born English writer’s knowledge of India was half-baked and his love for India has been overstated. “Yet most of his admirers turn a blind eye to …

Lucknow, India – April 11, 2016 – History was made at Indira Gandhi Pratisthan in Lucknow; Vodafone India celebrated the launch of Vodafone SuperNet™ in the UP East Circle by creating a 627 sq. mtrs. (6746.5 sq.ft.) large disposable cup mosaic which sets the new world record for the Largest disposable cup mosaic. Photo: Vodafone India celebrated the launch of Vodafone …

What is the image your mind conjures up every time someone mentions astrology? Perhaps an old bespectacled Pundit—like figure sitting pretty with a pile of books stacked neatly beside him, enlightening you about what your future holds. Now picture this. A twenty something tech-savvy, well-read astrologer divining ‘practical’ solutions to sort out your hassles. Astrology— the study that analyses movements …

London, UK – April 5, 2016 – A chorus of voices burst out singing John Lennon’s Imagine in Lisson Grove as students and staff at London Business School set a new World Record for the most nationalities singing the same popular song at once; representing more than 71 countries, over 200 people took part in the record attempt. Photo: Students and …

There is no denying the fact that artists are sensitive souls. They feel more profoundly than the rest; seal a silent interaction with their palette as well as the canvas, which only admirers of creativity can decipher. According to Delhi-based artist Nidhi Rajput, “Artists are sensitive souls and art is a reflection of life. It thus becomes important for an …

Uckfield, UK – March 31, 2016 – An Uckfield student has achieved a World Record title – for her collection of lip balms; Megan Baker has amassed an amazing 1,061 unique lip balms, which she showed off at Uckfield Community Technology College, where she is a Year Nine pupil, thus setting the new world record for the Largest collection of …

Publisher: Bloomsbury Pages: 636 Price: Rs.799 Writing a comprehensive history of the world was a lot easier in the times when there was not so much history and just a part of the world was known, and the focus mainly on the role of one’s homeland in civilisation’s advance. In our age, the range of any such effort will be …

Balanga City, Philippines – March 20, 2016 – A total of 16,218 participants joined a dance fitness class in a bid to attain a smoking-free city and, at the same time, surpass the latest record of the Guinness World Records. Photo: A total of 16,218 participants joined the fitness dance class surpassing Mexico’s record set on Mar. 25, 2012 with …