Byford, Australia – December 11, 2017 – A total of 997 students, staff and parents dressed as boy wizard Harry Potter gathered at West Byford Primary School, to set the new world record for the Largest gathering of people dressed as Harry Potter. Photo: West Byford Primary School smashed the Guinness world record for the most people dressed as the …

System of government: Australian Overseas Territory Capital: Administrative centre on West Island Location: Two atolls consisting of 27 coral islands in the Indian Ocean south-west of Sumatra Area: 14 sq km National composition: Malays and Europeans The chief product of this small Australian territory is copra. The airstrip on West Island is a refueling base for flights between Australia and …

Christmas is a popular festival celebrated throughout the world. Though the main theme behind the celebrations is same everywhere, every country has slightly different customs related to Christmas celebration. However, the zeal and enthusiasm of Christmas celebrations remain the same everywhere. Be it countries of Europe or the countries of Asia, or counties in America or Africa there is a …

Como, Western Australia, Australia – September 27, 2017 – The Como Secondary College Hockey Academy staged the world’s largest field hockey lesson, an event that attracted 618 participants at Perry Lakes, Floreat and was open to people of all ages and experience levels. Photo: Como Secondary College Hockey Academy smashes Guinness World Record. The previous world record was set by …

Belfast, United Kingdom – September 27, 2017 – A total of 575 pupils, co-ordinated by Head of PE Conor Hynds, took part in the Largest hurling lesson, at the St Mary’s Christian Brothers’ Grammar School’s, impressive facilities on the Glen Road, Belfast. Photo: West Belfast school sets new World Record for largest hurling lesson. The Guinness World Records world record …

Sardar Sobha Singh — One of the greatest Indian artists of twentieth century S. Sobha Singh was born on 29 Nov. 1901 at Sri Hargobindpur (Gurdaspur), India. it was here where S. Sobha Singh learned to draw and sculpt. In 1905, his mother Bibi Acchran died. His father S. Deva Singh died in 1917. He learnt and mastered painting by …

Allah Rakha Rahman — AR Rahman born on 6 January, 1966 as A. S. Dileep Kumar is an Indian Tamil film composer, record producer, musician and singer. His film scoring career began in the early 1990s. He has won fourteen Filmfare Awards, four National Film Awards, a BAFTA Award, a Golden Globe, two Grammy Awards, and two Academy Awards. Working …

Necker Island, British Virgin Islands – September 1, 2017 – Recruiting from the team on Necker Island, Sir Richard Branson and and Alice Galliers (both UK), Susi Mai (Germany) and Alison DiSpaltro (USA), achieved “four up” on a kiteboard at the one time, setting a new World Record title for the “Most people riding a kitesurf board. Photo: Founder of …

New York, NY, USA – September 1, 2017 – More than 250 runners, including a handful of professionals, teamed up in midtown Manhattan to set the World Record for Most people in a treadmill relay. Photo: More than 250 runners, including a handful of professionals, teamed up in midtown Manhattan to set the World Record for most people in a …

Larnaca, Cyprus – September 6, 2017 – Ray Woolley from Port Sunlight, UK, spent his 94th birthday on August 28 diving 38 metres underwater on the wreck of the Zenobia, a Swedish-built cargo ferry that sunk on its maiden voyage in 1980 off the coast of Larnaca in Cyprus, thus setting the new world record for the Oldest scuba diver. …