STRATFORD, UK – July 26, 2016 – Yoghurt brand Müllerlight set a new record for the largest exercise ball class with help from Team GB Olympians and members of the public; more than 391 participants joined in the 30 minute class to break the Guinness world record and make exercise ball history. Photo: More than 391 participants joined in the …

Publisher: Allen Lane/Penguin Pages: 349 Price: Rs. 899 ‘Crime doesn’t pay’ is something almost everyone is taught around the world, but proves to be less than true (at least in the short run, which is what the great masses of people are concerned with). But is this the only wrong belief about crime and criminals we have, or are our …

Frankfurt, Germany – July 13, 2016 – 7,548 musicians gathered in a football stadium in Frankfurt to play for 45 minutes, conducted by Wolf Kerschek, setting the new world record for the Largest orchestra. Photo: 7,548 musicians gathered in a football stadium in Frankfurt to play for 45 minutes, conducted by Wolf Kerschek. The Guinness World Records world record for …

Bouchain, France – June 29, 2016 – GE (NYSE: GE) and EDF officially began operation of the first ever combined-cycle power plant equipped with GE’s HA turbine in Bouchain, France, launching a new era of power generation technology and digital integration; GE also announced that the company has been recognized for powering the world’s most efficient combined-cycle power plant based …

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA – May 24, 2016 – The Greatest height from which a basketball is shot now stands at 533ft (162.45m); the shot was performed from Cotter Ranch Tower in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and bettered the previous record – Australian Brett Standord’s 415ft (126.5m) – by a remarkable 118ft (35.95m). Photo: Five friends from Frisco, Texas, known as …

Essen, Germany – May 24, 2016 – Zenises has presented the world’s most expensive tyre at the firm’s Reifen Show launch event; the Z-branded 295/35 ZR21 107Y XL tyre at the centre of the record attempt was produced in the Sentury Tire factory in Qingdao, Shandong Province, China; the world record has set the bar high at US$600,000 for a …

New York City, New York, USA – May 11, 2016 – Etihad Airways’ new route connecting Mumbai and New York City via Abu Dhabi has the distinction of having the most expensive ticket in the world for a commercial scheduled flight; a one-way ticket on its private luxurious suite, The Residence, costs around Rs. 25 million, or about US$38,000, setting …

Publisher: Collins Business Pages: 324 Price: Rs.599 Start-ups may have become a familiar term in India in the past decade, but this lady dared to delve into such a mission — a domain dominated by men even today — more than three decades ago. The fact that she will be different from her peers was also evident rather early. For …

Mario De Miranda — Mario Miranda (born: 2 May 1926 – Died: 11 December 2011) is a well-known Indian cartoonist based in Loutolim in the Indian state of Goa. He was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 2002, and Padma Shri in 1988. Miranda has been a regular with The Times of India and other newspapers in Mumbai, including The Economic …

County Westmeath, Ireland -April 5, 2016 – Donegal man Ivan Scott beat the Guinness World Records title for the fastest time to shear a sheep, on the opening episode of Big Week on the Farm on RTÉ One; Ivan (33) from Kilmacrennan near Letterkenny, Co Donegal, sheared the sheep in just 37.9 seconds, shaving an impressive 1.41 seconds off the existing …