Xiaomi sells 2.11 mn phones in 12 hours; sets Guinness record

Last Updated: Thursday, April 9, 2015, 19:13

China's smartphone giant Xiaomi on Thursday said it has set a new Guinness World Record for mobile phone sales by selling 2.11 million handsets in a 12-hour flash sale held to celebrate its fifth anniversary.

New Year 2014: Dubai fireworks display breaks Guinness world record

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 1, 2014, 19:09

Dubai has ushered in 2014 with more than half a million fireworks spectacle, breaking the world record for the largest such display ever, Guinness World records said today.

Dubai 2014 fireworks display breaks Guinness world record

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 1, 2014, 19:09

Dubai has ushered in 2014 with more than half a million fireworks spectacle, breaking the world record for the largest such display ever, Guinness World records said today.

Aus family sets world record with half million X-mas lights

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 26, 2013, 16:51

An Australian family which put more than half a million Christmas lights on their house has claimed a Guinness world record - for the second time.

Spanish town sets Guinness record for most nude bathers

Last Updated: Monday, July 22, 2013, 13:32

With 729 people bathing nude at the same time, the beach at the southeastern Spanish town of Vera Sunday proclaimed itself the new Guinness world record holder for collective nude bathing.

Brothers claim to have set Guinness World Record in taekwondo

Last Updated: Sunday, July 21, 2013, 10:56

Two brothers from Aurangabad, Naeem and Rais Shabbir Khan, claim to have created a Guinness World Record in taekwondo by hitting 37,161 full contact kicks in one hour.

US man rides Ferris wheel for two days, sets Guinness record

Last Updated: Tuesday, May 21, 2013, 16:15

An adventurous 32-year-old US man has set a new Guinness World Record after riding a 15-storey tall Ferris wheel for over 48 hours.

Guinness record holder dies performing stunt in WB

Last Updated: Sunday, April 28, 2013, 21:23

Sailen Nath Roy, who had made his way to the Guinness Book of World records for his stunts, died on Sunday while performing a rope stunt over Teesta river at Sevoke near Siliguri.

Bugatti Veyron relinquishes World's Fastest Car title!

Last Updated: Monday, April 8, 2013, 20:31

In confirming its decision, GWR said it discovered that the car used to set the world record of 431.072 kilometres per hour had been modified and as a result it had breached the rules, reports the Sydney Morning Herald.

Assamese boxer punches his way to a new record

Last Updated: Tuesday, February 5, 2013, 13:07

Twenty-three-year-old Guinness world record holder Abhijeet Baruah from Assam, who has numerous records to his name, has done it again.

Whitney Houston lands posthumous Guinness World Record

Last Updated: Friday, September 7, 2012, 17:44

Whitney Houston has achieved a posthumous entry into the Guinness Book of World Records for the most simultaneous hits on the U.K. singles chart by a Solo Female.

Assam`s Guinness bid: 40,885 saplings planted in an hour

Last Updated: Sunday, April 29, 2012, 21:01

In a bid to enter the Guinness World Records, 100 people Sunday planted 40,885 saplings within an hour near the Chirang Reserve Forest in lower Assam.