Gas subsidy transfer scheme enters Guinness Book: Govt

Last Updated: Thursday, August 13, 2015, 21:30

The scheme entails giving households cash subsidy directly in their bank account so they can buy market priced cooking gas.

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.

Couple sets underwater wedding world record

Last Updated: Sunday, February 2, 2014, 14:24

A wet wedding day would be a disaster for most couples, but an adventurous bride and groom have set a new world record by taking their vows underwater!

Dubai sets new world record in fireworks display

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 15, 2014, 14:58

Dubai has set a new world record for the largest fireworks display by firing 479,651 shells in just six minutes on the New Year`s Eve, breaking an earlier Guinness World Record achieved by Kuwait in 2012.

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.

Record crowd at fourth Ashes test

Last Updated: Thursday, December 26, 2013, 11:47

Australia`s Boxing Day test has drawn a world record test crowd of 90,831 to the Melbourne Cricket Ground for the opening day of the fourth Ashes contest between Australia and England on Thursday.

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.

Next Sachin Tendulkar in making? Prithivi Shaw smashes record 546 runs

Last Updated: Thursday, November 21, 2013, 00:18

While playing in Harris Shield, Prithivi Shaw, skipper of Rizvi Springfield, created world record by becoming the first batsman to score 500 runs in inter school tournament on Wednesday.

Shakuntala Devi honoured by calculator-styled Google doodle

Last Updated: Monday, November 4, 2013, 09:36

Today Google celebrates the 84th birth anniversary of mathematical genius Shakuntala Devi with its customary doodle. Shakuntala Devi, popularly known as the "Human Computer", was a child prodigy and mental calculator who had the remarkable ability to mentally solve complex mathematical problems. Google paid its tribute to her with a calculator font and her smiling picture.

Kipsang smashes marathon world record in Berlin win

Last Updated: Sunday, September 29, 2013, 18:14

Kenyan Wilson Kipsang smashed the marathon world record by 15 seconds as he stormed to the Berlin title on Sunday.

`Wormlike` invention break world-record for solar hydrogen production efficiency

Last Updated: Thursday, September 26, 2013, 18:31

A research team has invented a "wormlike" hematite photoanode which can convert sunlight and water to clean hydrogen energy with a record-breaking high efficiency of 5.3 percent.