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1. Angelina Dubey, 2. Yogananda Sastry, 3. Chadar Trek hero, 4. Push-ups, 5. Magician, 6. Matchsticks tower, 7. Millets recipe, 8. No to drugs, 9. EV expedition, 10. Net zero library New Delhi:  India Book of Records (IBR), the most reputed chronicle of unique records, has been gaining popularity among the talented individuals, who display tremendous courage and creativity. A few of the leading records of this week include the fastest expedition from Kashmir to Kanyakumari in an EV, the fastest construction of a net zero library, the fastest child to complete the Chadar trek in Ladakh, maximum push-ups in 1 minute, the maximum quantity of millets prepared in a single vessel, the largest model of Eiffel Tower made using matchsticks, and many more. The record for performing the fastest expedition from  Kashmir to Kanyakumari in an EV  (Tata Nexon EV MAX) was set by EVO India Magazine. The car covered a distance of 4003 km in 95 hours and 45 minutes. It also made records f...

India Book of Records - 1. Unbox, 2. Art of Living, 3. Forts, 4. Painting, 5. Surya Namaskar, 6. TEDx, 7. Hula Hoop, 8. Seven Wonders, 9. Mosaic, 10. Non-stop Drift.   New Delhi : The number of individuals and institutions finding a significant place in the India Book of Records (IBR) -- India's leading record-setting platform, is growing day by day. Some of its stories are really mind-boggling and inspiring. The Art of Living Foundation created two records for the largest number of people reciting Ganesh Atharvashirsha and the largest number of people taking the pledge for a drug-free India in a place, entering the ABR also. A total of 54,560 people recited the hymn at Suryakant Kakde Farm, Pune, while 1,26,613 students participated in the Drug-Free India campaign. The event was supported by Pune University. Art of Living founder, Sri Sri Ravi Shankar and Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis graced the event. On the announcement of the records, Sri Sri Ravis...

Ludhiana, Punjab : Fully aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs'), AIPL Housing & Urban Infrastructure Limited (AHUIL), a pioneer in real estate development, continues a unique plantation drive 'Trees of Joy', under which micro forest of 550 saplings of 35 Native Species of Punjab will be planted as per Miyawaki (Japanese method) at AHUIL's township AIPL DreamCity Ludhiana, on Sidhwan Canal Road. Under this initiative, the plantation of micro or mini-forest was started by holding a sapling plantation activity at AIPL DreamCity Ludhiana. This plantation is being carried out by AHUIL in collaboration with Eco-Sikh, an 80 G-approved charitable society that works to mitigate the threats of climate change and the deterioration of the natural environment. “We are committed to increasing the green cover in AIPL Dreamcity Ludhiana and other parts of  Ludhiana  as well. These continuous plantation drives are aimed to highlight the fact that environmental de...

Chandigarh : The ‘Har Ghar Trianga’ campaign of the State Bank of India (SBI) started here today with a Cyclothon and Inter School Drawing Competition with the message to host the National Flag at every house. The winners of the drawing competition were - Abhilasha (junior group), and Aaina (senior group), both from Ankur Public School .  The Inaugural lamp lighting was done by Vinod Jaiswal, Chief General Manager (CGM), State Bank of India , Chandigarh Circle . More than 200 students from different schools in Chandigarh participated in the event. The winners were given trophies and participation certificates by Ms Priti Jaiswal, President, SBI Ladies Club, Chandigarh . The SBI drawing competition titled as ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’, celebrating colours of happiness and prosperity of 75th Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav, in which students from Chandigarh participated in two categories - junior group (6th to 8th), and senior group (9th to 12th). Vinod Jaiswal, CGM, SBI Chandigarh Circle...

Mohali :   "Education must prepare students to confidently choose their path in the rapidly changing world. Taking a suitable decision in such a dynamic environment appears to be not only tough but also complex for the students," says Ashpica Ahuja, who has done her Masters in Law from the world-famous  University  of  Oxford . Ashpica was interacting with the media at the unveiling of Ed Consult, a unique 360-degree advisory service heralded by Ashpica for students wanting to join an international college or university.  Ashpica has returned from the  UK  to don the role of an expert educational counsellor in the 'study abroad' field. The idea is to help students make informed decisions about their global education objectives. She has always felt that students who dream of pursuing a global education have to face major challenges due to the lack of information about the innumerable courses and colleges existing in the global education arena. Ashpi...

  Impact Films announces the theatrical release of the current year’s one of the most talked-about and highly rated English language films, titled Spencer by Pablo Larrain across the Nation on 19 th  November. It features Kristen Stewart in the lead role of Princess Diana and Jack Farthing as Prince Charles, beautifully supported by Sally Hawkins and Timothy Spall.   Spencer concentrates on three turbulent days in the life of Diana during the Christmas of 1991 where Diana and her family are staying at Sandringham , a well known royal tradition. Over Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and Boxing Day, Diana realises that her marriage is breaking down and doesn’t want to be the future queen. The biopic gives the audience a glimpse into the character of Princess Diana whizzing through many official engagements she attended, a frosty dynamic with the royal family, and plenty of emotional scenes exploring the late Princess’s vulnerability and how she struggled...

Chandigarh : City’s young and dynamic entrepreneur brother duo – Akshay and Karan Grover – will be bringing a whiff of fresh air in tricity’s hospitality sector, with the formal unveiling of French hospitality behemoth Accor's Novotel Hotel, Tribune Chowk on October 1st. The hotel in all its grandeur  qualifies to be a landmark feather in the cap of City Beautiful, & the iconic  facility is going to offer better times for the hospitality sector, while providing many direct and indirect jobs to hospitality industry professionals.   The founders of Novotel Chandigarh “A good hotel creates a chain of opportunities for everyone -- for owners, for employees and also for the people associated with the hotel as business partners. The hospitality sector was the first to get affected by the huge impact of pandemic following cancelled weddings, conferences and travel, we are hopeful that Novotel will have a role in providing impetus to growth of tricity's hospitality sector...

  Mumbai: Pune-based Togethring Media Labs Private Limited has announced the launch of Togethring, a revolutionary Super App, a social entertainment and social commerce platform, where you can do everything online together. It’s an instantaneous, synchronous, real-time and collaborative socio-business platform, which requires no screen/ device sharing. It’s the first ever launch of an Indian communication Super App, that is far and beyond the offerings by the existing world majors. Right from watching media (video/ pictures), watching games, listening to music, shopping, socialising and ordering food to book tickets, study and read together – users can do all at the same time, while chatting or video chatting, but still maintaining privacy. The App is available for Android OS and web browsers. Togethring is the world's first and industry-first unique idea embedded into one application. It's a purely Indian platform, built by Indians for Indians and the world. The Togethr...

  Chandigarh : Leading tyre maker, Apollo Tyres and global video game publisher KONAMI, in association with Manchester United, today announced the launch of ‘Apollo Tyres United League’, an ambitious eSports Tournament played on eFootball PES 2021 for mobile. The mobile-based eSports Tournament will be held across multiple regions -- India , Australia , South Africa , Middle East, South East Asia, Sri Lanka and Nepal -- and will be first-of-its-kind both in terms of the format of the tournament and the overall partnership. Apollo Tyres is the Global Tyre Partner of Manchester United Football Club and KONAMI is the Official Video Game Partner of the iconic English Football Club, and this is the first time that Apollo Tyres is conducting an initiative of this scale for eSports. The ‘Apollo Tyres United League’ will be held in 3 categories, one each for Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced levels, and more than a million gamers are expected to participate. The three winners across t...

  Chandigarh :  During the second wave of Covid, when hospital beds were in short supply, many organizations and social workers came forward and established mini Covid care centers at their own expense, so that people could get proper treatment on time. Few such social workers were honored by the Governor of Punjab, VP Singh Badnore on the auspicious occasion of Independence Day. Amardeep S. Reen is one such social workers, who was honored by His Excellency for his meritorious services. Amardeep is an experienced Entrepreneur, who has been working in various fields for the last several decades. He is a technocrat whose career spans from creating technical software and product designs to managing complex supply chains, sports management and film production. After completing his master's degree in computer science, Amardeep started working as a technology consultant. He was an e-advisor to the Supply Chain Council of Singapore. He has been associated with the world's top consu...

  Pune:  A new record for being the youngest polyglot ( multilingual) was set by Shivanshika Harish Raghuwanshi. According to the India Book of Records, Shivanshika has set this record at the age of 3 years, 1 month and 4 days. She belongs to Pune, Maharashtra however currently she is settled in Doha , Qatar . Shivanshika can introduce herself in 30 different languages. The languages includes Spanish, Greek, German, Italian, Dutch, Russian, Filipino, Indonesian, Urdu, Hungarian, Punjabi, Marathi, Thai, Sanskrit, Bangla, Vietnamese, Nepali, Ukrainian, Japanese, Malayalam, Telugu, French, Turkish, Kannada, Gujarati, Hindi, Tamil, English, Arabic and Chinese. Moreover Shivanshika can also recite 15 Sanskrit Shlokas. She can also identify types of vehicles, animals, vegetables and body parts. Her parents said, “Initially she started learning words from different languages and tried to make sentences with them. When we saw her talent, we added other languages as a part of her s...

Nagaur: India Book of Records (IBR) has appreciated little Prisha Jain for her special talents. She can identify 11 mathematical symbols, nine shapes, recites capitals of 28 Indian states, 13 opposite words, 11 national symbols, days of the week with spellings, months of the year, writing and reciting multiplication tables from 2 to 5, spellings from 1 to 100 and all the 26 English alphabets and reading ten English and Hindi words at the tender age of 3 years and 3 months.   Prisha’s inspiration has been her mother. She took a time span of six months to prepare for all the above activities. Her family is elated to receive appreciation from the India Book of Records. Her mother said, “When Prisha got selected, first we could not believe it. It was a dream come true for our family.” According to her family, there were few challenges in the beginning to teach so many things to the little child, but her dedication and enthusiasm to learn overcame all the hurdles. Her father said,...

  Jalandhar: With spring wedding season around the corner, Punjab grown fashion label Jaamawar Minx (JM) founded by a famous fashion designer Rupam K. Grewal, unveiled a spacious and opulent store in Jalandhar's Model Town . The opening of the brand new store also saw the unveiling of a mesmerizing collection ‘Riyasat’. The beautiful collection has 'dupattas' which have been made painstakingly with real gold, pearls, and real Swarovski. The USP of the 'dupattas' is that these have been so richly crafted, that they are heirloom material, to be passed on from one generation to another. Rupam K Grewal who is mainly known for intricate bridal ensembles has experimented this wedding season to blend the vibrancy of the traditional 'phulkaris' with ‘zardozi dabka work’ to give a royal look to her ensembles.   Ace designer, Rupam Grewal who has worked with various types of embroidery for over 15 years said, “We had a lot of demand coming from Jalandhar and mainl...

Patna : The record for reciting the names of all the countries of the world along with their capitals, currencies and areas in the least time was set by Vikash Kumar Vishwakarma of Palamu, Jharkhand. He recited the names of 195 countries, their capitals, currencies and areas in just 11 minutes and 7 seconds, as confirmed on January 4, 2021 by the India Book of Records (IBR). Vikash, born on April 10, 1998 in Palamu district of Jharkhand, said that he had been trying to set few records in different categories. He got inspired by a memory trainer in Patna (Bhihar), during the preparation of a competitive examination. He practiced for three weeks before setting this record. Since he could not arrange the fee for a memory training course, he developed his own method of memorizing huge data, facts and words. He is thankful to his family for the restrictions on wrong ways of leading life. His friends encouraged him to carry on the efforts, while he ignored those who laughed at him f...

    Hoshiyarpur: As part of the CSR initiative of Bharat Petroleum (BPCL), Bisnouli Sarvodaya Gramodyog Sewa Sansthan (BSGSS), an NGO mentored by former civil servants, Nandita Bakshi, and Vijay Kumar Jha, launched a new training session at its Skill Development Training Centre for Women. The NGO has been functional in Punjab, Haryana, Delhi and UP for the past two decades.   The training centre conducts programmes for women in four disciplines, namely Cutting-Tailoring, Beauty Culture, Computer Operation and English Speaking. The programmes have enabled the beneficiaries to learn new skills and boost their confidence to realize their potential and explore new opportunities for employment and income generation.   B V Gokhale, Chief Manager-HR and Rajesh Kashyap, Executive (Ben-Admn) NR of BPCL, interacted with 30 beneficiaries from the  previous batches to evaluate the efficacy of the project being run at at Dorangla in Gurda...

  New Delhi: Placing all the countries on the world map, placing and reciting all the states of India and some country names, identifying 25 animals, ten flowers, 15 fruits, ten colours, five shapes, 20 body parts; reading and writing the English alphabets; reciting 10 rhymes, days of the week, months of the year in English and Hindi, numbers from 1-100, at the tender age of 3 years and 6 months, this is the record made by Shravya Sadashiv Chikkatti from Athani, according to the India Book of Records (IBR). Her parents had no idea that some record was coming to their daughter’s way, when they bought the maps of India and world simply for playing purpose. She started placing all the states and countries on the map and reciting all the names of the states and some countries one by one very easily. Then they came to know about the India Book of Records. Seeing many kids creating records and getting published in the India Book of Record, they thought of applying, Her mother says...

  Tirunelvi: The record for identifying the maximum number of dinosaurs was set by Anirudh Kumaraperumal, who is from Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu. The child identified the pictures of 105 dinosaurs with their correct names in 1 minute and 33 seconds, at the young age of 6 years, 9 months, and 18 days, as confirmed on November 28, 2020 by the India Book of Records (IBR). Anirudh (born on February 10, 2014) always had a passion for dinosaurs from the tender age of 2 years. He knows more than 300 dinosaurs names. He has a huge collection of toy dinosaurs at his home. Wherever he saw or heard about dinosaurs he got excited. Anirudh, currently residing in Doha , Qatar , has keen interest in dinosaurs, but, he practiced for a week before attempting for the record. Anirudh completed the entire record attempt with a lot of energy without even a slight slackness until the last moment. Entire family and friends were hugely excited that someone very close to them had achieved such accolade....

New Delhi : Siddhant Gumber from Abu Dhabi , UAE, has set up an unique world record. The record for being the youngest to identify the top 100 tallest buildings of the world along with their respective heights and locations was set by this talented boy (born on July 19, 2008), who hails from Ambala, Haryana. He has been living in Abu Dhabi these days. He identified the top 100 tallest buildings, and stated the height and location of each building, including Burj Khalifa and Shanghai Tower , in 7 minutes and 24 seconds, at the young age of 12 years, 3 months, and 14 days, as confirmed on November 2 nd , 2020 by the team India Book of Records (IBR). What prompted this young boy to set this record? Comes a prompt reply from Siddhant – “ I have always been interested in buildings and have been told that I  have an amazing memory. I wanted to create a record that could showcase my passion for buildings as well as related facts and figures.” How much time did you practise for th...

  Chandigarh:  Brahmo Films is excited to ring in the new year with their feature film 'Rang Ratta'(Colour of Love) with Principal Photography beginning on December 31st,2020 for what is bound to be a magical holiday inspired Punjabi language hit, filmed on Canadian soil. 'Rang Ratta's' digital poster was unveiled to signal the official announcement of the film by the cast & crew of the upcoming film. Gurcharan Singh and Harcharan Singh of HRG Films will be filming on the sets around the GTA (Greater Toronto Area) for 25 days with six of those days showcasing breathtaking views of Niagara Falls . The film will star Roshan Prince who is an accomplished singer, producer, musician, songwriter and actor and will co-star with the beautiful and talented actress Payal Rajput , a winner of SIIMA  -South Indian International Movie Awards  for Best Female Debut in 2019. Director Gurcharan Singh wants to showcase his talent and passion for the film and says, "We...

  There is some good news on the COVID front. India 's recovery rate of COVID 19 has gone up-to nearly 91 per cent, and the case fatality rate has further declined to just about 1.5 per cent. One of the reasons for this is the Modi government's lockdown & strict Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs') put in place to slow down the spread of COVID 19. A famous Ayurvedic Acharya - Acharya Manish, who has founded the Ayurveda label 'Shuddhi Ayurveda' and has his corporate office at Zirakpur near Chandigarh, believes that apart from the well thought out Modi government restrictions, there is another major reason for India being in a much better position than other countries as far as COVID 19 is concerned. Achaya Manish said, "The low death rate, high recovery rate, low intensity of cases, and no symptoms in a majority of cases has been made possible by the immunity-boosting done through the use of Ayurvedic formulations. Now that the second wave is staring ...