Bangalore: Mathematical genius Shakuntala Devi, nicknamed as "human computer" for her ability to make complex mental calculations, died at a hospital here on Sunday following respiratory problems. She was 80.
"She passed away at Bangalore Hospital," Shakuntala Devi Educational Foundation Public Trust Trustee DC Shivadev told reporters. Doctors declared her dead at 8.15 am, he said. Devi was hospitalised a couple of weeks ago for critical
respiratory problems, Shivadev said. "She developed heart and kidney problems later," he added....
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07:15 PM, Apr 21, 2013
The 3D broadcasts of the speeches of Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi during the 2012 Assembly elections have entered the Guinness Book of World Records, he stated on Thursday. "Gujarat election campaign 2012 becomes even more memorable with the 3D interaction creating a Guinness World," Modi said on Twitter. ...
09:19 PM, Mar 14, 2013
Controversial Pakistani actress Veena Malik has entered the Guinness World Records by receiving 137 kisses on her hand in one minute. ...
04:50 PM, Feb 27, 2013
A 114-year-old Japanese woman, the daughter of a kimono maker, has been recognised as the world's oldest woman. ...
01:40 PM, Feb 27, 2013
Sujata Dutt has been the playback singer for more than 300 Kannada films. ...
07:36 PM, Feb 18, 2013
Bihar's farmers have done it again. A farmer from Sohdih village of Bihar's Nalanda district has set a new world record in potato production through organic farming this year. The potato farmer, Rakesh Kumar, has harvested 108.8 tonnes of potato per hecrtare and set a new world record in potato production, Nalanda district magistrate Sanjay Kumar Agrawal said on February 18. ...
03:45 PM, Feb 18, 2013
Stewie the Cat, the longest domestic cat in the world at more than 4 feet (1.2 meters) long from nose to tail, has died. Stewie was surrounded by family when he succumbed to a yearlong battle with cancer on February 4 evening at his Reno home, owner Robin Hendrickson said on February 5. He was 8. ...
02:35 PM, Feb 06, 2013
A 115-year-old Iowa woman has died less than two weeks after inheriting the title of world's oldest person, her family said on Monday. ...
02:56 AM, Dec 18, 2012
The woman who was listed as the world's oldest person died on Tuesday in a Georgia nursing home at age 116. Besse Cooper died peacefully on Tuesday afternoon in Monroe, according to her son Sidney Cooper. Monroe is about 45 miles east of Atlanta. ...
11:53 AM, Dec 05, 2012
The world's fastest painter uses colours and adhesives to fight his chronic mental illness. He makes an entire painting in just a few seconds. Parijoy Saha, a chronic schizophrenic, has set a record of finishing 51 paintings in just 35 minutes. ...
09:28 AM, Dec 03, 2012
London: In an age where few marriages endure the test of time, a centurion Indian couple have lived in wedded bliss for 87 years, thus becoming the world's longest married couple. Hundred-and-seven-year-old Karam and his 100-year-old wife Katari Chand, who have eight children and 28 grandchildren together, say that the key to success is looking after each other in every way possible. "My trick is to make Katari laugh. I...
11:01 AM, Nov 03, 2012
New Delhi: Fortis Healthcare on Saturday entered into the Guinness book of world records by organising a massive programme to check coronary disease in the NCR region on World Heart Day. The awareness campaign, as part of its Corporate Social Responsibility, generated an overwhelming response, with 14,161 free cholesterol tests conducted on adults at all Fortis facilities and select SRL Labs in the NCR region covering Delhi, Gurgaon, Noida and...
10:31 PM, Sep 29, 2012
London: The world's smallest car measures just 45.2 cm tall. Mirai, which means "future" in Japanese, has just entered the Guinness World Records for being the lowest roadworthy car. It was created by students and teachers of the automobile engineering course of Okayama Sanyo High School in Asakuchi, Japan, the Daily Mail reported on Wednesday. It runs on six main batteries. The motors and controlling components are from "Q-car", produced...
10:32 PM, Sep 26, 2012
'Gangnam Style', that was available for viewing on July 15, has more than 2,479,030 likes on YouTube. ...
11:42 PM, Sep 25, 2012
If you have gotten over Kolaveri Di, here's some more craziness that's driving the Internet. It's South Korean star PSY's 'Gangnam style' video. The video has beaten Justin Bieber and has become the most liked video on YouTube. In fact, breaking records, the video has set the Guinness World Record for the most 'liked' video in YouTube history. Gangnam Style, that was available for viewing on July 15, has more...
08:20 PM, Sep 23, 2012
Fifty-year-old Alain Robert climbed up the 1273-feet Central Plains Fortaleza tower in Zhengzhou unassisted. Robert has held the Guinness World Record for climbing most buildings unassisted. ...
11:36 AM, Sep 23, 2012
Lucknow: Starting from five students and a Rs 300 loan, a Lucknow school has travelled a long way to become the school with the most number of pupils in the world, according to the Guinness Book of Records. The 57th and 2013 edition of the book says the City Montessori School (CMS) in Lucknow had a record enrollment of 39,437 pupils on Aug 9, 2010, for the 2010-11 academic year....
10:42 AM, Sep 23, 2012
The humongous laddoo is all set to enter the Guinness Book of World Records. ...
03:56 PM, Sep 18, 2012
