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Bangalore ventriloquist eyes on Guinness Book of Records

Bangalore, Dec 30 (ANI): Indu Shree, a magician and ventriloquist in Bangalore has finally set her eyes on entering the Guinness Book of World Records through her stunning performance with [...]

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School kids dress up as Santa Claus to create a record

Vishakhapatnam, Dec 25 (ANI): In an attempt to set a record, around 108 students dressed up as Santa Claus on Thursday (December 24) in Vishakhapatnam here.

To get them enlisted in the Limca Book of Records, the students of Students of [...]

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100 sand Santas mark the Christmas festival in Puri

Puri, Dec 25 (ANI): Internationally acclaimed sand artist Sudarshan Patnaik has sculpted around 100 colourful Santa Clauses in Orissa’s Puri beach on the occasion of Christmas.

Patnaik, along with his apprentices, created the sculpture in time for Christmas to deliver an environmental [...]

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Orissa artist creates over 100 sand images of Santa

Bhubaneswar, Dec 24 (IANS) Sand artist Sudarsan Patnaik created over 100 colourful images of Santa Claus on a beach in Orissa’s Puri town Thursday on the eve of Christmas.

The sand replicas created by Patnaik, with the help of students from his art institute, bear messages on the threat the world is facing from climate change [...]

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This Christmas, Bangaloreans have Taj Mahal for a cake

Bangalore, Dec 20 (IANS) How about having the Taj Mahal for a cake this Christmas? Bangaloreans sure are not saying no to this delicious offer.

Christmas and food connoisseurs thronged the annual Nilgiris cake exhibition which got underway at St Joseph’s Indian High School Grounds here Friday. The exhibition is hosted by Nilgiris, one of south [...]

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Bangalore cake exhibition ahead of Christmas lures visitors

Bangalore, Dec 19 (ANI): Keeping in mind the upcoming Christmas celebrations, an amusing exhibition of giant size cakes modelled on landmarks opened in Bangalore on Friday (December 18).

At the Nilgiris’ 35th annual cake exhibition, the creamy models of the Taj Mahal and a battleship are drawing attention of [...]

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Reverse motor driving record holder in Uttarakhand rues government apathy

Haldwani (Uttarakhand), Nov 18 (ANI): A record holder in reverse-motor-driving, who has made it to the Limca Book of Records laments the lack of support from the state government in facilitating his bid to get into the [...]

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India’s grand old marathon man completes 98th run

Washington, Nov 9 (IANS) India’s grand old marathon man Ashis Roy took another step towards his coveted goal of a century of runs as he finished his 98th race in Harrisburg after ten runs in North America in the last six months alone.

The oldest participant in the 37th annual Select Medical Corporation Harrisburg Marathon Sunday [...]

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Chennai school kids create glass paintings in 60 minutes

Chennai, Nov 6 (ANI): In a record attempt, around 2,500 school kids here made paintings on glass in 60 minutes.

The task was undertaken by the students of Velammal Matriculation Higher Secondary School in Chennai with hopes of getting enlisted in the Limca Book of Records.

The event was held to motivate the students and boost [...]

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Paraplegic Himalayan rally participant out, not down

Shimla, Oct 15 (IANS) Deepa Malik, the lone physically challenged participant in the 11th edition of the Maruti Suzuki Raid-de-Himalaya – one of the world’s highest and toughest motor rallies – is out but not down.

Malik, 40, who lost the use of her legs after three surgeries that rendered her a paraplegic in 1999, was [...]

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Meet Deepa Malik, a rallyist with a difference

Shimla, Oct 11 (IANS) Deepa Malik, who is competing in the 11th edition of what is arguably the world’s highest and toughest motor rally – the Maruti Suzuki Raid-de-Himalaya – is a participant with a difference, being a paraplegic.

Suffering from a repetitive spinal cord tumor, Deepa lost the use of her legs after three surgeries [...]

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Chennai students eye record, perform yoga for three hrs

Chennai, Sep 8 (ANI): A group of four students seek entry into Limca book of records by performing yoga for 180 minutes in Chennai.

The students of city’s Velamal Matriculation Higher Secondary School struck 999 yoga postures in a bid to get registered in the Limca Book of Records.

The event was held as part of [...]

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