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Kathak dancer Soni Chaurasia enters Guinness: India in Guinness World Records

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April 10, 2016

New Delhi, Apr 10: Everybody wants to make and break records! The Guinness Book of World Records which gathers world records from around the world has also made a record of being the most stolen book from the public libraries.

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On April 9, 2016, Kathak dancer Soni Chaurasia broke the world record of longest dance marathon with her non-stop dance performance. Chaurasia danced continuously for 124 hours and broke the five-year-old previous record set by Kalamandalam Hemalatha of Kerala in the year 2011. When Soni entered the 123rd hour of her performance, the crowd started cheering for her to complete the last hour and enter the Guinness World Records.

Let's look at some of the Indians who have bagged a place in the Guinness Book of World Records. Read on, you would not like to miss this:

Longest flute

The world's longest flute is 11 feet and 11 inches and has been made by Bharat Sinh Parmar, Charunsudan Atri Jay Bhayani, and five Navtanpuri Dham. The flute was unveiled on December 25 in the year 2014, and was used to play the Indian national anthem for the first time.

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Largest Ruby

Weighing 21,955 grams and measuring 12.20 x 6.49 x 5.51 inches, the largest ruby belongs to an Indian named Rajiv Golcha from Bengaluru. The ruby has been named 'The King Ruby' and is held in the Prestige Gems & Jewels showroom in India.

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Largest Turban

Avtar Singh Mauni, a 61-year-old resident of Patiala, holds the record for the longest turban in the world. When unwrapped, the turban stretches to 645 meters. It weighs around 100 pounds. Avtar Singh started with 151 meters and has been religiously adding on to his turban for last 16 years and now, it takes him more than six hours to wrap it again.

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Shortest Woman

Jyoti Amge is named in the Guinness World Records for being the shortest woman alive. On her 18th birthday in 2011, she was officially declared the shortest woman on earth. Jyoti Amge is 2 feet and 0.6 inches tall.

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Most Recorded Artist

Singer Asha Bhosle was acknowledged as the world's most recorded artist in the music industry by the Guinness World Records in the year 2011. Starting in the year 1948 with Hansraj Behl's Chunariya, Bhosle has sung over 12,000 songs till date.

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Shortest Cow

Measuring 61.1 cm (6-year-old then) from the hoof to the withers and weighing a mere 40 kg, Manikyam is the shortest cow on the planet -- significantly shorter than the previous record holder Blaze (from USA), who was 69.07 cm tall. This Kerala cow is even shorter than some of the dogs.

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Longest Moustache

60-year-old Ram Singh Chauhan was placed in the Guinness World Records for having the longest moustache in the World. His moustache is 14 feet long. Chauhan has been growing his moustache since the early 70's and calls it his most-prized possession. He has spent more than 30 years growing it and spends around two hours, every day, grooming it.

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July 11,2020

Mumbai, Jul 11: Bollywood veteran Amitabh Bachchan announced on Twitter late on Saturday that he tested positive for the novel coronavirus infection.

Taking to Twitter to announce the news, he said, "I have tested CoVID positive... " He added that family and staff had also undergone tests while Bachchan has been shifted to a hospital. 

Bachchan ended his tweet saying, "All that have been in close proximity to me in the last 10 days are requested to please get themselves tested !"

Bachchan, who was last seen in Gulabo Sitabo that released on OTT platforms, will be seen in Ranbir Kapoor-starrer Bhrahmastra.

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February 10,2020

Chennai, Feb 10: The Income Tax Department on Monday summoned Tamil actor Vijay over charges of tax evasion and his alleged links with financier Anbu Chezhiyan.

The development comes after the IT Department on Friday carried out a raid at the actor's residence in Panaiyur area in Chennai.

IT sleuths held searches in connection with the success of a recent film which was a Box Office hit, collecting around Rs 300 crore.

As per sources, the IT Department on Thursday recovered Rs 65 crores from the residence of Vijay's alleged financer in Chennai during raids which were carried out in the connection with the tax evasion case linked to AGS Cinemas.

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June 20,2020

Washington, Jun 20: American actor Angelina Jolie has now opened up about her 2016 divorce announcement with Brad Pitt, which shocked fans.

Fox News said the 45-year-old Jolie opened up about leaving the father of her six kids,18-year-old Maddox, 16-year-old Pax, 15-year-old Zahara, 12-year-old, Shiloh, and 11-year-old twins Knox and Vivienne.

"I separated for the well-being of my family. It was the right decision. I continue to focus on their healing," the Oscar-winning star told Vogue India magazine.

The 'Maleficent' star added, "Some have taken advantage of my silence, and the children see lies about themselves in the media, but I remind them that they know their own truth and their own minds. In fact, they are six very brave, very strong young people."

Since 2004, Pitt and Jolie were together but only married in August 2014 at their estate in France.

The 'Mr and Mrs Smith' star previously told Harper's Bazaar magazine how the last few years have been physically, emotionally and mentally turbulent for her.

"My body has been through a lot over the past decade, particularly the past four years, and I have both the visible and invisible scars to show for it," Jolie said.

"The invisible ones are harder to wrestle with. Life takes many turns. Sometimes you get hurt, you see those you love in pain, and you can't be as free and open as your spirit desires. It's not new or old, but I do feel the blood returning to my body," she added.

Besides her marriage ending on the public stage, Jolie underwent a preventative double mastectomy in 2013 followed by breast reconstruction after testing positive for the BRCA gene. In 2015, the actor 'Girl, Interrupted' star also had her ovaries and fallopian tubes removed.

She admitted it has taken a while for her to feel like her old self. She said, "The part of us that is free, wild, open, curious can get shut down by life. By pain or by harm."

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