Chiranjeevi Enters Guinness World Records as Most Prolific Indian Film Star
Megastar K. Chiranjeevi was honoured by the Guinness World Records, which recognised him as the most prolific star in the Indian film industry in the actor/dancer category.
Megastar Chiranjeevi has performed 24,000 dance moves in 537 songs in his 156 films in a span of 45 years.
September 22 also happened to be the day when the mega star made his debut in the year 1978.
Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy, Andhra Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu, Union Coal Minister G. Kishan Reddy, and BRS Working President K. T. Rama Rao were among those who congratulated Chiranjeevi.
Sep 22, 2024
Dhruvi Patel Wins Miss India Worldwide 2024
Dhruvi Patel, a Computer Information System student from the USA, was declared the winner of Miss India Worldwide 2024, the longest running Indian pageant outside of India.
Miss India Worldwide is a beauty pageant which draws contestants from India and from among members of the Indian diaspora residing in other countries.
It is conducted by India Festival Committee (IFC), first founded and headed by Dharmatma Saran in New York City, USA.
Dhruvi Patel Wins Miss India Worldwide 2024
Dhruvi Patel, a Computer Information System student from the USA, has been declared the winner of Miss India Worldwide 2024, the longest running Indian pageant outside of India.
Miss India Worldwide is a beauty pageant which draws contestants from India and from among members of the Indian diaspora residing in other countries.
While the other contestants, Lisa Abdoelhak and Malvika Sharma, were the first and second runners-up, respectively.
It is conducted by India Festival Committee (IFC), first founded and headed by Dharmatma Saran in New York City, USA.
SuAnn Mouttet won in the Mrs. category, and Sneha Nambiar (1st runner up) and Pawandip Kaur (2nd runner up) were runners up in this category.
Sep 20, 2024
Manu Bhaker Appointed Brand Ambassador for Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways
India's Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (MoPSW) appointed Manu Bhaker, the double Olympic medal winner, as a brand ambassador.
Bhaker, the shooting ace who won Medals in shooting in the recent Summer Olympics held at Paris, is the daughter of a Marine Engineer.
Sep 13, 2024
Sitaram Yechury, CPI(M) General Secretary, Passes Away
CPI(M), Communist Party of India (Marxist), general secretary and former Rajya Sabha MP Sitaram Yechury passed away at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in New Delhi. He was 72.
Yechury had learnt the ropes under late party leader Harkishan Singh Surjeet, who played major roles in the coalition era governance, first during the National Front government of V P Singh and then the United Front government of 1996-97, both of which the CPI(M) had supported from outside.
He had also played a critical role in the talks with the government on the Indo-US nuclear deal that led to the Left parties withdrawing support to the UPA-I government because of Karat's stubborn stand.
Sep 12, 2024
Peru's Fujimori, Divisive Head of Political Dynasty, Dies
Former President of Peru Alberto Fujimori, who steered economic growth during the 1990s but was later jailed for human rights abuses stemming from a bloody war against Maoist rebels, died. He was aged 86.
Fujimori governed Peru between 1990 and 2000 before being forced from office amid allegations of corruption.
Fujimori, the son of Japanese immigrants, was the little-known chancellor of a farming university when elected to office in 1990. He quickly established himself as a cunning politician whose hands-on style produced results even as he angered critics for concentrating power.
He slayed hyperinflation that had thrown millions of Peruvians out of work, privatised dozens of state-run companies and slashed trade tariffs, setting the foundations for Peru to become, for a while, one of Latin America's most stable economies.
American Becomes the Fastest Woman to Cycle Globe
A US ultra-endurance cyclist claimed a new world record for the fastest woman to circumvent the globe by bike.
Lael Wilcox took 108 days, 12 hours and 12 minutes to cycle 29,169km (18,125 miles), starting and ending in Chicago.
She beat the 2018 record held by Jenny Graham, from Scotland, whose journey took 124 days 11 hours.
Wilcox crossed 21 countries on four continents before arriving back in Chicago.
She cycled up to 14 hours a day on her journey, which will now be verified for inclusion in the Guinness Book of World Records.