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  Bengaluru: The record for being an intelligent toddler is set by Rishiv Tanguturi (born on January 12,2018) of Bengaluru, Karnataka. He can identify 56 cartoon characters, 53 airline logos, 55 company logos, 23 musical instruments, 64 car logos, 20 scientists, 50 billionaires with their sources of income, 27 Hindu gods and goddesses, 45 traffic signals, 24 sea animals, 55 flags, 36 tourist destinations of the world, all keyboard keys and Chess pieces. He can also identify and sort out Australian dollars, at the tender age of 2 years and 11 months, as confirmed by the Asia Book of Records (ABR).   Rishiv first got featured in the India Book of Records (2019) and now in Asia Book of Records (2020) for his exceptional memory. He can also identify 57 flowers, 50 dog breeds, 20 chilies and all the prime ministers of Australia .   His parents say, "During the tender age of 8 months, our son was able to differentiate the colors, for example, light blue vs dar...

Bollywood actor Alia Bhatt has taken a step forward towards realising her Hollywood dreams. She has signed a deal with an international talent management agency called William Morris Agency (WME). As per a report in Deadline, the actor has signed the agency as she ‘eyes opportunities in the US’. Formed in 1898, William Morris Agency is he longest-running talent agency that manages sports, events, media and fashion. It also managed actor Freida Pinto and in 2019, it was named Agency of the Year at the Billboard Live Music Awards. Alia is currently busy with the shoot of her next film titled Darlings, which also marks her first production venture under her banner Eternal Sunshine Productions. The film, also starring Shefali Shah, Vijay Varma and Roshan Mathew, is said to be a story of a mother-daughter duo. It is co-produced by Shah Rukh Khan’s Red Chillies Entertainment. While sharing her nervousness of starting a new project, the actor shared on Instagram, “Day one of DARLINGS! my firs...

    New Delhi : IJM ( India ) Infrastructure Limited, Solapur ( Maharashtra ) has got featured in the India Book of Records (IBR) for creating a record by Laying of Bituminous Concrete on maximum kilometres on a National Highway project, the Bijapur Project, in a single day under the National Highways Development Project (NHDP). The NHDP is a project to upgrade, rehabilitate and widen major highways in India to a higher standard. This project is managed by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) under the Ministry of Road, Transport and Highways. IJM (India) Infrastructure Limited carried out a unique activity on 25th February 2021 of laying the Bituminous Concrete on 26.82 Lane Kilometers on the Solapur – Bijapur Section of the National Highway – 13 (New NH – 52), a high density traffic corridor between Bengaluru to Gwalior in a short span of 20:45 hours. A company spokesperson said, "It's a proud moment for everyone, as we have set a benchmark in the Nation...

Anaisha Anish Kering Anaisha Anish Kering of Pune, Maharashtra has got her name entered into the India Book of Records (IBR) for showing extraordinary memory abilities at a young age of six years two months. Anaisha can recite and spell the 10 longest words in English language in three minutes, including a 45 letter word - neumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis; a 36-letter word - hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia, and a 34-letter word -supercalifragilisticexpialidocious, as per Merriam Webster dictionary. What was the inspiration behind this record? She says, "It started off as a fun game to try and spell a 30-letter word, which I did easily. So from one word, it went on to 2, 3, 4 and eventually 10. My mother inspired and motivated me to do something different and unique and so I did it."  It took her around two weeks to learn everything thoroughly and master it. Her mother taught the words, their pronunciation, the meaning and the spellings. While recording the re...

An 87 year old who has treated 10000 drug-addicts approximately shows the ways to win the war against drug addiction Alcohol addiction and drug abuse are affecting millions of people across the world. Globally  Tobacco, Alcohol and Illicit trafficking drugs are responsible for the death of more than 11 million people every year. While professional clinics, rehab centres, and mutual help groups are doing their job, quality books on the  addiction and recovery also offer much help. The book "Drug Addiction" by Dr (Col) Rajinder Singh, (MBBS, DPM, MD- former Senior Advisor (Psychiatry) Armed Forces was released through video conferencing. The book covers the epidemiology and etiology of drug abuse and discusses several of its most devastating health and social consequences. He highlighted the popular misconceptions about Mental Disorders and stressed the continued need of incorporating spirituality into treatment plan to fill the voids that drug addicts may be trying to fill wit...