The “Ente Maram, Ente Jeevan” (My Tree, My Life) initiative jointly organized by Asianet News and the Jawaharlal Nehru Tropical Botanical Garden and Research Institute (JNTBGRI) has set a new Guinness World Record for the maximum number of people hugging trees simultaneously.
The event, held last week on the JNTBGRI premises at Palode in the South Indian state of Kerala, saw 4,620Read more
Lebanese TV anchor Dalia Freyfer broke a Guinness world record for hosting the most number of live interviews. Freyfer, who has been blind since she was 18 years old, set a new record by interviewing a total of 91 guests, including 43 media and civil society personalities in 24 hours.
She was overwhelmed by the support of Lebanese people onRead more
The seasoned traveler will always have a story to tell, but few will find themselves being robbed at knifepoint by four teenage boys, held at the Libyan border because border-control officers believed they were a CIA spy, or solicited for a bribe at the Congo border for not having proof of a polio vaccine when no such proof is required.Read more