New Delhi, March 29 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday emphasised the transformative power of collective public participation, stating that even small efforts can lay the foundation for significant change when society comes together.Speaking during the 132nd episode of his monthly radio programme Mann Ki Baat, the Prime Minister said, “When society itself steps forward, even small efforts become the foundation of big change. Many such examples are emerging in different parts of our …
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Varanasi, March 1 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s parliamentary constituency Varanasi on Sunday set a record, overshadowing a Chinese feat, by planting more than 2.5 lakh saplings in less than one hour at an upcoming urban forest, said an official.The achievement was officially recognised by the Guinness World Records.Rishi Nath, the official judge of Guinness World Records who was present on the occasion, confirmed the record by presenting a certificate to Mayor Ashok Kumar Tiwari and M…
New Delhi, Feb 18 (IANS) Union Minister for Electronics and IT, Ashwini Vaishnaw, on Wednesday announced that India has achieved the Guinness World Records title for the “Most pledges received for an AI responsibility campaign in 24 hours”.India achieved the Guinness title after collecting 2,50,946 valid pledges during the 24‑hour period (February 16–17, 2026), according to an official statement.The nationwide ‘AI Responsibility Pledge’ campaign, launched under the IndiaAI Mission in…
New Delhi, Feb 17 (IANS) India will scale its compute capacity beyond the existing 38,000 GPUs with the addition of 20,000 GPUs in the coming weeks, Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Tuesday.He highlighted that this marks the next phase of India’s AI strategy, with a significant expansion of compute infrastructure and a focus on responsible AI deployment.Addressing the media at the ‘India AI Impact Summit 2026’, the minister reiterated that the focus remains on responsible AI develop…
New Delhi, Feb 11 (IANS) IndiaAI, in collaboration with Intel India, will attempt an official Guinness World Records title for the “Most pledges received for an AI responsibility campaign in 24 hours” next week on February 16–17.This nationwide ‘AI Responsibility’ Pledge is envisioned as a large-scale citizen-led movement promoting the responsible, ethical, and human-centric use of Artificial Intelligence, while building awareness, trust, and accountability in emerging technologies, accord…
Vadodara, Feb 2 (IANS) A Guinness World Records certificate recognising the largest simultaneous Hindu text recital was presented to Mahant Swami Maharaj on Monday as the 92nd birth anniversary celebrations of the Bochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha (BAPS) spiritual head culminated in Gujarat’s Vadodara, drawing nearly two lakh devotees from across the country. The recognition followed a year-long effort in which 15,666 children aged between three and 13 years completed the full…
Mumbai, Jan 24 (IANS) Bollywood hunk Akshay Kumar has taken on the role as the host for the upcoming reality game show “Wheel Of Fortune”.Ahead of the premiere of the show on January 27, Akshay opened up about his idea of luck during an exclusive interaction with IANS.Akshay revealed that according to him, fortune is a blend of effort, timing, and mindset.He admitted that the distribution of luck amongst people is not always fair, but everyone gets an opportunity nevertheless.The ‘Airlift’ actor…
New Delhi, Jan 21 (IANS) The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) creating four Guinness World Records — enabled by advanced technology and stringent quality standards — reflects India’s rising engineering excellence and execution capability, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari has said.The NHAI this month successfully created four Guinness World Records in its ongoing construction work on the Bengaluru–Kadapa–Vijayawada Economic Corridor of National Highway-544G.”Under the visionary l…
New Delhi, Jan 11 (IANS) The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has, in a landmark achievement, successfully created four Guinness World Records in its ongoing construction work on the Bengaluru–Kadapa–Vijayawada Economic Corridor of National Highway-544G, according to an official statement issued on Sunday.On January 6, the NHAI made two Guinness World Records near Andhra Pradesh’s Puttaparthi. The first was the record for the longest continuous laying of bituminous concrete, cover…
Mumbai, Jan 6 (IANS) Punjabi sensation Diljit Dosanjh, who turned 42 on Tuesday, rang in his birthday on a high note with a special surprise, which included a global collaboration with Colombian superstar J. Balvin for the upcoming song “Senorita”. Diljit took to Instagram, where he shared a glimpse of the music video of the upcoming song “Senorita” and wrote: “Birthday Surprise with The Pride of Colombia Big Brother @jbalvin X 2026 @rajranjodhofficial @mixsingh @sharicsequeira Hello B…