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UK man has smashed the world record for 'most cars pulled by one man'
by dragging 14 cars over a distance of 18 feet and two inches. Simon
Plant, 42, of Findern, South Derbyshire, pulled a rope attached to 14
Ford Fiestas, weighing 20 tonnes combined, at Motorpoint in Derby,
earlier this week. He pulled the cars over a distance of 18 feet and
two inches, breaking the previous record of pulling 12 cars over 15
feet, 'derbytelegraph.co.uk' reported. Plant said this was his third
attempt at the world record. "I wasn't going to give up. We all
have goals in life and if you keep pushing and pushing you'll get
there. It was a tough challenge but thankfully it was a case of third
time lucky," Plant said. Plant previously held a world record 11
years ago when he pulled a 30-tonne truck a distance of 100 feet.
Legendary playback singer Manna Dey, who mesmerised generations of listeners with his inimitable voice for over five decades with hits like 'ay mere pyara watan', 'laaga chunri me daag' and 'poocho na kaise', died at a hospital here today at the age of 94 after prolonged illness. Dey, who was in and out of Narayana Hrudayalaya Hospital in the last five months for respiratory and renal problems, died of cardiac arrest with his daughter Shumita Deb and son-in-law Jnanranjan Deb by his bedside when the end came at 3.50 AM. The condition of Dey, who had made Bangalore his home for the last many years, deteriorated since yesterday afternoon, hospital spokesman Vasuki said. With the demise of Dey, the void has become complete in the famous quartet of singers Rafi, Mukesh, and Kishore Kumar, who dominated the Hindi music industry from 1950s to 1970s. The mortal remains of Dey, whose unique voice lent a rare dimension to his persona, were cremate...
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