The World Record “first to earn a doctorate on an evening Hindi newspaper” has been achieved by Mukut Kumar Aggarwal from Rewari, Haryana, India.

On Nov 03, 2025; Singhania University awarded the PhD to Mr. Aggarwal for his research on evening Hindi newspaper ‘Nitya Halchal’ edited by senior journalist Ms. Kanta Bharti.

The doctorate has been achieved under the guidance of Dr. Aarti Rani Prajapati and Dr. Ramniwas ‘Manav’.