Indian Police Service (IPS) officer Love Kumar has been appointed as Inspector General in Special Protection Group (SPG) on Friday.

According to an official notification issued from the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT), the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved the proposal of the Office of Secretary (Security), Cabinet Secretariat for the appointment of Love Kumar (IPS) for the post of IG in SPG by temporarily upgrading the post of DIG held by him.

Kumar is a 2004-batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre. He has been appointed to the post for a period of two years with effect from the date of assumption of post or till further orders, whichever is earlier. Currently, he is posted as DIG in the same group.

The International Day of Sport for Development and Peace (IDSDP) is celebrated annually on April 6 with an aim to recognise the importance of sports and physical activity in our personal lives and communities around the world. Sports are an important component of society as it keeps us active, competitive, and healthy. Additionally, playing sports can increase confidence and teach valuable life lessons.

The United Nations (UN) has long recognised sport’s power and universality, using it to unite individuals and groups by supporting sports for development, participating in events on a global and grassroots level, and developing its sports-related campaigns and initiatives.

In the Indian Ocean, there exists a phenomenon known as a ‘gravity hole’ where the Earth's gravitational pull is weaker, resulting in a depression in the sea level by over 328 ft. If reports are to go by, this anomaly has puzzled geologists for a considerable period of time, but researchers have claimed to have discovered a credible explanation for its formation: plumes of magma originating from deep within the Earth, akin to those responsible for the creation of volcanoes.

When formulating this hypothesis, the team utilised supercomputers to simulate the possible evolution of the area, tracing back as far as 140 million years. The findings, outlined in a recent study published in the journal Geophysical Research Letters, focus on a prehistoric ocean that has vanished over time.

Beginning April 1, 2024, Japan has initiated the issuance of eVisas to Indian tourists, introducing a system that eliminates the necessity for physical visa stickers in passports, according to reports.

Applicants can now electronically apply for visas through designated Japan Visa Application Centres operated by VFS Global. Specifically designed for tourism, the Japan eVisa offers a single-entry short-term visa allowing a stay of up to 90 days in Japan.

The eligibility extends to both Indian citizens and foreign nationals residing in India, with the application process centralised through the Visa Application Centres managed by VFS Global, simplifying the procedure.

Secretary, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare Apurva Chandra today launched the myCGHS app for the iOS ecosystem of devices in New Delhi. The app is designed to enhance access to Electronic Health Records, information, and resources for Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS) beneficiaries. The App was already available for the Android system. Talking to reporters, Mr Chandra said that the myCGHS app facilitates a wide range of services, including booking and cancellation of online appointments, accessing lab reports from CGHS labs, checking medicine history, checking medical reimbursement claim status, accessing referral details, locating nearby wellness centres and empanelled hospitals among others.

About the concerns expressed on the issue linking ABHA Id with CHGS Cards, the Union Health Secretary also clarified that there is no question of discontinuation of the CGHS scheme. He said, ABHA Ayushman Bharat Health Account- ABHA is the national digital identity for health which is part of the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission. He said, that more than 55 crore ABHA Cards have been created.

State-owned PFC on Wednesday said it has paid a total dividend of ₹2,033 crore to the government for the financial year 2023-24.

The company has paid the dividend in three instalments of Rs 554 crore, Rs 832 crore and Rs 647 crore, it said in a statement.

"PFC pays the highest-ever interim dividend of ₹2,033 crore to the Government of India for the FY24. The interim dividend RTGS (Real Time Gross Settlement) intimation advice was presented to RK Singh, Minister Power, New & Renewable Energy...by CMD Parminder Chopra," it noted.

Venezuelan Juan Vicente Perez Mora, certified in 2022 by Guinness World Records as the oldest man in the world, died on Tuesday at the age of 114, officials and relatives said.

“Juan Vicente Perez Mora has transcended into eternity at 114 years of age,” Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said on social media platform X.

Perez was officially confirmed as the oldest man alive on February 4, 2022, when he was 112 years and 253 days old, according to Guinness. A father of 11, as of 2022 he had 41 grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren, and 12 great-great-grandchildren. The farmer known as Tio Vicente was born in the town of El Cobre, in the Andean state of Tachira on May 27, 1909, and was the ninth of 10 children.

Tamil Nadu Governor R.N. Ravi inaugurated Param Vir Chakra garden and Aikyam exhibition in the Kanchi Mahaswami Vidya Mandir in Tambaram on Saturday.

He was accompanied by Lt. Gen. Karanbir Singh Brar, Ati Vishisht Seva Medal (AVSM), General Officer Commanding (Dakshin Bharat area) and chairman of Sri Kanchi Mahaswami Trust V.Shankar.

The garden, that displayed the history with statues of the 21 Param Vir Chakra awardees, was unveiled in the presence of Sub Major and Captain Yogendra Singh Yadav, PVC, Sub Major Sanjay Kumar, PVC, and kin of late Major R.Parameswaran, PVC along with several personnel of the Armed Forces.

South Korean scientists have set a new world record using the Korea Superconducting Tokamak Advanced Research (KSTAR) device, an "artificial Sun" nuclear fusion reactor. According to CNN, The team generated plasma temperatures of 100 million degrees Celsius for 48 seconds during tests between December 2023 and February 2024. This temperature is seven times that of the Sun's core, which is 15 million degrees Celsius.

The facility's previous record, set in 2021, was just 30 seconds. "Despite being the first experiment run in the environment of the new tungsten diverters, thorough hardware testing and campaign preparation enabled us to achieve results surpassing those of previous KSTAR records in a short period," Si-Woo Yoon, director of the KSTAR Research Center, explained in a statement.

Popular Tamil actor and comedian Visweswara Rao breathed his last on April 2. The noted artist was battling cancer and was undergoing treatment for years. Rao has worked in over 300 Tamil and Telugu movies in his career. He started his career as a child artist and has worked in over 150 films. As per reports, his mortal remains were kept at his house in Siruseri, Chennai for the public and for people from the industry to pay their last respects. It has been reported that the last rites were performed this morning.

Visweswara Rao hailed from Kakinada in Andhra Pradesh. When he started getting recognition as a child artist when he was six years old, his family moved to Chennai. The actor is known for his role as Manju’s father in the Tamil film ‘Pithamagan’ which has been written and directed by Bala. This Suriya starrer went on to become a box office success and it bagged critical acclaim and multiple awards, such as the Tamil Nadu State Film Awards, Filmfare Awards South, and the National Film Awards to name a few. The actor is also known for playing a role in R Madhavan’s ‘Evano Oruvan’ where he acted as the annoying shop owner.