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To sharpen combat skills, CISF aims to use paintball guns

The Delhi Metro unit of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), one of the country’s premier paramilitary forces, has made a proposal to buy...

Spaarta organises India Private Security Summit 2019

Spaarta, a pioneer in security training since last one decade organised India Private Security Summit 2019 on 9th March 2019 at CIDCO Convention Centre,...

SDS to deploy Guardian Active Shooter Detection System at LAX

Shooter Detection Systems (SDS), a gunshot-detection solutions provider to the transportation industry, will deploy its Guardian Active Shooter Detection System for the new Automated...

Sthree Shakthi team of cops launched to ensure women’s safety in...

A 35-member women police team ‘Sthree Shakthi’ has been launched in Visakhapatnam. The team has woman ASIs, head constables, police constables and home guards....

Amazon delivery drivers required to take selfies to prevent fraud

Amazon is asking its drivers to take selfies to verify their identities and lower the chances of fraud. According to a report by Business...

Explain benefits of CCTV cameras to people: Telangana CP VB Kamalasan...

Check the functioning of CCTV cameras and explain the benefits of installing these cameras in their colonies to all sections of people," Police Commissioner...

Singapore Police go hi-tech with launch of drone-equipped surveillance vehicles

Singapore Police have gone high-tech with the launch of drone-equipped surveillance vehicles, smart glasses, miniature humanoid robots and enhanced live firing system today. The drones...

Florida Senate passes bill that allows teachers to be armed

More than a year after last year’s Valentine’s Day shooting in Parkland that shocked the state and blurred party lines in the state Capitol,...

60% Indian firms worried about Internet Security

Nearly 60 per cent of organisations in India are concerned that the Internet is getting increasingly unstable from a cybersecurity standpoint and they are...

Your Android phone can now double as a security key

Google has announced that any smartphone running Android 7.0 (Nougat) or later can now be used as a hardware security key for two-factor authentication...

Indo-Bangla Flights: Indian carriers to get armed sky marshals

India wants to deploy “armed sky marshals” on flights of Indian carriers between India and Bangladesh. In a letter to the foreign ministry, the...

Bullet train: CISF to finalise security steps

When should a passenger travelling by the bullet train report to the station? What can’t be carried on the train? These are some of the...

Major lacunae found in Notre-Dame fire

The fire at Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris may not have been so devastating if officials had decided to install fire-resistant walls or a sprinkler...

HC asks Thane corporation to seal hospitals not having fire dept’s...

The Bombay High Court has directed the Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) in Maharashtra to seal all private hospitals and nursing homes that are operating...

Airport security scanners single out black women because of their hair

Black women at airports may be getting harassed in disproportionate numbers because of their hair. Body scanners used by Transportation Security Administration agents are...

Coal India Ltd rolls out Rs 50 crore mine surveillance system

Coal India Ltd has put in place over 5,000 security cameras across 300 mines of its subsidiaries to thwart pilferage attempts and ensure quick...

Body scanners to replace metal detectors at Indian airports

Starting in April 2020, air travellers will be examined by body scanners at Indian airports, according to the aviation security regulator, which has directed...

More quick response teams to boost anti-terror security in Singapore

More police officers in beige berets will be patrolling popular areas such as Orchard Road and Marina Bay, in another boost for Singapore's counter-terrorism...

Airports urged to take a unified approach against drones

In response to the recent UK Airprox Board report that the number of times a drone endangered the safety of an aircraft in UK...