Separate commissionerate of fire safety and disaster management demanded after Rajkot fire
In the wake of the Rajkot gaming zone fire, former Gujarat chief minister Shankersinh Vaghela wrote to Governor Devvrat Acharya , appealing for the establishment of a separate commissionerate of fire safety and disaster...
Neonatal nursing home fire: HC directs Delhi govt to decide representations on fire safety...
The Delhi high court has directed the Delhi government to decide two representations seeking regular fire safety audits and framing of fire safety norms for small hospitals and nursing homes in the wake of...
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Illinois’ use of cameras that read license plates amounts to ‘dragnet surveillance,’ lawsuit alleges
A lawsuit has accused Illinois State Police and state officials of operating an unconstitutional “system of dragnet surveillance” through license plate-reading cameras that track motorist’s whereabouts.
The suit, filed last week by Cook County residents...
Hikvision India Showcases Advanced Smart Home Cameras, FRT VDP and AX PRO Wireless Solutions...
Hikvision India has showcased a wide range of advanced FRT VDP and AX PRO Wireless Solutions at Smart Home Expo. The Smart Home Expo, India’s largest expo focused on Smart Home Technologies, Home Automation,...
India to assist France with 110 security personnel, including 46 NSG commandos
India will be deploying a contingent of 110 security personnel, including commandos of the National Security Guards (NSG) to Paris to assist French military and police forces during the 2024 Olympic Games, scheduled to...
Budapest Airport to pilot faceboarding tech in June
Budapest Airport is preparing to introduce FaceBoarding, a facial recognition technology designed to simplify and expedite airport security procedures. The biometric system will allow passengers who have registered via an app – expected to...
India’s GalaxEye tests high-altitude surveillance with homegrown tech
GalaxEye, a space technology startup out of Bengaluru, has successfully tested its Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) technology on a subscale High Altitude Pseudo-Satellite (HAPS) developed by the National Aerospace Laboratories (NAL).
This is a significant...
New legislation allows sheriff’s office to hire private security for guarding hospitalised inmates
A new legislation makes it legal for sheriff's offices in Oklahoma to hire private security companies to guard inmates in the hospital. Tulsa County Sheriff Vic Regalado advocated for SB 1668 after struggling to...
Surveillance on 350 female MNC staff as ISIS targets women employees
In a massive operation, security agencies have mounted surveillance on as many as 350 women employees in the critical security verticals of multinational companies, mostly American in origin. Sources privy to the development said...

















