Senators seek tighter airport security checks for VIPs
Philippines Senators have pressed officials of the Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) to impose tighter security measures on its processing of VIPs before they are allowed to fly out of the country, fearing that...
Bengaluru’s new surveillance plan will match faces on CCTV visuals to cop database
The city of Bengaluru, a haven for techies, is about to embark on a video surveillance experiment that plans to introduce facial recognition technology even as activists and privacy experts warn that it could...
UIC World Security Congress calls for international collaboration to tackle railway security challenges
The 18th UIC World Security Congress jointly organised by the Railway Protection Force(RPF) and the International Union of Railways (UIC) continued on the second day in Jaipur, with a focus on exploring the best...
DRDO designs surveillance system to ensure security at defence establishments
Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has designed and developed a perimeter surveillance system called Surveillance Using Multilayer Intelligent Tracking, Response and Analysis (SUMITRA) which is aimed at augmenting the security at any defence...
India travel system boasts 99% accurate facial authentication
An Indian startup supplying facial recognition for a new airport-clearance service says its algorithm is right 99 percent of the time. The company, Dataevolve, wrote the code for Digi Yatra, which is a contactless...
Bangladesh buildings without fire safety: Crackdown begins next week
Bangladesh fire service and city corporation authorities will start a drive against buildings and factories without fire safety plans from next week. The decision comes after a fire at a high-rise building in Gulshan...
RTK 2.0 seen to correct situation in private security sector
The recalibration exercise involving undocumented foreign workers will be useful to set things right in the private security sector, according to the Security Industry Association of Malaysia (PIKM) Selangor chapter. Its chairman Datuk Dr...
CISF deployed at 66 airports across India for security, state police in others
The personnel of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) have been deployed at 66 airports to provide security to the facilities and installations, while in the remaining airports, the security is provided by the...
Beijing issues advisory after Pak province says it can’t provide security to pvt Chinese...
Weeks after the Punjab provincial government said it cannot provide security cover to Chinese citizens not affiliated with Pakistan government projects and China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) projects, China asked citizens in Pakistan to...
Rs 5,000 fine on vehicles not having high-security number plate in Noida
Private vehicles registered in Noida and Gautam Buddh Nagar but not having a high-security registration plate (HSRP) will now be penalised Rs 5,000 as per law, police has said. According to officials, the HSRP...


















