Delhi Police gets detaining power under NSA after order from Lieutenant Governor

Delhi Lieutenant governor Anil Baijal has granted power to the police commissioner to apprehend anyone under National Security Act (NSA). A notification will be issued in this regard which will be in place till...

New York City opens cyber defense center

New York City has become the first American city to launch its own cyber defense center in a bid to tackle a rise in the number of attacks on US corporations. Built inside a...

Pune cops report almost 30 CCTV cameras across the city going defunct every day

The Pune city police has reported that around 30-40 CCTV cameras installed by them all across the city become non-functional every day because of road and footpath digging and repair work. Ravindra Shisve, the...

Gun seizures reaches ‘epidemic’ level at US airports

Nationwide, the TSA has seen a noticeable rise in the number of passengers attempting to bring firearms into aircraft cabins, with the U.S. on pace to eclipse the pre-pandemic volume of firearms seized at...

Indore police forms ‘Special 40’ team to prevent crimes against women

Indore Police has formed a team of 'Special 40' women to prevent crimes against women. Special training will be given to these forty women and will be deployed for the prevention of crimes related...

CPNI releases guidance on Fire as a Weapon attacks

The UK’s Centre for the Protection of National Infrastructure (CPNI) has released new guidance on Fire as a Weapon (FAW), where terrorists or attackers may attempt to deliberately use fire to harm people, property,...

CBSE introduces online training course on cyber security

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) is introducing another online training course on Cyber Security. The course consists of a webinar, course material and assessment by using Google Classroom. Webinar shall be conducted...

Canada’s transport minister orders CN, CP to stay away from wildfire prone routes

Canadian Minister of Transport Omar Alghabra has ordered that CN and Canadian Pacific Railways may not operate trains in certain subdivisions in British Columbia where the fire danger level is "extreme." The order, which...

Security agencies to identify most vulnerable installations

Security agencies are in the process of identification of strategically important sites within the distance of 15 to 20 kilometers from the Line of Control (LoC) and International Border (IB) for installation of anti-drone...

More than 900 London buildings on fire safety ‘waking watch’

The scale of London’s building safety crisis has once again been laid bare. More than 900 buildings currently require a waking watch due to fire safety defects such as flammable cladding. Waking watches involve...