Star Alliance & NEC partners to offer improved passenger experience

Star Alliance, the world's largest airline alliance, and NEC Corporation, global leader in IT, network and biometric technologies, have signed a partnership agreement to develop a biometric data-based identification platform that will significantly improve...

Minut raises $8M Series A for its camera-less home security device

Minut, a Swedish startup that has developed a camera-less home security device that it claims protects privacy better than competitors, has raised $8 million in Series A funding. The round is led by KPN Ventures,...

Govt drawing up policy to counter rogue drones : BCAS

A committee is working on measures to counter rogue drone attacks and is expected to submit its report to the civil aviation ministry soon, aviation security chief Rakesh Asthana has said. There is a...

Mumbai airport gets body scanner at T2, trial runs to begin soon

Very soon, the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) in Mumbai will get a new body scanner, for more stringent security checks. The machine, which was put up at the airport’s terminal two, is...

6 Japanese airports deploy NEC facial recognition

NEC Corporation has received an order from Japan Customs, under the Ministry of Finance, for an electronic customs procedure system utilising face recognition to be installed at the customs inspection areas of six major...

Drunken Driving to cost Rs 10,000, driving without a licence to cost Rs 5000

Following a lengthy discussion, the Lok Sabha has passed the Motor Vehicles Amendment Bill 2019. The new bill was passed to amend the provisions of the Motor Vehicles Act of 1988 which was tabled...

Volvo recalls more than 500,000 cars worldwide over fire risk

More than 500,000 Volvo cars are being recalled worldwide, including 70,000 in the UK, because of a fire risk in the engine. The manufacturer said a plastic part in the engine has, in rare...

1,300 security personnel freed of VIP duty after Home Ministry review

As many as 1,300 security personnel have been freed of VIP duty following a comprehensive review of the protection provided to 350 dignitaries, including politicians, by the Union Home Ministry, a senior government official...

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Maharashtra banks association to implement cyber security programme for 400 members

Maharashtra State Cooperative Banks' Association (MSCBA), the industry body for cooperative banks, is looking to implement a comprehensive cyber security programme for 400 member banks. The association has tied up with Mumbai-based cyber security...