Cameras installed on India’s fastest train Vande Bharat to identify people pelting stones
Indian Railways has installed cameras on the exterior of Vande Bharat Express — also known as Train 18 — to detect and curb stone-pelting incidents and prevent damage to the country’s first semi-high speed...
US Homeland Security launch new Detroit task force to enhance national security
In an effort to mitigate vulnerabilities within the commerce stream that threaten the nation’s consumers and to enhance national security, Homeland Security officials recently launched its Global Trade Task Force (GTTF), a US Immigration...
RPF crackdown on burning of refuse along railway tracks
The reckless burning of garbage and non-degradable plastic materials along the railway tracks has emerged as a fresh safety threat compelling the Railway Protection Force (RPF) to initiate stringent legal action. Cases have already...
3-D Imaging could speed up U.S. Airport security screenings
A new technology being installed at airports nationwide will soon allow travelers to keep their laptops, as well as 3-1-1-sized liquids, in their bag during checkpoint screening. The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) awarded a...
Mumbai police to rent fishing boats to patrol city’s coastline
The Mumbai police are looking at fortifying their coastal security arsenal with six trawlers, some of which could even come from the fishing community if they fit the bill, according to police sources. The...
Security of vital installations will be enhanced in Kochi
The surveillance and security of vital installations in Kochi will be enhanced considering the attacks on such important locations in other parts of the country recently. The decision was taken in a meeting between...
Homeland Security Secretary Nielsen resigns as Trump focuses on border
Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen has resigned amid the administration’s growing frustration and bitterness over the number of Central American families crossing the southern border, two people familiar with the decision said.
President Donald...
Prices of fire safety equipment on the rise in Dhaka
The sales of fire-fighting equipment have soared following the blazes at Old Dhaka’s Chawkbazar on Feb 20 and Banani’s FR Tower on Mar 28, leaving at least 100 people dead.
The incidents have also spurred...
Chowkidar effect: BJP mops up bulk of private security donations
With the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) mobilising itself on social media and on the ground by invoking the chowkidar (watchman) tag, the move has both political and business underpinnings. For one, private security companies...
Volvo Cars to install cameras, sensors in vehicles to address issues of intoxication, distraction
With an aim to end fatalities involving its vehicles, Volvo Cars is planning to install cameras and other sensors inside its cars that would monitor the driver's behaviour and allow the car to intervene...


















