Delhi govt set to notify parking policy

The Delhi government is all set to notify its ambitious parking policy without Lt Governor Anil Baijal’s stamp, which is likely to draw the ire of Raj Niwas. Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot said that...

Centre plans colour-coded stickers for cars in Delhi-NCR

The Centre plans to introduce colour hologram-based stickers for private vehicles in the National Capital Region (NCR) to identify the fuel they use and the year in which they were manufactured, starting on October...

FBI warns of potential attacks on ATMs around the world

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has received an “unspecified report” that cybercriminals are preparing to carry out a large-scale global attack on ATMs. The attack will compromise banks or payment card processors with malware...

Delhi High Court says no high-rises around IGI Airport

The Delhi High Court in an interim order halted the construction and the selling of high-rise buildings around Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport. The order was passed after the court was told that there...

‘India needs three lakh people for cyber security’

India needs three lakh people for cyber security but we are producing just 20,000 people every year to safeguard our data, said A.M. Sudhakara, System Manager and Head, Computer Centre, University of Mysore. He...

Watchdog says cryptocurrency scams are increasing

Cryptocurrency scams are using images of celebrities and upmarket London addresses to hoodwink consumers into parting with cash, Britain’s Financial Conduct Authority has said. The warning, first made in June, was reposted on the FCA’s...

After biometrics failed, MCI to use CCTVs to track faculty attendance

The Medical Council of India (MCI) will begin installing CCTV cameras in classrooms, laboratories and out-patient departments (OPDs) of all medical colleges and associated hospitals soon as part of measures to weed out “ghost” and...

‘Undetectable’ plastic 3-D printed guns have been detected by TSA airport screeners

While lawmakers feud over the release of blueprints for 3-D-printed plastic guns, the Transportation Security Administration wants fliers to know that airport security screeners have been able to spot the so-called untraceable and undetectable...

Australia plays down concerns over mass surveillance

Officials from the Department of Home Affairs in Australia have sought to assuage concerns that a proposed national facial recognition service could lay the basis for mass surveillance. The government currently has two bills before...

Building plan key to fire safety: SK Dheri

The drawing board of an architect should be the starting point for the fire safety of a building but that rarely happens, an expert said at a workshop in Calcutta. "The lack of political...