Record number of guns discovered at US airport security checkpoints

New TSA data shows a record number of firearms were discovered at airport checkpoints last year. More than 4,200 guns were found at 249...

US to sell defence system, making Air India One at par with Air Force...

The US has agreed to sell two state-of-the-art missile defence systems to Air India One for an estimated cost of USD 190 million, a...

“Stop hiring undertrained private security”, expert tells SA universities

South African universities need to re-evaluate their security plans and stop hiring security companies that lack the knowledge or resources to anticipate and deal...

Airport security may be outsourced to cut costs

The Union Civil Aviation ministry has commissioned a survey to find out what kind of security jobs at airports can be outsourced to private...

Nigeria Private security companies recruit 823,502 people in six years —NBS

The National Bureau of Statistics says that private security guards companies employed no fewer than 828,502 people in Nigeria from 2013 to 2018. The...

Using Aadhaar biometrics for forensics technically & legally not feasible: UIDAI

The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has told the Delhi High Court that it was not legally and technologically feasible to use Aadhaar...

Fire safety failures found in more than half of London’s care homes

More than half of the capital’s care homes have failed London Fire Brigade safety checks. During inspections of 177 care homes, the Brigade found one...

Pakistan police gets a CCTV watchdog

The Punjab police in Pakistan have completed installation of CCTV cameras in 716 police stations in 36 districts of the province. This was...

Army commences induction of new sniper rifles along LoC

The Indian Army has started the induction of new sniper rifles along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir, a top army officer...

All Delhi-NCR vehicles must carry fuel stickers by October, says EPCA

The Supreme Court-appointed body Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority has directed the Delhi government and other states whose territories fall within the National...