Border guarding forces may not be roped in for internal security

The mandate of three central armed police forces—Border Security Force (BSF), Indo-Tibetan Border Police Force (ITBP) and Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) is likely to...

Fire safety checks hit record low in England

Fire services conduct fire safety checks (audits) on most public buildings and the shared areas of residential properties such as flats to make sure...

Chandni Chowk to get Delhi’s first Integrated Traffic System

After pedestrianising the congested Chandni Chowk, the Delhi Government is planning to use the Intelligent Traffic Management System (ITMS) to manage vehicle movement, security...

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To curb CCTV camera theft in Delhi, firm asked to set up alarms

The Delhi government has decided to take additional measures such as installing alarm devices in boxes housing CCTVs after coming across instances of theft...

US Homeland Security issues rare emergency alert over ‘critical’ Windows bug

Homeland Security’s cybersecurity advisory unit has issued a rare emergency alert to government departments after the recent disclosure of a “critical”-rated security vulnerability in...

ADGP Bhaskar Rao inspects security at KRS dam and Mysore Airport

Additional Director General of Police (ADGP-Internal Security Division) Bhaskar Rao inspected security arrangements at Mysore Airport in Mandakalli and also at Krishna Raja Sagar...

LAPD has used facial-recognition software 30K times in last decade, records show

The Los Angeles Police Department has used facial-recognition software nearly 30,000 times since 2009, with hundreds of officers running images of suspects from surveillance...

Srinagar airport security gets a boost with latest baggage screening system

The latest inline baggage screening system (ILBS) that can detect explosives easily was installed at the Srinagar International Airport to strengthen security at the...

Google finalises deal to buy 6.6% of ADT

ADT has issued and sold in a private placement to Google 54,744,525 shares of Class B common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of...