PELCO announces new president

PELCO Inc. has announced that Jean-Marc Theolier, CEO, will be leaving the organization, effective immediately. As part of this change, Brian McClain, COO, will...

Changes to Singapore fire safety law passed; MPs call for warning systems in all...

The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) will be able to compel building owners to install critical fire safety upgrades after Parliament passed amendments to...

Bhaskar Rao, named new Bengaluru Police Commissioner

Additional Director General of Police Bhaskar Rao has been made Bengaluru city’s new Police Commissioner. ADGP Alok Kumar, who took charge last month, had...

Growing crime concern drives doorbell camera market

The global doorbell camera market size is expected to reach USD 2.8 billion by 2025, according to a new report by Grand View Research,...

Ordnance Factory Board to supply 2 lakh ‘Bhabha Kavach’ bullet-proof jackets to Armed forces

The Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) has received requests for around two lakh ‘Bhabha Kavach’, country's lightest bullet-proof jackets from the armed forces. As the...

Guidebook clarifies when Singapore private security officers can collect NRIC details

Private security officers in Singapore, when detaining individuals for criminal offences, should not collect, use or disclose the suspect’s full NRIC numbers as this...

IPS officer Rakesh Asthana takes additional charge as DG of Narcotics Control Bureau

IPS officer Rakesh Asthana has taken charge as the chief of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), officials said. The 1984-batch Gujarat cadre officer has...

LAPD police officers’ personal information stolen in data breach

A suspected hacker claimed he or she had stolen the personal information of about 2,500 LAPD officers, trainees, and recruits, along with approximately 17,500...

Biometric machines to soon ensure convenience in general compartment of Indian trains

Jostling for a seat or even a little space in the general compartments of long-distance trains may soon become a thing of the past....

Government notice to 241 Delhi schools for failing fire safety rules

From sub-standard equipment to the width of staircases, over 240 schools in the nation’s capital failed to meet fire safety standards, says a report...