Mumbai is 16th most unsafe city in the world: Safe Cities Index 2017

Indias financial capital is the 16th most unsafe city in the world among the 60 featured in the Safe Cities Index 2017 released…

From the Editors Desk: NOVEMBER 2017

Dear ReaderUtter disregard for safety seems to be in our DNA. We wear safety helmets and seat belts only to escape the gaze of…

A system to return trays that could make T3 at Delhi Airport security check smoother

In a move that could drastically bring down waiting time during security check-in at Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport,…

Americans may need a passport to fly within U.S. in 2018

Even if youre an American, you may need a passport to fly somewhere in the United States after Jan. 22, 2018. Thats the date the…

Kolkata to get Indias first 24x7 information security helpline

India's very first information security helpline is set to begin in Kolkata. The 24X7 number will help to report incidents of…

Tihar Jail assault: Delhi HC asks for CCTV details, jail report has none

Following allegations of 47 prisoners being assaulted at Tihar Jail last month, the Delhi High Court had directed jail officials…

Biometrics Institute and IOM collaborate to promote responsible use of biometrics

The Biometrics Institute and IOM, the UN Migration Agency, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that formalized closer…

CISF ends practice of removing prosthetic limbs for security check at airports

Passengers with disability will no longer have to remove their prosthetic limbs for X-ray screening at airports. The Central…

Homeland Security report cited lone offenders as threat to large events in the US

Less than two weeks before the Las Vegas mass shooting, law enforcement officials warned that "unaffiliated lone offenders" were…

Need to double strength at airports in 5 years: CISF

Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), the agency in charge of airport security, has stated this categorically in a report to…

Foot overbridges compulsory, CCTV cameras must in local trains: Rail minister

Railway Minister Piyush Goyal directed officialsto spend whatever is necessary for passenger safety as he announced steps to…

Govt clears Rs 25,000 crore-scheme to modernise police in three years

The cabinet committee on security has cleared a Rs 25,060-crore umbrella scheme aimed at modernising the central and state police…