Policy & Regulation

PSARA At A Crossroads: Why India?s Private Security Industry Is Pushing for ?PSARA 2.0?

Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) Convenes Workshop on PSARA Compliance and EnforcementIndia's private…

Nigerian Private security guards seek permission to carry guns

The Association of Licensed Private Security Practitioners of Nigeria (ALPSPN) has urged the…

Govt plans Amendments to PSARA Rules

After nearly 15 years since the Private Security Agencies Regulation Act was notified in 2005, the…

Maharashtra Private Security Agencies asked to go online

The Maharashtra State Information Commission (SIC) in a landmark order has asked all details of private security agencies with…

Maharashtra to have own law for internal security

The newly drafted Maharashtra Protection of Internal Security Act (MPISA) has proposed setting up of Special Security Zones (SSZ…

Govt. mulls legal protection for undercover security agents

More than two years after the National Investigation Agency (NIA) urged the government to legalise undercover operations for its…

Private guards must register weapons with Delhi Police

All employees of private security agencies possessing arms with licenses issued from authorities outside the city have been…

In Kenya security guards have power to arrest, search without warrant

Private security guards in Kenya now have powers to arrest and hand you over to police if you commit an offense within the…

New fines for traffic violations post amendments in Motor Vehicles Act

The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has given its approval for Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill 2016.…

Firearm laws get tougher, even airguns need permit

In a country where gun ownership laws influenced by the British are considered extremely prohibitive and firearms legitimately…

CAG report slams Delhi Police e challan system

The CAG report has slammed the Delhi Police's e-challan system, a project which the department has been boasting about over the…

Research: Cops with body cams assaulted at higher rates than those without

While the use of body cameras has been hailed by law enforcement officials and lawmakers across the country as a way of reducing…

Effort to equip LAPD officers with body cameras stalled

Los Angeles' much-touted plan to equip thousands of police officers with body cameras has stalled amid controversy at City Hall…

Declaration of drones made mandatory when entering India

The Government of India has amended the Customs Baggage Declaration regulations to make it mandatory to declare drones in customs…

India mulls Aadhar requirement for mobile connections

Indian telecoms regulator TRAI has recommended that the Department of Telecom (DoT) allow electronic KYC of the countrys…