Andhra Pradesh launches iris recognition for pensioners

Andhra Pradesh plans to install iris recognition scanners for elderly Indians receiving pensions, after a thumbprint system…

Hochiki Europe champions Fire Safety with Indian expansion

Hochiki Europe, the leading manufacturer of fire safety solutions, has expanded its product and service offering across India to…

Delhi Govt. to seek control of traffic police

In a move that will reignite the debate over who should control Delhi Police, the new AAP government has said it will try to…

Cash van security cos must have 51% Indian shareholding

In a meeting chaired by Rajeev Gauba, Additional Secretary in the Ministry of Home Affairs, and attended by senior officials of…

Obama to create new agency to examine cyber-threats

The White House is setting up a new agency designed to coordinate cyber-threat intelligence that currently is spread across the…

Homeland Security seeks US$65.8 million for new biometric system

The US Department of Homeland Security is seeking $65.8 million for the first phase of development of a new biometric…

Indias biometric voter card plan takes shape

Plans by Indias Election Commission to link new voter identity cards with the biometrics-backed Aadhar ID database are taking…

PMC biometric unit stays a non-starter

The Pune Municipal Corporation's (PMC) effort to instill discipline in corporators is not bearing fruits as the biometric system…

Andhra Pradesh adopts iris scanning for pension payments

An iris recognition system is going to be used to identify pensioners for their pension payments in Andhra Pradesh. This new…

Too many 'useless and ineffective' CCTV cameras in UK: surveillance commissioner

There are too manyuseless and ineffective CCTV cameras in Britain, the government's surveillance commissioner has warned in a…

Officials at IGI Airport fail basic aviation security test

What is RDX?What does BCAS stand for?A? Twenty-four security officials hired at Delhis Indira Gandhi International Airport could…

Parliament House security asked to improve their manners

With womens security a major issue in the country, a circular issued by the director of Parliament security has come as a major…