London | 41 minutes ago
Naked body scanners in British airports?
London, May 4 - Controversial naked body scanners could be introduced at all British airports after top scientists declared them safe, Daily Mail reported Friday.Manchester Airport has been trialling the device - known as back scatter scanner - since 2009, but the European Commission halted new trials last year amid concerns there was a risk to passengers' health from high levels of radiation.But ... read more

Washington | 3 months ago
More screening could mean less secure airports
Washington, Feb 1 - Intensive screening makes airport security unsafe by targeting low risk passengers rather than those who pose real threats, and this is particularly true after 9/11, a new study says.Illinois University computer science and mathematics professor Sheldon H. Jacobson, along with Adrian J. Lee at the Central Illinois Technology, explored the possibility of matching passenger risk ... read more

London | 5 months ago
Airport body scanners banned by EU over cancer fears
London, Nov 17 - The European Union has banned the controversial airport body scanners over fears the X-ray technology could cause cancer, a media report said.Experts have found the scanners send out low doses of radiation. A research says up to 100 American airline passengers could get cancer every year from the scanners.The EU has told member countries not to install them until the potential ris ... read more

Brussels | 5 months ago
EU adopts new rules on airport body scanners
Brussels, Nov 15 - The European Union - has adopted new guidelines on the use of security scanners at airports to protect the privacy and health of passengers.Under the new law, EU member states are not obliged to deploy body scanners, but if they do, these will have to comply with EU-level standards, Xinhua reported.Security scanners must not store or copy images and the security personnel analy ... read more

New Delhi | 7 months ago
Tihar security tightened, court told
New Delhi, Sep 14 - Tihar Jail authorities Wednesday told the Delhi High Court that they have tightened security inside the complex and are keeping a strict vigil on inmates.The jail's Deputy Inspector General of Police - R.N. Sharma personally appeared before the bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justice Sanjiv Khanna. He said the authorities have taken many steps to stop the use of mobile p ... read more

Dubai | 7 months ago
Bid to smuggle heroin foiled in Dubai
Dubai, Sep 13 - A total of 219 capsules, containing 2.5 kg of heroin, were detected in the stomachs of three passengers, including a woman, at the Dubai international airport, an official said Tuesday.Ali Al Mugahwi, director of the Passenger Operations Department at Dubai Customs, said 83 and 86 capsules were detected with two Asian passengers, while the other 50 capsules were found in the stomac ... read more

New Delhi | 11 months ago
Security enhanced at Rajghat amid rumours of Ramdev's arrival
New Delhi, June 8 - Amid rumours of yoga guru Baba Ramdev's expected visit to social activist Anna Hazare's protest venue here, security has been beefed up at Rajghat, police sources said Wednesday.While 500 police personnels were already present at the venue since morning, around 200 more personnels were deployed after reports that Ramdev was leaving Hardwar to reach the venue of Hazare's fast. ... read more

New Delhi | 11 months ago
Heavy security at Rajghat for Hazare fast
New Delhi, June 8 - Around 500 policemen were deployed in and around Rajghat in the capital Wednesday as thousands of people joined veteran Gandhian Anna Hazare in his day-long fast against police action on yoga guru Baba Ramdev, police said.'We have deployed around 500 police personnel and four body scanners have been installed. Match boxes, cigarettes are not allowed inside the premises of the f ... read more

London | 1 year ago
Underwear to shield vital parts from full-body scanners
London, March 16 - An underwear to protect passengers' modesty when they walk through airport full-body scanners could soon become a reality.Steve Bradshaw, 54, has invented underwear and vests - for men and women - that are covered with a special paint made from a mixture of metals and glass.The T-shirt printer claims the coating masks body parts but still allows operators to see dangerous object ... read more

Hong Kong | 1 year ago
Pamela Anderson ad rejected at Hong Kong airport
Hong Kong, Dec 29 - An advertisement featuring a scantily clad Pamela Anderson frisking and stripping travellers has been rejected by Hong Kong airport, animal protection campaigners have said.The commercial is the latest to be made by the group People For the Ethical Treatment of Animals - in their long-running campaign against the use of animal furs and skins in fashion.In it, the former Baywatc ... read more