Airport Security

Stuff inside IPS officer’s bag shocks Jaipur airport security, check viral photo here

The one-of-a-kind picture has gone viral, garnering thousands of likes and retweets

Sudhaa Chandran being made to take off prosthetic leg during airport security checks is no new, isolated incident

I have had a prosthetic leg for the past 11 years of my 29 year-long life, and unfortunately, I’ve been on the receiving end of discriminatory security practices at airports for a long, long time.

CISF personnel won't stamp boarding passes, says BCAS; airports asked to place enough CCTV cameras to record identity of passengers

The Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS), said the CISF personnel would not be stamping any passenger's boarding pass anymore during the pre-embarkation security check (PESC) at airports

Coronavirus Outbreak: From keeping peace to sanitising public spaces, Central Armed Police Forces form backbone of lockdown

Along with the mammoth task of keeping about 135 crore population inside their homes, Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) are also exposed to the virus on a daily basis, as there have been cases reported from various states.

Things you need to keep in mind before heading to the airport post the scrapping of Article 370

After the abrogation of Article 370, drastic changes in the security management systems in many airports have been introduced.

Security heightened across airports after Air India receives hijack threat; airlines and CISF to follow enhanced safety measures

Air India's Mumbai control centre on Saturday received a phone call threatening to hijack its plane, after which the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) ordered all airlines and CISF to follow specific enhanced measures to ensure security, according to an official note.

Manipur CM Biren Singh questions luggage safety at airports, expresses alarm over video of theft by baggage handlers

Raising concerns over the issue of safe baggage handling at airports, Manipur chief minister N Biren Singh on Monday shared two videos of airport staff going through luggage.

Bengaluru airport to be country's first Aadhaar-enabled airport by December 2018; aims to speed up verification process

Looks like Bengaluru airport is all set to become the country's first Aadhaar-enabled airport by December 2018, after a two month pilot project starting in February next year

Delhi airport temporarily halts flight operations after 'drone-like object' spotted on runway

Flight operations were suspended for over half-an-hour at the international airport here on Sunday after a "drone-like object" was spotted in one of the runways

Flyers may end up paying more as ministries wrangle over Rs 800 cr bill for airport security

Major differences seem to have surfaced between the ministries of civil aviation, home and finance over who will bear the cost of providing security at airports, with one of them suggesting that the burden should be passed on to the passengers.