airport security

Agartala, April 11 – On Saturday, the Assam Rifles conducted a multi-agency training exercise at Maharaja Bir Bikram Airport in Agartala, in coordination with the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), to enhance coordination, preparedness, and response among security agencies deployed at the...

Mumbai, April 10 The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence seized 29.37 kg of gold worth Rs 37.74 crore from 24 women at Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport, busting a major smuggling operation, an official said.Based on specific intelligence, the DRI Mumbai Zonal Unit...

Bengaluru, April 7 The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has cracked a major international gold smuggling syndicate operating through Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru, according to an official statement.Five people have been arrested so far in connection with the case, and...

New Delhi, April 7 Customs officers at Indira Gandhi International Airport have seized over 2 kg of suspected cannabis recovered from the lavatory of a Bangkok-Delhi flight, officials said on Tuesday.Indian Customs officers at the airport detected a case of smuggling of NDPS substance...

Bengaluru, April 6 – The Karnataka High Court has dismissed a petition seeking to quash the First Information Report (FIR) filed against an airport staff member in connection with the alleged sexual harassment of a South Korean woman at Kempegowda International Airport.The court also expressed...

Patna, April 3 A man traveling to Delhi was arrested at the airport here on Friday morning after three live cartridges were found in his bag, a police official said.The SHO of the Patna airport said that the recovery was made by personnel from the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF)...

Bengaluru, April 1 A 65-year-old Dutch national of Indian origin has been arrested for allegedly sending a suspicious package to the administrative office of the Kempegowda International Airport here, police said on Wednesday.The man, identified as Subhash Jai Ajeez, reportedly sent the...

April 1, New Delhi: Kuwait's civil aviation authority reported that the country's international airport was the target of a drone attack from Iran early in the morning, resulting in "a large fire" at fuel storage tanks.Authorities described the attack as part of a series of "brazen attacks by...

Mumbai, April 1 – A brief period of panic gripped the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport on Wednesday after a tissue paper bearing the word 'Danger' was found inside the lavatory of an IndiGo flight.According to the Mumbai Police, the incident came to light when IndiGo flight...

Bengaluru, March 31 – Karnataka Police have filed an FIR against a man who was previously released after being detained for attempting to open an aircraft’s emergency door, and later allegedly abused the Bengaluru Police on social media, officials said on Tuesday.The Kempegowda Airport police...

Washington, March 31 – The White House on Monday blamed Democrats for a deepening crisis in US air travel, saying a funding lapse at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has led to staff shortages, long queues, and rising security risks at airports.Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said...

Varanasi, March 30 A young man was arrested at the Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport here after he allegedly attempted to open the door of an aircraft twice, police said on Monday.Station House Officer, Phulpur, Atul Kumar Singh, said the accused, Adnan, boarded the IndiGo flight 6E...

Washington, March 30 – A prolonged funding standoff over the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has disrupted US airports, with officials warning of mounting strain as hundreds of Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers have quit, and others have called in sick during a partial...

Washington, March 29 – A funding dispute has disrupted US airports, with thousands of federal workers unpaid, as White House border czar Tom Homan said Transportation Security Administration (TSA) staff will only be paid "as soon as Congress opens up the government and funds the Department of...

Mumbai, March 29 – In a case of a false bomb threat, a 58-year-old passenger was arrested at the Mumbai airport for allegedly causing chaos with a hoax bomb alert, police said.According to officials, the accused, Shanti Kothari, was arrested after immigration officials at Mumbai's Chhatrapati...

Coimbatore, March 29. Elaborate security arrangements have been put in place across Coimbatore in preparation for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit on Sunday, as he travels through the city to campaign for the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in the upcoming elections in Kerala...

Noida, March 28 Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the first phase of the Noida International Airport, located in Jewar, on Saturday.The Prime Minister was accompanied by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, Minister of Aviation Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu, and other dignitaries.Elaborate...

March 25, New Delhi — U.S. Senators raced on Tuesday to finalize a proposal to end the Homeland Security shutdown by funding a significant portion of the department.U.S. Senate Democrats said on Tuesday that they would continue to push for reforms to Immigration and Customs Enforcement as part...

Kathmandu, March 24 Nepal police have arrested an Indian and a Thai national in two separate cases on charges of drug trafficking.The Thai national, Yongyut Thuion, 39, was arrested along with 3 kg and 345 grams of marijuana from the entrance of the Tribhuvan International Airport on Monday...

Washington, March 23 – Long security lines and growing passenger frustration hit major US airports as the Trump administration moved to deploy Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents to help ease pressure on the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) during the Department of...