Railways to install CCTV cameras in coaches to enhance passenger safety"This move will significantly improve passenger safety. Miscreants and organised gangs take advantage of gullible passengers. With cameras,...
13 Jul, 2025, 07.27 PM IST
Sleeping pods introduced at Vizag railway station to meet growing demand for stayWaltair Division of East Coast Railway Zone has introduced sleeping pods at Visakhapatnam railway station, a first-of-its-kind initiative. ...
12 Jul, 2025, 09.51 AM IST
Uber threatens to leave Colorado over a new rideshare safety bill; here's what the bill is aboutUber is threatening to cease operations in Colorado if House Bill 25-1291, which mandates audio and video recording of rides and stricter b...
26 Apr, 2025, 10.42 PM IST
Qatar Airways apologises for seating couple next to dead passenger for four hours, but defends crew's actionsQatar Airways defends its response to an incident where a woman died mid-flight. The airline states its crew acted professionally by reloca...
01 Mar, 2025, 10.49 PM IST
Passenger falls overboard from Royal Caribbean operated cruise ship en route to Singapore, search operation underwayA passenger falls overboard from Spectrum of the Seas en route to Singapore. Search and rescue efforts initiated. Royal Caribbean continues...
31 Jul, 2023, 09.16 PM IST
Digital rights group NOYB challenges Ryanair's use of facial recognitionThe Irish airline, Europe's largest by passenger numbers, says on its website that in order to comply with safety and security requirements...
27 Jul, 2023, 07.07 PM IST
Electronic monitoring system in plane cabin can help ensure safety, curb unruly passenger ways: ExpertsElectronic monitoring system such as CCTVs in cabin and body cameras for cabin crew could be looked at as options, they opined, though ther...
25 Jan, 2023, 04.15 PM IST
Bangalore Airport extends biometric-based self-boarding facility to AirAsia IndiaDigiYatra facility, which is an initiative of the civil aviation ministry and the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS), seeks to minimi...
03 Aug, 2020, 05.46 PM IST
Biometric journey goes live at Bengaluru airportAfter the completion of the final phase by early next year, it is expected to be the largest deployment of an end-to-end paperless biometri...
23 Jul, 2019, 04.36 PM IST
GPS, panic buttons must on public transport vehicles by April 1These devices shall be fitted by the manufacturer or dealer or the operators.
18 Jan, 2018, 10.35 AM IST
UK to introduce drone registration, safety testsAccording to the Department of Transport, registration will be mandated for owners of drones weighing more than 250 grams, the BBC reported.
22 Jul, 2017, 02.47 PM IST
Indian Railways to monetise available dataThe railways has data on crew management, track maintenance, rolling stock maintenance involving locomotives, wagon and coaches and expendi...
16 May, 2017, 03.41 PM IST
Uber moves to disguised phone number tech in 22 cities; virtual number to remain active for 30 minsThe calls will now be redirected through a Uber virtual number in between.
06 Oct, 2015, 09.04 PM IST
Safety App for women passengers on trains soonAmid growing oncern over crime incidents involving women travellers, Railways is planning to launch an app for the safety of lady passenger...
08 Dec, 2014, 07.38 PM IST
Rail Ministry wants to take over operational control of GRPGRP comes under the control of the state governments, while the Railways pays 50 per cent of the amount spent on salaries of GRP personnel.
27 Nov, 2014, 03.09 PM IST
'Curtain call'? Privacy to go along with aisle curtains in 3-tier AC coaches of trainsIntegral Coach Factory (ICF) started removing curtains from AC 3 tier coaches in April after a letter from the railway board.
03 Jul, 2014, 05.12 PM IST
Railways removes curtains from third AC coachesCiting safety reasons, railways has decided to remove curtains put on pathways of all air-conditioned three-tier (3 AC) coaches of trains.
31 Mar, 2014, 06.08 PM IST