Responding to a question, he said, "It may also deal with fake news, though there is no specific mention in this regard."
Members of the Sikh community have been engaged by the US authorities to find a 'workable solution' to its concerns over a new federal policy that subjects air travellers wearing headgear to additional screening.
Travellers from 14 nations, including Pakistan, Afghanistan, Nigeria and Saudi Arabia flying into the United States will face additional screening starting Monday, US officials have said. The heightened security procedures include full body pat downs before boarding, checking of carry on baggage, and random checks on US bound flights.
Passengers travelling to the United States will now be subjected to physical pat-downs as authorities announced fresh set of security measures following an unsuccessful attempt by a Nigerian to blow up a US plane midair.
The need to use behavioral techniques for spotting terrorism acts was felt after such an exercise had helped customs officials recover cash and drugs.
That decision opened a path for him to target a 10th title at the Grand Slam and tie Rafael Nadal's mark of 22 majors.
Trump's sweeping tariffs and penalties on China-built ships have turned global shipping into the front line of economic war, observes Shyam G Menon.
'Neither are Baloch insurgents capable of breaking up Pakistan, nor has Pakistan learned any lessons from the 1971 debacle that led to the country's dismemberment.'
According to the TMZ website, the multi-millionaire hotel owner was arrested on April 2 at the Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International Airport after Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officials found an "arsenal of drugs", including cocaine, weed, heroin and various prescription pills hidden on his person and in his bag.
Paralympic star Kumar Nitesh cites BAI apathy, wants badminton to be placed under PCI as para shuttlers needed to be treated on par with their able-bodied counterparts.
The report on the alleged liquor scam, a hot button issue in the run-up to the elections, claimed a loss of revenue to the tune of Rs 941.53 crore, saying timely permissions were not taken for opening the liquor vends in non-conforming municipal wards.
The United States is replacing full-body scanners deployed at some major airports that have been criticised for triggering potential health risks and privacy violations with a new type of machine that is faster and not too intrusive.
Since the new policy was instituted August 4, more than 50 such incidents have been reported across the country.
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Parts of Los Angeles International Airport -- one of the busiest in the US - were evacuated on Friday morning after reports of a shooting in which a TSA (Transportation Security Administration) employee was shot and several others wounded.
A protester was killed in firing during a clash between security forces and a mob vandalising properties in Manipur's Jiribam district. The incident occurred late on Sunday night when agitators were protesting the killing of women and children abducted by militants. The deceased has been identified as K Athouba, who was in his twenties. The offices of the Congress and BJP, and a house belonging to Jiribam's Independent MLA were ransacked by a group of agitators. Meanwhile, an uneasy calm prevailed in Imphal Valley, where curfew remained enforced and internet services suspended after agitators vandalised and set ablaze properties belonging to several ministers and legislators.
Authorities in the United States have made changes in its security procedures at airports to make it non-mandatory for Sikhs to remove their turbans during screening under its new guidelines. The US Transportation Security Administration has announced that it has adjusted its security procedures for headwear, which would include turbans worn by Sikhs, and is now including the screening procedures for headwear within the overall category of bulky clothing.
Two officials of United Station Transportation Security Administration involved in frisking former president APJ Abdul Kalam at an American airport in September have been sacked for not following "appropriate procedures", the Rajya Sabha was informed on Thursday.
America's Transportation Security Administration officials have informed Sikh groups in the US that the community members should now expect turbans to always be searched at US airports, prompting angry reaction from Sikhs.
The eighth Budget of Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman continued to focus on 'GYAN' (Garib, Youth, Annadata, Nari) to maintain a consistent and coherent strategy initiated over the years in pursuing the government's vision for Viksit Bharat. The approach, characterised by incremental yet impactful steps, aims to create a compounding effect over time.
Glimpses of the preparations in Odisha and West Bengal for Cyclone Dana which is expected to make landfall between October 24 and 25.
Terming as a "serious blunder" the frisking of former president A P J Abdul Kalam at New York's John F Kennedy International Airport, India on Thursday said it would not accept any violation of rules that permit exception for certain dignitaries of the country.
Hillary Clinton said. "It was not raised with me or raised directly with the state department," but she reiterated, "Certainly, we will be looking into it and not only responding to the Indian foreign minister, but also reviewing the policies."
A flight from New York to Phoenix was diverted to Missouri on Wednesday after three passengers on board behaved in a "suspicious" manner.
France tested Artificial Intelligence-driven video surveillance technology that will be deployed during the Olympic Games
At least three persons were injured in a shooting incident at Los AngelesInternationalAirport - one of the busiest in the US - prompting authorities to evacuate two terminals and ground all planes, reports said.
'They (the terrorists) are innovative, they are creative,' US Transport Security Administrator Kip Hawley says. What he is holding up in support of his contention is a small watch, which doubles up as a bomb detonator in capable, and determined, hands
The UFTA is an umbrella body representing 41 associations and unions of goods and passenger segments, including trucks, buses, autos, tempos, maxi-cabs and taxis plying in the Delhi-NCR region.
They said at least four such cases are being looked into by the anti-terror agency officials.
... resulting in a Rs 2 trillion economic spinoff.
Close on the heels of a blistering missive by Congressman Tom Lantos, warning the TSA not to indulge in religious profiling of Sikhs several other lawmakers, both in the House and Senate, have also slammed the agency.
The top court said since the remit of the panel has been expanded, the committee would submit its report by September 30 on various measures to rectify deficiencies in the examination system.
The medics, however, declared that they would stick to their original demand of taking part in the meeting with 30 members instead of 15 people as mandated by the state government.
Pune police on Sunday confiscated a luxury car used by controversial probationary Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer Pooja Khedkar by allegedly installing a red beacon light on it illegally, an official said.
Atishi will have a brief tenure in office as assembly elections in the national capital are due in February.
The Imphal Valley in Manipur remained peaceful but tense on Friday, however intermittent gunfights between militant groups and security forces were reported from the hill districts surrounding the valley.
An official said the incident in the video was about a land parcel bought by Puja's father Dilip khedkar, a retired Maharashtra government officer, in Dhadwali village in Pune's Mulshi tehsil.
The Navi Mumbai police have reported to the Maharashtra government that controversial probationary Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer Puja Khedkar had allegedly tried to pressure a Deputy Commissioner of Police-rank officer to release a man held in a theft case, an official said on Friday.
The Chhattisgarh government used a helicopter to transport the board examination question papers to an exam centre located in an interior pocket of Naxalite-hit Sukma district in the state, officials said on Friday.
'The present generation, either due to historical amnesia or political propaganda, has been fed a narrative that paints India as an adversary rather than an ally.'
The BJP and Congress have called out the 'Delhi model' as a hoax, built on sustained propaganda when the ground reality is different.
