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The police registered a case under Indian Penal Code section 448 (trespass). (Representational image/Pixabay)

Trainee cop takes selfie in judge's chair, arrested

The trainee constable was allegedly inebriated at the time.

02 Jul 2018 3:32 PM

The 18-foot python that weighed 40 kgs started wriggling, twisting and turning around the forest ranger's neck. (Photo: Screengrab)

Watch: Bengal forest ranger nearly strangled while taking selfie with python

People started screaming and running as the python started to choke the forest ranger, its coils gripping his throat from the back.

18 Jun 2018 4:47 PM

The portrait mode is nothing new, but a simple software-based algorithm that blurs out the background and highlights the subject in focus.

Gear up: OnePlus 6 gets portrait mode on selfies camera

The new OTA firmware update now brings portrait mode to the front camera.

11 Jun 2018 9:30 AM

India had the highest rate of deaths linked to selfies for the two years between March 2014 and September 2016.

Odisha man trying to take selfie with bear gets mauled to death

According to forest ranger Dhanurjaya Mohapatra, Bhatara died on spot.

04 May 2018 8:28 PM

Daniel Bashir, a 26-year-old doctor in Karachi said he took the selfie with the leader of the world's Catholics during a youth conference at the Vatican in March. (Photo: Facebook/ Daniel Bashir)

My heart aches for minorities: Pakistani tells Pope, then takes selfie

‘My heart is full of happiness,’ Bashir captioned the image on Facebook.

08 Apr 2018 5:28 PM

Film actors click selfies at a 2014 film awards event.

Stuck in selfie state?

Selfitis is not a classifiable mental disorder, but further research is needed on its psychosocial impact.

21 Mar 2018 2:01 AM

People would pay to maintain positive image on social media: study

What is new is that this is shown under experimental control and the will to filter out is so strong that one is prepared to pay for it.

18 Mar 2018 4:03 PM

The police also found selfies of the duo posing with the pistol on the mobile phone of the deceased. (Pixabay/Representational)

23-yr-old Delhi man killed after pistol goes off while clicking selfies

Vijay's allege that he was killed, but police believe that they were clicking selfies with the pistol when it accidentally went off.

17 Mar 2018 8:57 AM

Kerala government will provide Rs 10 lakh to the family of the tribal youth. (Photo: YouTube/Screengrab)

Postmortem of Kerala tribal man confirms death due to torture

Sixteen people have been arrested and charged with sections of murder.

24 Feb 2018 3:03 PM

The deceased, suspected to be mentally unsound, was identified as Madhu, hailing from Kadukumanna settlement of Attappady, one of the largest and most backward tribal hamlets in the state. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

Kerala: 7 detained for after beating 'mentally unsound' tribal man to death

Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan condemned the incident, describing it as a 'blot on Kerala's progressive society.'

23 Feb 2018 9:05 PM

The man died while being rushed to a hospital by the police. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

Locals beat mentally unstable man to death in Kerala, click selfies

According to police the man who lived in the forest near the village used to steal from local shops to survive.

23 Feb 2018 12:13 PM

This composite image made from a series of Jan. 23, 2018 photos shows a self-portrait of NASA's Curiosity Mars rover on Vera Rubin Ridge. The rover's arm which held the camera was positioned out of each of the dozens of shots which make up the mosaic. (NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS via AP)

NASA turns selfies by Mars rover into stunning self-portrait

A small, self-focusing camera on the end of Curiosity's arm took the selfies.

02 Feb 2018 9:35 AM

London cafe unveils the 'selfieccino' - self portraits in froth

Over 400 of the personalized drinks have been sold since they launched on Saturday, with the hash tag “Selfieccino” going viral.

20 Dec 2017 2:36 PM

The incident took place on Sunday when Shosit Singh and Rishabh Sharma attempted to click a selfie on top of the water tank, said police. (Pixabay/Representational)

2 men in UP die after falling into water tank while posing for selfie

Both the victims were doing a course in animation, police said.

18 Dec 2017 7:28 PM

Borderline is defined as taking selfies at least three times a day but not posting them on social media. (Photo: Pixabay)

Clicking too many selfies may be a real disorder: study

The findings, published in the International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction confirmed that there are three levels of selfitis.

17 Dec 2017 2:33 PM

Representational Image. (Photo: Pixabay)

Indonesia's selfie-snapping monkey named 'Person of the Year'

PETA launched a lawsuit that claimed that the monkey should be "declared the author and owner of his photograph".

06 Dec 2017 12:22 PM

Police suspect that Alexander didn’t actually expect the grenade to detonate until he threw it (Photo: Pixabay)

Russian man dies as he poses for picture with grenade after removing the pin

Several similar pictures with grenades sent to other friends indicate that the blast wasn’t intentional.

30 Nov 2017 6:38 PM

Many Reddit users reported that Facebook not allowing them to log on without uploading a photo back in April as well.

Facebook asking users for a 'clear' selfie before letting them access their account

The move is part of login authentication process which kicks in when their systems detect suspicious account activity.

30 Nov 2017 3:25 PM

Varun Dhawan takes a selfie with his fan in Mumbai

Stunts by selfie obsessed youth!

We talk to youngsters and expert riders who share the inside track about cautionary measures to take.

27 Nov 2017 4:06 AM

The selfie cameras can record 4K video and even the 21MP rear sensor record 4K videos. (Representational Image)

Sony working on a new dual camera midrange smartphone

The smartphone is supposed to run Android Oreo and will sport dual selfie cameras.

15 Nov 2017 9:17 PM

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