Selfies

Love taking selfies? Doing so inside a polling booth could land you in jail

Rules 39 and 49M of the Conduct of Election Rules, 1961, uphold polling secrecy by prohibiting electronic devices and identity-revealing activities in polling stations

'Selfie-points' in universities: What purpose do they serve?

The cult of personality damages democracy as it attempts to short-circuit the mind of the rational voter by discouraging intellectual consideration and debate about national issues

Don't take selfies or swim in flooded areas, threat not over yet: Kejriwal

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday appealed to people of the city not to take selfies or swim in flooded areas as it could be fatal and said the threat of floods was not over yet. His appeal came a day after three boys drowned in a ditch while bathing in floodwaters in northwest Delhi's Mukundpur Chowk area. "Reports are coming from several places that some people are going to play or swim or take selfies or shoot videos in waterlogged places. Please do not do this. It can be fatal. The threat of flood is not over yet. The flow of water is very strong and the water level can rise anytime," Kejriwal tweeted in Hindi. Tagging a PTI video of children playing in floodwaters at Shanti Van, he said, "I urge everyone to avoid this." Parts of Delhi have been inundated after the Yamuna in the city breached its banks following days of heavy rains in its upper catchment areas, prompting the evacuation of thousands from low-lying areas. After rising continuously for three days,

Google Pixel 6 to come with an under-display selfie camera: Report

Google is likely to launch its Pixel 6 smartphone next year

Uber introduces rider mask verification selfie feature in India amid Covid

Unlike for drivers, the rider app will only prompt a passenger to take a selfie if a driver previously reported they were not wearing a mask

Goa village withdraws 'swacchta tax' imposed on clicking photos, videos

The move came hours after tourism minister Manohar Ajgaonkar said his department has not granted permission for imposition of such a tax and assured an inquiry into the issue

Around the globe, selfies kill five times more people than shark attacks

India, with a population of more than 1.3 billion and 800 million cell phones, holds the record for the number of people dying in the act of photographing themselves

Be cautious while clicking selfies on Signature Bridge, appeals Kejriwal

Recently, two students on a bike were killed after ramming into a divider and falling from 30 feet

Researchers develop smartphone app that guides you to taking better selfies

The researchers presented the work at the 2017 ACM Conference on Designing Interactive Systems

Ex-Googlers bring augmented reality to Holi selfies with a localised Snapchat

Click the box showing colors, and tap screen to get colourful selfie, reports Tech In Asia

Malls bank on narcissism, set up selfie zones to boost footfalls

While the move is likely to keep consumer interest high, it may not boost top lines