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Indias financial capital Mumbai declared 16 no-selfie zones after several deaths at those locations. (Photo: Pixabay)

Three Indian students crushed by train while taking selfies

India's financial capital Mumbai declared 16 no-selfie zones after several deaths at those locations.

3 Oct 2017 7:39 PM IST

The agency has already put up red flags on all the beaches marking them as no-swim zones to prevent cases of drowning. (Representational image)

Goa identifies 24 'no selfie' zones along coast to halt drowning...

There have been several incidents of drowning while taking selfies near the coast in recent times.

23 Jun 2018 1:55 PM IST

Scientists recommend no selfie zones, like those established in tourist spots in India, as a possible way to prevent such accidents (Photo: AFP)

Selfie deaths on the rise as 43 have died every year since 2011

The study's lead author said that selfies are not dangerous but the human behaviour that comes with them is.

30 Sept 2018 5:31 PM IST

According to the report, there are a total of 127 deaths linked to someone taking or attempting to take a selfie between 2014 and 2016.

Researchers create an app that aims to prevent selfie deaths

According to the report, there are a total of 127 deaths linked to someone taking or attempting to take a selfie between...

20 Nov 2016 11:51 AM IST

Mumbai police even established no selfie zones (Photo: Pixabay)

Most selfie related deaths reported in India

The study mentioned that while 76 Indians died in such incidents, most were under 24.

17 Nov 2016 2:51 PM IST

A student was killed while trying to take a selfie from a running train.(Representational Image)

Kolkata: Man killed while taking selfie in moving train, 2 friends die...

Two of his friends were run over and killed by another train when they were searching for him on the tracks.

14 April 2017 12:14 PM IST

Summertime sightings of creepy clowns lurking near playgrounds, standing alone in the rain or allegedly living in previously abandoned cabins in woods were reported earlier this year. (Photo: Pixabay)

Senseless selfies and creepy clowns made 2016 odd

Along with moments of triumph and tragedy, 2016 brought stories that ranged from weird to wonderful, funny to flummoxing

16 Dec 2016 8:04 PM IST