Phones could help guard against selfie deaths
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Selfie deaths
India tops ranking for selfie deaths; Pakistan on second
NEW DELHI: Next time you're at the Taj Mahal, find yourself standing on a precarious cliff or see an approaching train, maybe just enjoy the moment rather than trying to capture the perfect selfie.
These are just three of the ways that 76 selfie-takers in India have lost their lives, according to a study published by US-based Carnegie Mellon University and Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology Delhi.
Pakistan took second place in the global killer-selfie rankings with nine deaths, followed by the United…