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  • Here’s why Mathira couldn’t get a selfie with Salman Khan

    Here’s why Mathira couldn’t get a selfie with Salman Khan

    Model and host Mathira Mohammad recently said she really likes Bollywood superstar Salman Khan. But she couldn’t take a photo with him, even though they were in the same place at one point.

    On a show called ‘The Night Show with Ayaz Samoo’ on ARY Zindagi, Mathira said she really likes Salman Khan a lot. She told everyone that she saw him when she was in Mumbai. But she didn’t ask for a photo with him.

    Mathira mentioned that people, including fellow artists, often find her “very rude” as a person because she usually never approaches them when they cross paths in airports. “Firstly I want to say sorry to all those but I feel that it is your private time and I’m not the type of person who would want to invade your privacy, to greet you or ask for a picture or anything,” she said.

    “I really, really like Salman Khan. When I was in Mumbai, I told all my friends to call me if they saw him, no matter when it was,” she told the host. “Once my friend called me when he saw him, and I hurried to that club. He was right there, but my friend told me to go take a picture, and I just couldn’t.”

  • X Blue users will have to send selfie, data to Israeli software company

    X Blue users will have to send selfie, data to Israeli software company

    PC Magazine has reported that X, previously known as Twitter, will soon require its Blue users to provide a selfie and a copy of a government-issued identification.

    This is a part of the verification process that will be handled by an Israeli company AU10TIX software which will store the provided information for up to 30 days.

    According to X, data collected from a user’s profile will be used “for the purpose of safety and security, including preventing impersonation”.

    X users have expressed their concerns with data collection due to previous instances of data breach. Others are unhappy about the software’s links with Israeli intelligence.

    Al-Jazeera reports that AU10TIX has helped create the identity verification systems for airports and border controls in the 1980s and 90s and then ventured into “digital spaces” in 2002 as the internet grew. The company now deals with renowned digital platforms like Uber, PayPal and Google.

    The purpose of the new verification process is to further strengthen security against impersonation and fraud.

    Previously, Musk imposed a subscription fee on verified Twitter users in November 2022. This was extended to accounts with a verified phone number and active subscription to an “eligible Twitter Blue plan”.

    This year, in April, Twitter removed legacy verification programmes as well as legacy verified checkmarks.
    This prompted a fear of impersonation and spreading of information.

    This was followed by gold and grey check marks indicating verified organization and government- affiliated accounts, respectively.

  • Muhammad Rizwan allows Indian female fan to take a ‘doorfie’ instead of selfie

    Muhammad Rizwan allows Indian female fan to take a ‘doorfie’ instead of selfie

    Muhammad Rizwan, a wicketkeeper-batsman for Pakistan, is regarded as one of cricket’s most popular players both domestically and internationally.

    In addition to the fact that he is an excellent golfer, his lovely and humble personality is what has earned him such a large fan base.

    The player has unnecessarily drawn criticism during the current Asia Cup 2022.

    A video of a female Indian cricket fan asking Rizwan to take a photo with her during a practise session has been shared by sports journalist Brashna Kasi. Rizwan reluctantly consented to take a photo with the woman but stood at a visible distance, making it clear it wasn’t a selfie and leading the fan to mockingly refer to it as a “doorfie”.

    The fan claimed in the video that Rizwan had informed her that he never poses for photos by himself with female fans.

    This, however, is nothing new since Rizwan has repeatedly stated that he feels uncomfortable with women. In actuality, the beloved cricketer has never been seen in any of his photos with a female fan.

    We must “respect his boundaries and leave him alone,” as Kasi put it.

    Rizwan explained why he never poses for photos with women in an interview with local media earlier this year.

    When asked why he is so shy around women, he replied: “It is not about being shy but some things are personal and every player has their own personal [reasons].”

    He stated that he greatly respected ladies and did not deem himself “worthy” of taking pictures with “mothers and sisters,” even if they requested one.

  • Two men die while taking selfies

    Two men die while taking selfies

    Two men died on spot after being hit by a train in India. The deceased were standing on the railway track.

    According to India Today, Mithun Khan, 36, and Abdul Gain, 32, were taking selfies when the unfortunate incident took place in the West Medinipur district of West Bengal on Sunday.

    A third person, who was also present with the two, sustained crucial injuries and is currently hospitalised.

    The three men had gone for a picnic on the banks of the Kangsavati River. The railway bridge was situated near the spot where they went to take selfies. Eyewitnesses told the police that a train was running on the track at full speed.

    Railway Senior Section Engineer Biswajit Bala said, “Everyone is forbidden to climb on this part of the railway line. Despite the ban, many people are taking selfies lying on the train tracks. However, they did not move and ran along the line. So this accident happened.”

  • Man pushes pregnant wife off cliff for insurance money

    Man pushes pregnant wife off cliff for insurance money

    Turkish police have arrested a man who pushed his pregnant wife off a cliff for insurance money two years ago.

    As per reports,  Hakan Aysal tried to claim his wife’s life insurance money. He took out loans in her name. The couple was on a holiday in Butterfly Valley in Mugla, Turkey when Aysal pushed his wife off a 1,000-foot cliff. The 40-year-old was subsequently arrested for the murder of his wife Semra Aysal and their unborn child. 

    According to prosecutors, Semra, 32, was seven months pregnant at the time of the incident, in 2018. Semra, along with the unborn child, died at the moment after the fall. 

    In the indictment prepared for the crime of “deliberate murder” against the husband, it stated he planned the ordeal in order to get the guarantee of £40,865 from insurance. The couple reportedly stayed on top of the cliff for three hours so that the husband could make sure no one was around.

    Aysal reportedly made the insurance claim shortly after his wife’s death, “but it was declined when news of the investigation was unveiled.”

    In a video interview, the court heard from the victim’s brother, Naim Yolcu, who said: “When we went to the Forensic Medicine Institute to get the body, Hakan was sitting in the car.

    “My family and I were destroyed, but Hakan did not even appear sad.”

    In a statement carried by The Sun, Aysal denied killing his wife, saying: “After taking a photo, my wife put the phone in her bag. Later she asked me to give her the phone. I got up and then heard my wife scream behind me when I walked a few steps away to get the phone from her bag. When I turned back, she was not there. I did not push my wife.” 

  • Man dies after falling from Lahore Fort’s wall

    Man dies after falling from Lahore Fort’s wall

    A 50-year-old man died after falling from a 200 feet high wall of the Lahore Fort.

    The deceased, identified as Munir was seriously injured after falling from the Lahore Fort wall while trying to take a selfie on Saturday. He was taken to a nearby medical facility where he succumbed to his wounds.

    A spokesman for the walled city said that the deceased was from Sheikhupura. He fell from wall while trying to take a picture.

    “The administration of the fort warned him multiple times to refrain from climbing up the wall but he did not listen to their warnings that lead to this incident,” the spokesperson added.

  • Three men drown in Karachi while filming TikTok video

    Three men drown in Karachi while filming TikTok video

    Three men drowned in a huge pond while making a TikTok video in Karachi’s Rais Goth on Sunday.

    According to reports, three friends, residents of Kemari Town, went to Rais Goth for a picnic where they decided to film a TikTok video at the bank of a pond situated near a stone crushing plant in the area.

    One of the friends slipped and fell into the pond. His friends then jumped into the pond to rescue him but unfortunately, they all drowned. 

    Also Read: VIDEO: Police arrest TikToker for risking his life for TikTok video

    After receiving emergency calls, police and rescue officials hurried to the spot and recovered their bodies from the pond which were then shifted to the hospital for medico-legal formalities.

    The deceased were identified as Shehzad, Sajjad and Zubair.

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    Earlier on July 21, a boy had drowned in the Khanpur Dam while trying to take a selfie. The 20-year old was taking a selfie at the edge of the dam. According to details, a 20-year-old was attempting to take a selfie while standing at the edge of the dam when he suddenly lost his balance and fell into the dam. 

  • Man finds monkey’s selfies after finding lost phone in jungle

    Man finds monkey’s selfies after finding lost phone in jungle

    A Malaysian man found monkey selfies and videos on his lost phone a day after finding it in the jungle behind his house.

    Zackrydz Rodzi, a student in Batu Pahat, Malaysia, woke up to find his mobile phone missing.

    Speaking to the BBC, Rodzi said he located his phone the following day after hearing it ring in a jungle area behind his house.

    There were a series of blurred photos of the monkey, trees in the phone’s gallery. 

    The monkey also recorded a video and tried to eat the device.

    Rodzi said he failed to find any trace of his phone until Sunday afternoon when his father noticed a monkey outside their house. He dialed his son’s number from his phone and heard a distant ringing in the jungle behind their back garden. He then found the phone under a palm tree, covered in mud.

    The gallery had a few pictures of a monkey, peering down the lens with bright green foliage and birds in the background.

    But it remained unclear exactly how the mobile went missing.

    “Unlike some parts of the world where monkeys live in or near urban areas, there is no history of monkeys stealing things from houses in the local neighbourhood”, said the student. He suspects the monkey may have entered the house through his brother’s open bedroom window.

  • Coronavirus Lockdown: Karnataka health department asks quarantined citizens to send hourly selfies

    Coronavirus Lockdown: Karnataka health department asks quarantined citizens to send hourly selfies

    The Karnataka health department in India is using a mobile app to curb violations by people in home quarantine through a system that requires them to upload hourly selfies, which is then corroborated with the global positioning system (GPS) location of their homes.

    The technological intervention was necessitated because of a large number of violations by those placed under a mandatory 14-day home quarantine.

    “All persons under order of home quarantine shall send their selfie to (the) government every one hour from home,” the state government said in a circular on Monday. The selfie will be cross-checked with the GPS data to see if the person is at the address of home quarantine.

    Thousands of people are currently in home quarantine in India due to the coronavirus outbreak.

    People who have come from an international destination have to quarantine themselves for two weeks even if they are asymptomatic. Others who have come in touch with anyone in the former category will also have to quarantine themselves in a similar fashion.

    The state government has warned that those who fail to send selfies every one hour (except sleeping time from 10pm to 7am) will be sent to mass quarantine centres.

    “Nobody can dodge the long arm of the law. Ten persons who were under home quarantine in #Bengaluru and escaped to their native place, were arrested and a case has been registered against them at Gurmitkal police station,” said B.H. Anil Kumar, commissioner of the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP, the city civic body) posted on Twitter.

  • Nida Yasir reveals why she doesn’t allow male fans to take pictures with her

    Nida Yasir reveals why she doesn’t allow male fans to take pictures with her

    Pakistan’s number one morning show host Nida Yasir is anything but shy. She is full of energy, spunk and sass and is loved by millions of viewers across the world.

    While Nida loves her audiences and is always willing to interact with them, in an exclusive interview with The Current revealed that she doesn’t allow male fans to take selfies with her.

    When asked what is the worst thing about hosting a morning show, Nida, “You’re not left with any privacy. No matter where you go, to the bazaar or anywhere – I like to meet them [my fans] – but when I’m out with my guests and they have to stop and wait while I click pictures with my fans, I don’t like that,” adding that she can’t even say no.

    Nida then shared that she never gets photographed by her male fans.

    “It’s a rule,” she said. “The reason is because I have seen photographs of a lot of actresses on random pages with captions. They [other actresses] must’ve posed considering them their fans but the captions on Facebook etc say ‘Meet my friend, [XYZ].’”

    “I don’t judge anyone ever since, but I’ll get photographed with families, with female friends, but not with male fans,” she remarked.

    Watch the full interview here: