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South Korean K-Pop band BTS said their prayers are with India. Calling their fans as ARMY, BTS member V said, “Stay strong ARMY and let's never lose hope," as India reels with the second COVID wave. Recently, the boy band clocked maximum number of views for their chartbuster single ‘Butter’ on YouTube. Having a huge fan following in India, the K-Pop sensation is yet to tour the country.

Indian Ed-tech startup Bada Business started a fundraising initiative #IamOxygenMan in association with Kailash Kher Foundation and ISKCON which garnered over 1 million views on YouTube raising Rs 7.5 crores for COVID-19 relief. The campaign aims to increase the bed capacity from 200 to 2000 for its makeshift hospital for COVID-19 patients in Dwarka, Delhi. Founder and CEO of Bada Business Dr. Vivek Bindra stated that the amount raised will… read-more

A 12-year-old boy in Kerala’s Thiruvananthapuram died of burn injuries after he applied kerosene oil to his hair and attempted to straighten them using a lit matchstick. As per sources, the boy named Sivanarayanan was imitating a DIY (Do It Yourself) YouTube video in his bathroom and was alone with her grandmother when the incident happened. Rushed to the hospital, the social media addict was declared dead by doctors. 

As a measure amidst the ongoing Myanmar military coup, YouTube took down several Myanmar military-owned channels from its platform. The channels removed include state network, Myanmar Radio and Television, military's Myawaddy Media, MWD Variety, and MWD Myanmar. Reportedly, more platforms are finding measures to regulate military content as the civilians are now threatened even via TikTok. Earlier, Facebook was banned by the military after it… read-more

Korean pop band BTS has become the country's first boy band to cross one-billion views mark on YouTube. The seven-member band achieved the feat with the title track, 'DNA', from their mini-album 'Love Yourself: Her'. Reportedly, the only other Korean artists breaching the billion mark are all-female band BLACKPINK and solo artist PSY (Gangnam Style). Currently, BTS is preparing for the release of 'BE: Essential Edition' on February 19.