Arvind Datta
Arvind is a recluse who prefers staying far away from the limelight as possible. Be that as it may, he keeps a close eye on what's happening and reports on it to keep people rightly informed.
Leaked Pfizer Doc Shows Employees Can Remain Unvaccinated, Washington Looking at Making Vaccines Mandatory
Recently leaked internal documents from Pfizer reveal that the company has not insisted that its employees must have COVID-19 vaccines. The leak comes at a time when some businesses have fired employees for refusing vaccinations...
Miles-Long Oil Spill as Cargo Ship Splits Into Two in Japan
A Panama-registered cargo ship split into two near the Hachinohe Port in northern Japan. Crimson Polaris, the 39,910-ton ship, was chartered by Japan-based shipping company NYK and owned by MI-DAS Line S.A. According to an...
Chinese-Built Dam in Cambodia Creates a Human Rights Disaster
A new report published by Human Rights Watch (HRW) details how a Chinese-financed hydroelectric dam in Cambodia has undermined the rights of thousands of indigenous people. Lower Sesan 2 dam was completed in 2018, costing...
Indian Space Agency Tastes Failure After 16 Successful Space Launches
On August 12, the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) announced its mission to launch an Earth-observation satellite had ended in failure. This breaks the agency’s record of 16 straight successful space launches and is its...
Nike Turns Blind Eye to Genocide: ‘Business in China is Aligned to Our Values’
Nike is claiming that its values align with how it operates in communist China. The company has made similar pro-China remarks in recent months which many believe is an attempt to appease the Chinese communist...
China Revises Gas Consumption Forecasts Down, But Actual Usage Keeps Growing
China’s consumption of fossil fuels has risen over the past decades as its economy grew bigger. The country’s gas demand was earlier estimated to hit 700 billion cubic meters by 2050. However, industry experts have...
Mitch McConnell and Significant Number of Republicans Might Vote in Support of Biden’s Infrastructure Bill
On August 5, the Congressional Budget Office released an estimate for the $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure package. Though many Republicans had criticized the bill, a significant number of them are now supporting it. In fact,...
India Will Deploy Warships in the South China Sea
India plans to send four warships into the contested South China Sea waters in August, according to its Defense Ministry. The exact date of departure has not been revealed. The two-month deployment will also include...
Communist China Grapples With Another Weather Disaster As Driest Region Floods
Taklamakan Desert in southwest Xinjiang is the driest region in all of China. At 130,000 square miles, it is just slightly smaller than Germany and slightly bigger than New Mexico. It features a cold desert...
Tencent Shares Slump Following Media Criticism
Chinese tech company Tencent has announced that it will curb minors’ access to the popular video game “Honor of Kings” after shares fell in response to a scathing article by state-backed media Economic Information Daily....
‘Time to Dismiss the Wet Market Theory,’ Says GOP Lawmaker as China Refuses Second WHO Investigation
House Republicans recently released an addendum to the “Origins of COVID-19 “report that they published in September 2020. The addendum provides evidence to strengthen the claim that the Chinese lab, Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV),...
New York City Mayor Mandates Vaccination Proof at Public Venues, but Breakthrough COVID-19 Cases Continue
New York City is set to become the first city in the United States to require customers who visit indoor gyms, restaurants, and performances to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination. Mayor Bill de Blasio, the...