As recently as last year, Chinese state media was hailing guandan as the card game that “can get you a promotion in China”. The country was holding open tournaments, and workers were encouraged to use it as a social and professional networking tool. Guandan, or “throwing eggs”, is a four-person, two-team game of strategy. It … Read more
Head 10 miles out from the coast of Aberdeen in Scotland and a cluster of five giant wind turbines spin at a height of 190 metres above the North Sea, quietly generating enough clean electricity to power about 35,000 Scottish homes. This offshore windfarm is dwarfed by the sprawl of turbines rising from the sea along … Read more
Bollywood actor Aparshakti Khurana is on cloud nine following the humongous success of his latest outing—Stree 2. In an exclusive interview with Deccan Chronicle, the actor talks about what made the movie click, his upcoming film, his bromance with Rahul Bose and why he loves Vijay Sethupathi. Congratulations on the success of Stree 2! You … Read more
Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Let us repair to Scotland, where Simon McMahon awaits. “Hello Scott! Hello Clockwatchers! Dundee United v St Johnstone at Tannadice today. United, with draws in their opening two league games, are unchanged after their victory over St Mirren in the Scottish … Read more
The old eat the young. That is the back-of-a-beermat pitch for new Channel 4 drama Generation Z. And because the Z stands for zombie, the eating is meant literally. “I loved the idea of a horror story about societal breakdown, told from the perspective of different generations,” says its writer-director Ben Wheatley. “Once I started … Read more
Some parents have stockpiled medications in hidden locations. Some have stopped socializing with neighbors. Some have made plans to flee the state. In Missouri, transgender youth and their families are grappling with an onslaught of attacks on their rights. Last year, Republican lawmakers outlawed critical healthcare treatments for trans youth and banned many trans athletes … Read more
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Cultural and Youth Affairs Minister Saji Cherian on Saturday said that action is “assured” if allegations of innapropriate behaviour against a woman actor by director and Kerala State Chalachitra Academy Ranjith are proven. “The government will not protect whoever does the mistake. Action assured if the allegations against Film Academy Chairman Ranjith are … Read more
Passengers may died because they were asleep, prosecutor says Passengers may not have been able to escape from the yacht because they were asleep, Raffaele Cammarano, the prosecutor of the case has said. Rear Admiral Raffaele Macauda (right) speaking during a press conference Photograph: Jonathan Brady/PA He suggested the victim “were asleep whereas the others … Read more
Thiruvananthapuram/Kolkata: A Bengali actor has levelled accusation of misbehaviour against eminent Malayalam film director and chairman of the state-run Kerala Chalachitra Academy, Ranjith, spelling fresh trouble for the Pinarayi Vijayan government which is facing opposition heat on its alleged inaction over the Justice Hema Committee report. The report had revealed instances of harassment and exploitation … Read more
Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature 73rd over: Sri Lanka 264-6 (Kamindu 86, Chandimal 50) Chandimal pushes Bashir for a single to reach a courageous half-century from 73 balls. A long hop from Bashir is walloped through midwicket four by Kamindu Mendis, who is approaching a third … Read more