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Christopher Nolan fans are traveling across the United States and making major personal commitments to watch The Odyssey in IMAX 70mm, as demand for the film’s premium screenings continues to grow ahead of its July 17 release.Fans are flying across the country to watch The Odyssey. (Universal Pictures via AP)Fans travel across the country and make big sacrifices for IMAX 70mmChristopher Nolan fans are travelling across the United States and making significant personal commitments to experience ‘The Odyssey’ in IMAX 70mm, as demand for the film’s premium screenings keeps growing ahead of its release.The Odyssey is the first feature film…

File photo: Congress MP Amrinder Singh Raja Warring NEW DELHI: Congress on Wednesday indicated it was not in favour of leadership change in the Punjab unit, rebuffing a section of functionaries who have demanded that Amarinder Raja Warring be removed from the post of state president.AICC Punjab in charge Bhupesh Baghel, responding to queries about change, repeated his earlier remark, “yeh gudde gudiya ka khel nahin hai (this is not a child’s play).” He met Congress general secretary K C Venugopal who is said to have conveyed to him the party brass’ stance on the Punjab issue. Party president Mallikarjun…

Argentina’s Lionel Messi gestures to the fans at the end of the World Cup semifinal soccer match between England and Argentina in Atlanta, Wednesday, July 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell) Lionel Messi has taken sole control of the race for the 2026 FIFA World Cup Golden Boot after another decisive performance carried Argentina into a second consecutive World Cup final. The 39-year-old produced two assists during Argentina’s dramatic 2-1 comeback victory over England in the semi-finals, moving ahead of France’s Kylian Mbappé on the tournament’s official tiebreakers and placing himself in pole position to finish as the competition’s leading player.Messi…

Kolkata: Flipkart Group Chief Executive Officer Kalyan Krishnamurthy on Wednesday met West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari and discussed opportunities to strengthen digital commerce, entrepreneurship and inclusive economic growth in the state, people familiar with the matter said.The discussions focused on opportunities to partner in supporting MSMEs, artisans, farmers, food processing, startups and skilling, while expanding market access through technology and digital commerce.Also Read: Flipkart’s West Bengal story gets a major boost: Company invests in infrastructure, jobs, and market accessIn a post on X, Flipkart Group CEO Kalyan Krishnamurthy highlighted the “constructive discussion on West Bengal’s growth agenda and the…

Knock knees in children is not uncommon, and often throws parents for a loop in an effort to find a cure. In an interaction with HT Lifestyle, paediatric orthopaedic Dr Somesh Virmani explained what the condition actually is, the symptoms that parents should recognise, and how one should go about treating it.Knock knees in children is a common condition that often resolves on its own with time, notes Dr Virmani. (Pinterest)Also Read | Ever been deterred from donating blood? Dr Kunal Sood explains why donors may get rejected“If you have ever looked at your child standing with their knees touching…

Around 40 students from a government primary school in a village in Madhya Pradesh’s Ratlam district and their parents staged a unique protest on Tuesday, demanding the revocation of the transfer of one of their teachers, vowing to not go to school until he returns.Students refuse to attend school in MP to oppose transfer of their teacher, seek his reinstatement (Representation image) (Hindustan Times)The children, who had not been attending school in Rupnagar over the past several days, held placards in their hands in protest of the transfer of teacher Badrilal Rathore.One of the placards read, “We will only go…

Priyanka Chopra Jonas has added another accolade to her growing list of international award recognitions. After securing an Emmy nomination for ‘Heads of State’, the star has now been nominated for Best Actress in an Action Movie at the 6th Annual Critics Choice Super Awards.Priyanka received the nomination for her performance as Ercell Bodden in the action thriller ‘The Bluff’. She will compete against a strong field that includes Pamela Anderson (‘The Naked Gun’), Eiza Gonzalez (‘Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice’), Akari Takaishi (‘Ghost Killer’), Charlize Theron (‘Apex’), Samara Weaving (‘Over Your Dead Body’) and Maddie Ziegler (‘Pretty…

The treasury department announced on Wednesday that the US Mint has started producing a new commemorative $1 coin featuring Donald Trump as part of the nation’s 250th anniversary celebration.The coin is scheduled for release this fall. Treasury officials said its final design was approved earlier this year by the US Commission of Fine Arts, whose members were appointed by Trump.However, the version revealed on Wednesday is not identical to the previously approved design. Among the changes, the coin has a gold finish rather than being made of solid gold.Scott Bessent, the treasury secretary, said in an X post the coin…

NEW DELHI: National Medical Commission has approved 9,911 additional undergraduate seats, taking the country’s total MBBS capacity to a record 1,36,939 for the 2026-27 academic session.The seat matrix released by the regulator also shows 1,27,028 renewed seats apart from the additional ones, approved through new medical colleges and increased intake in existing institutions. The expansion comes at a time when over 22 lakh candidates appear for NEET-UG every year, with the demand for MBBS seats continuing to far exceed availability.Explaining the sharp rise in the number of MBBS seats, Medical Assessment and Rating Board (MARB) president M K Ramesh said…

Mumbai: Bombay HC granted limited protection against demolition by BMC to a three-storey school building in Govandi. Justices Makarand Karnik and Shriram Modak on Tuesday posted for July 20 the hearing of a petition by a trust that runs the school and directed BMC not to demolish it until then. BMC later told TOI that one storey had already been demolished before the stay order was served.Scholar Education Trust’s petition said Tehzeeb Islamic English School has 600 students and provides primary education to “marginalised” children from a slum. On July 7, BMC passed an order holding that the structure is…