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Topic: Pele

Lionel Messi statue to stand next to Maradona, Pele at CONMEBOL museum

Messi was honoured with a life-size statue at the unveiling ceremony at South American Football Federation headquarters in Luque, Paraguay.

‘Eternal’: Brazil bids adieu to ‘king of soccer’ Pele with 24-hour wake

FIFA President Gianni Infantino was among the first to arrive for the service and said he would ask every country to name a stadium after Pele.

From Eden Gardens to Gol Maal — how Pelè made his way into India’s popular memory

The three-time World Cup winner visited Kolkata in 1977 to take part in a friendly match for the New York Cosmos against Mohun Bagan.

Walking through UP (no bicycles available) & the virus that’s given Covid a complex

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

On Camera

India’s tech ambitions need private sector investment in R&D. Budget 2026 holds the key

India’s private sector remains hesitant to invest in R&D. This is understandable, as the domestic market often fails to reward differentiated technologies adequately.

More states giving out cash transfers. They aren’t substitutes for investments: Economic Survey

Number of states implementing unconditional cash transfers increased fivefold between FY23 and FY26, half of them estimated to be in revenue deficit, report says.

‘LCA man’ Ravi Kota, key in operationalisation of IAF’s Tejas fleet, picked as next HAL CMD

Mechanical engineer & alumnus of IIM-A & IAS France, Kota was General Manager in HAL’s Light Combat Aircraft division. He was selected from a pool of eight candidates.

Non-alignment is coming back in a new avatar: Trump-peedit alliance

No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.