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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

Can Syria’s tiny Druze minority survive West Asia’s new storms? There’s little hope

Indians see West Asia as one uninterrupted wash of Islam, but the reality is more complex. For the Druze, support from Israel—where they are a recognised minority—is now critical.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Not just AK-203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK-19 and PPK-20 for domestic use and export 

India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.