Features

Messi, Football’s Picasso, Paints his Guernica in Lusail Stadium

Ullekh NP

He has always been a better player than most of his illustrious predecessors. With his stunning farewell, the Argentine captain elevates himself to the status of legends Pele and Maradona

India Draws a Red Line

Rajeev Deshpande

While steering clear of escalation that both sides may not be able to control

Lyari, Karachi’s football hub, has a message for clerics, politicos

Ullekh NP

Videos of large crowds watching the World Cup from this urban settlement in Pakistan are going viral

Brocade Reborn

Sujata Assomull

Indian designers weave tradition into the modern pantsuit

Dominique Lapierre (1931-2022): Kolkata’s Adopted Son

Nandini Nair

The French author’s book on the city’s poverty also showed the resilience of its people

The Indian Imprint on G20

Rajeev Deshpande

There is a determination on the part of the Indian government to ensure there are clear deliverables on a long list of to-do items

India calls for pragmatic, effective action to repatriate fugitive economic offenders

Rajeev Deshpande

Meeting of G20 sherpas discusses need to close loopholes that allow fugitives to abuse legal processes and evade the law

Dominique Lapierre (1931-2022): Kolkata’s Adopted Son

Nandini Nair

Few authors are as synonymous with a city as French author Dominique Lapierre was with Kolkata

Tech, trade, food security, anti-graft action on G20 table

Rajeev Deshpande

Building resilience in the global economy and use of technology in governance and fighting crime are on the agenda of the concluding day of the sherpas meeting today

End Ukraine war to ease the pain of world economies, feel G 20 sherpas

Rajeev Deshpande

First meeting of sherpas hosted by India saw near unanimity on the need to end the conflict that is taking a heavy toll of millions of lives in poor nations