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I will choose Messi over Ronaldo for my team, says Pele

Pele said it is difficult to compare Messi and Ronaldo as both have very different styles. He said Ronaldo is a centre forward while Messi is more organised.

Congress is about 1.3 billion imaginations, BJP is about one: Rahul Gandhi at HTLS 2018

Congress president Rahul Gandhi launched a scathing attack on the government today, accusing it of imposing a “single, suffocating ideology on 1.3 billion people.”

HTLS 2018 Day 1 concludes, next session to resume at 10am tomorrow

The Hindustan Times Leadership Summit 2018 got off to a start with the keynote address by Congress president Rahul Gandhi. Rahul Gandhi launched a scathing attack on the government for dividing people and spreading hatred. Other prominent speakers who attended the much-awaited annual summit are Union Ministers Rajnath Singh, Piyush Goyal, legendary footballer Pele among others. Here are the highlights of the day:

Dipak Misra

Rahul Gandhi, President, Indian National Congress: The Challenger

The year 2018 will be widely considered as the year when Rahul Gandhi truly emerged as India’s principal opposition leader. It is the year in which he has both waged an aggressive campaign against one of India’s most powerful governments, as well as given shape to a new Congress.

Will Smith: Actor, producer and musician; Hollywood’s bankable superstar

Opinion | Turning India into a sports superpower

The government is committed to creating a transparent ecosystem that nurtures sporting talent right from a young age, throughout their careers.

Arun Jaitley, Union minister of finance and corporate affairs: NDA’s chief troubleshooter

When it is to do with fuel price rise, the government turns to one man to explain the global context of the crisis. When it is under attack on Rafale deal, it is him again, articulating a strong case on behalf of the government. When the government is being criticised for interfering in the judiciary, it is the same leader who defends its record and commitment to democratic values.

Hima Das, athlete: From obscurity to fame in 51 seconds

Opinion | Why federalism can’t just be another slogan

Regional parties with powerful leaders are no longer subservient to the party at the Centre. Their priorities, too, have come to the fore.

Steve McCurry, photographer& visual storyteller: The man who shot ‘Afghan girl’

With rolls of film stitched on to his clothes, Steve McCurry crossed into Afghanistan before the Russian invasion in 1979 to photograph the conflict and ended up winning the prestigious Robert Capa Gold Medal for Best Photographic Reporting from Abroad.

Angela Missoni, Creative director, Missoni: Knitting a path to success

Angela Missoni, the creative director and president of one of the most renowned knitwear brands, Missoni, started young. The brand had started with a small knitwear workshop in 1953, and Angela’s parents debuted their first collection under the label in Milan in 1958.

Heena Sidhu, shooter: Star shooter who is a dentist too

Opinion | India must lead the way but also step aside in South Asia

Regional engagements have their own logic and it is to our advantage to follow that logic to the full. Our neighbourhood has never been so narrowly defined.

S Jaishankar, former foreign secretary: Left a mark on current foreign policy

PV Sindhu, Badminton player: On the path to greatness

The first Indian to reach the Olympics badminton final, the first to do the same at the Asian Games, the first to reach two world championship finals, Pusarla Venkata Sindhu is one of India’s greatest sporting stars. At the age of 23, she has already won the Khel Ratna, the Arjuna award and the Padma Shri.

HD Kumaraswamy, Karnataka chief minister: Architect of popular schemes

Opinion | Filmmakers shouldn’t have to apologise for showing reality

Opinion | Build on glorious legacy to forge the future we want

Reimagining a new India requires us to grow faster, but differently, by harnessing the power of tech.

TWINKLE KHANNA, author and actor: Mrs Funnybones and much more

Amish Tripathi: An author who rebooted mythology

Titles from the Shiva Trilogy and the Ram Chandra series, by 44-year-old Amish Tripathi, are permanent fixtures on the Indian fiction best seller lists. His books take off from Hindu mythology and feature fresh and imaginative retellings of episodes from the lives of well-loved deities.

Devendra Fadnavis, Maharashtra chief minister: Astute administrator with a vision

Ranveer Singh, actor: Bollywood’s risk-taking youth icon

RanveerSingh is the quintessential Bollywood hero — he can play the boy next door in a romantic comedy, transform into a warrior for a period drama, and then beat up the baddies to pulp in a masala entertainer —and ensure box office success too. TheBandra boy, who made his foray into films with Band Baaja Baraat (2010), has been a hot favourite of the industry’s top filmmakers.

Kamal Haasan, actor and politician: ‘Hero of the universe’

Capt. Amarinder Singh, Punjab chief minister: Politician and military historian

Punjab chief minister Capt. Amarinder Singh, 76, is a man of many talents. He is the scion of the erstwhile Patiala royal family, a former soldier and a prolific military historian and a consummate politician. He led the Congress to a spectacular comeback— after a gap of ten years — in 2017 and became Punjab’s chief minister for the second time.

Piyush Goyal, Union minister of railways and coal: Government’s all-rounder

Deepika Padukone: Bollywood’s bankable diva

Opinion | Police reform must target weakest link

While technocentric threats pose evolved security problems that need to be addressed, overhauling the police force is essential to move forward.

Opinion | India must focus on neighbourhood first

India is already among the front ranking countries of the world, writes Shyam Saran