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Happy Birthday Ziva Dhoni!

Mahendra Singh Dhoni is celebrating his daughter's, second birthday.

A slice of nature, a sip of wine

'It is important to go back to India'

'When you go to the top of a mountain, and someone points to the Gangotri, you want to learn more about it. Every little town and village in India has something to do with religion and tradition,' says Stephen Alter.

The truth about training

'I wondered how one could impart training to grown men to not lie,' notes Keya Sarkar.

LFW auditions: Where dreams of stardom come true

Rajesh Karkera/Rediff.com captures the anxiety and excitement at the model auditions in Mumbai.

Despite Modi's wave, this MBA won Rae Bareli

When the results for the Rae Bareli assembly seat came in on March 11, Aditi Singh (Congress) had won 128,319 votes, Mohammad Shabaz Khan of the BSP had won 39,156 votes and the BJP's Anit Srivastava had won 28,821 votes. It was a stunning victory for the US-educated rookie Congress candidate.

Intolerance has been around for decades: Tom Alter

'Intolerance is in our blood. Every person has some level of intolerance. One can't get rid of it, but one has to check and control it for the sake of a peaceful society and country,' says actor Tam Alter.

'A film is like a one-night stand'

'I'm a rascal, I'm going to play a paramahansa?!'

'Renu Raj has exploded many civil services myths'

'Renu Raj has exploded many civil services myths.' 'The popular belief is that unless they come from English speaking, sophisticated and affluent families, prepare at a young age, get educated in a first rate college, go to a coaching class in one of the metro cities, take the examination several times, the aspirants cannot make it to the civil services list, particularly its very top.' Ambassador T P Sreenivasan -- who serves in an honorary capacity at the NSS Academy where Renu coached for the IAS -- on how she surprised even herself by topping the UPSC exam.