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Yet again, home minister Sushil Kumar Shinde left the government red-faced — this time by reading out the names of three minor girls raped and murdered in Bhandara district of Maharashtra last month. Shinde committed the gaffe in Rajya Sabha on Friday.

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Anupama Chopra gives The Attacks of 26/11 **1/2 stars.

Under fire from MPs cutting across party lines, the government on Friday said it did not order the phone tapping of any MP and a detailed enquiry into how call detail records (CDR) of leader of the opposition in the Rajya Sabha, Arun Jaitley were unauthorisedly obtained, will be completed soon.

The 3% excise duty hike on SUVs in India, announced during the union budget on Thursday, may spell the end of the purple patch the segment has been going through, while spelling hope for the beleaguered sedan segment.

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Shinde names rape victims in House, later apologises
Yet again, home minister Sushil Kumar Shinde left the government red-faced — this time by reading out the names of three minor girls raped and murdered in Bhandara district of Maharashtra last month. Shinde committed the gaffe in Rajya Sabha on Friday.

Anupama Chopra's review: The Attacks of 26/11
The Attacks of 26/11
Direction: Ram Gopal Varma
Actors: Nana Patekar, Sanjeev Jaiswal, Atul Kulkarni
Rating: **1/2

The good news is that The Attacks of 26/11 is one of the better films Ram Gopal Varma has made in recent years. The bad news is that Varma's last few films were duds like Department and Bhoot Returns so the bar is set very low.

We didn't order any phone tapping: Govt
Under fire from MPs cutting across party lines, the government on Friday said it did not order the phone tapping of any MP and a detailed enquiry into how call detail records (CDR) of leader of the opposition in the Rajya Sabha, Arun Jaitley were unauthorisedly obtained, will be completed soon.

End of SUV dream run?
The 3% excise duty hike on SUVs in India, announced during the union budget on Thursday, may spell the end of the purple patch the segment has been going through, while spelling hope for the beleaguered sedan segment.