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World Cup final: South Mumbai declared no-fly zone

Mumbai, March 31 – The entire south Mumbai has been declared a no-fly zone as a security measure for Saturday’s India-Sri Lanka World Cup final to be played at the Wankhede Stadium and which will be attended by the presidents of the two countries, police said Thursday. No aircraft – barring those used by the dozen-odd security agencies, including the Indian Army, the Indian Air Force, the Indian Navy and others – will be allowed to fly over the south Mumbai skies to ward off any aerial threats, Police Commissioner Arup Patnaik said.

Sibal wants IIM boards to select chairman, director

Bangalore, March 31 – The government is in favour of granting full autonomy to the boards of the state-run Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) to select their respective chairman and director, Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal said Thursday. ‘We want the IIM boards to select their respective chairman and director so that we (the government) distance ourselves from the (selection) process.

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Two students killed as water tank bursts

Sitapur (Uttar Pradesh), March 31 – Two girl students were killed when the water tank in their school in this Uttar Pradesh district burst Thursday, police said. Anjita Yadav and Mamta Yadav were students of Class 2 at the Prince Cottage Public School in Ahrauli town.

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‘I Am Kalam’ to open IFFLA 2011

New Delhi, March 31(IANS) Director Nila Madhab Panda’s directorial debut ‘I Am Kalam’ will open the ninth edition of Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles (IFFLA) starting April 12. At the festival, 13 feature films, 13 short films and six documentaries will be showcased.

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Census highlights: India home to 17.5 percent of world population

New Delhi, March 31 – India’s headcount has risen to 1.21 billion over the last decade, making it home to 17.5 percent of the world’s population. Following are the highlights of the census data released Thursday.

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Madison looking for soulmate

London, March 31 – Reality TV star Holly Madison is hunting for a soulmate after breaking up with guitarist Jack Barakat. ‘I would love to meet my soul mate.

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Court clears way for release of ‘Naughty@40′

New Delhi, March 31 – Govinda-starrer Bollywood movie ‘Naught@40′ will be released April 15, the Delhi High Court ruled Thursday, allowing the screening of the film which had been held up due to a monetary dispute between the producers. ‘The defendant Anuj Sharma (producer) is allowed to release his film on April 15,’ Justice V.K.

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20,000 Kerala employees retired Thursday

Thiruvananthapuram, March 31 – At least 20,000 Kerala government employees retired Thursday, the last day of the financial year. At least half of them are teachers, with 1,000 policemen and 260 doctors among others, an official of the finance department told IANS on condition of anonymity.

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India to create 1.6 mn jobs in 2011: Survey

Chennai, March 31(IANS) For the second successive year, more than one million new jobs will be created in India’s organised sector in 2011, led by the healthcare sector, but there will be no attractive pay hikes for those in harness, states a survey on employment opportunities released Thursday. Another dampening factor is that there will not be any attractive compensation package for freshers as the wage bill hike across sectors for 2011 is pegged between 8.82 percent and 12 percent, says the Ma Foi Randstad Employment Survey According to the survey, around 1.6 million new jobs will be created in 2011 on the back of capacity expansion by companies.

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