Ishant bowls India to victory

COLOMBO: India fended off a spirited challenge by Sri Lanka to snatch a thrilling 15-run victory in the second one-dayer and take a 2-0 lead in the five-match series. After posting a competitive 256 for 9, the visitors quelled Sri Lankan late fight back to stop them at 241 with four balls to spare in a pulsating floodlit encounter.Visiting fast bowler Ishant Sharma, who took three wickets in the first match, returned figures of four for 56 from his nine overs and Zaheer Khan, Praveen Kumar and Pragyan Ojha chipping in with a wicket apiece. Thilina Kandamby's brilliant unbeaten 93 went in vain as Indians held on to their nerves in the tense final moments to romp home at the day-nighter. With this win, India have notched up their seventh consecutive ODI victory.Electing to bat, India scored 256 for nine with Yuvraj Singh (66) and Virender Sehwag (42) being the main contributors on a slow track at Premadasa stadium. The two teams will play their next match, another day-nighter, at the same venue on February 3. The visitors were on the driver's seat early on reducing the Lankans to 36 for three within eight overs. But two fighting half centuries by captain Mahela Jayawardene (52) and rookie Kandamby (93 not out) took Lanka to striking distance of a marvellous victory. (AFP Photo)Scorecard In pics Watch: Match highlights I lost my cool: Dhoni

New book on education launched

You pass high school with difficulty, emerge with hopes of getting into a dream college and land that big job right after. But, you soon realise
that becoming a graduate is not enough and a new journey lies ahead - higher education. With this in mind The Times of India has come out with an exclusive publication, Higher Education: A Guide to Opportunities in India and Abroad, which was formally launched on January 16 at the Oxford Bookstore, Delhi. Amit Mitra, secretary general of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI), was the special guest at the book launch. Other guests, from both industry and academia, also graced the occasion. Commenting on the state of higher education in India, Mitra said, "The need of the hour is a revolution in terms of the number of universities, the structure of evaluating, teaching and research and the induction of critical thinking skills." The book contains exclusive write-ups by leaders in both academia and industry on emerging trends in different disciplines. Also, an exhaustive range of programmes both in India and abroad, first-hand student experiences, live projects from research scholars, funding options, and much more, to help aspirants make an informed decision.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh discharged from AIIMS

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who underwent a complex coronary 're-do' bypass surgery at AIIMS on January 24, was this morning
discharged from the hospital. ( Watch ) The 76-year-old Prime Minister was discharged after the doctors completed the pre-discharge tests on Friday. The decision to discharge Singh from the hospital was taken by a team of doctors from Asian Heart Institute (AHI) led by surgeon Dr Ramakant Panda. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will have to follow a strict dietary regimen to keep his long-term diabetes under control. Doctors have projected a 6-week recuperation period before he can fully get back to his duties. "He is on a proper diet regime. He is being given proteins and essential food, which a diabetic should eat. He is having solid food, but his diet plan would return to normal in a week or two," said Dr K Srinath Reddy, head of medical advisory team monitoring the PM's health at AIIMS said on Friday. The Prime Minister underwent a complex coronary 're-do' bypass surgery at AIIMS on January 24 and was moved out of the ICU on January 28. PTI reports that Cardiac rehabilitation specialist Dr Ashish Contractor from AHI and Dr Vijay D'Silva besides three nurses from the Mumbai-based hospital will monitor the Prime Minister's condition at his residence. While Dr D'Silva will take care of the Prime Minister for a few days, Dr Contractor will stay back for a week and the nurses for about three weeks to monitor the Prime Minister's health.
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Wipro to hire 8,000 freshers'

NEW DELHI: Is the country's third-largest IT company bucking the hiring trend? Yes, so says the website ITexaminer.
According to a report on the site, Wipro is making around 8,000 campus offers this fiscal year. In an email sent to all freshers seeking jobs in areas such as technical support and offshoring, the IT major has invited applications for 15,000 seats, says the report. In the mail, the company's corporate vice president for human resources, says that nearly 14,000 offers were made last year, with the students expected to join by the end of this fiscal. He emphasised that there has been no delay in new recruits joining the company, and that those who received offers this year are expected to join the firm within the next fiscal year. Incidentally, for the first time ever, Wipro in its Q3 report, showed a drop in its employee headcount in the IT services business by about 1,100 as compared to the earlier quarter. The company went down by 1,092 software engineers and 226 BPO employees during the quarter. Wipro had 96,965 employees as of December 31, 2008, which includes 75,385 employees in IT business unit and 21,578 employees in the BPO unit. In the JAS quarter, the company had 97,552 employees as of September 30, 2008. Though volumes have grown year-on-year (y-o-y), the number of employees has remained stagnant at year-ago levels.
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