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After months of campaigning, the water regulator Ofwat announced it will order Thames Water to slash Londoners’ bills by 5% over the next 5 years.

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Kabul: Ending months of vote-related tension, Afghanistan's election commission named a new president on Sunday only hours after the two leading candidates signed a power-sharing deal that names one of them as the country's new chief executive.

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London: Britain's intelligence agency is harnessing the minds of more than 100 dyslexic and dyspraxic spies to combat terrorism and foreign espionage. Using their ability to analyse complex information in a “dispassionate, logical and analytical” way, Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) employs 120 “neuro-diverse” intelligence officers. While many of those with dyslexia find it hard to read, write or interpret words, they often have an extraordinary aptitude for deciphering facts from patterns or events.

ચીની ફિલસૂફ કન્ફ્યુશિયસ તેમના જ્ઞાન અને બુદ્ધિમત્તાને કારણે વિશ્વવિખ્યાત હતા. એક દિવસ ચીનના તત્કાલીન સમ્રાટે તેમને પોતાના દરબારમાં આમંત્રિત કર્યા. કન્ફ્યુશિયસ દરબારમાં પહોંચ્યા ત્યારે સમ્રાટે તેમનું અભિવાદન કરીને ઉચ્ચ આસન પર બેસાડ્યા.

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His report will decide Duncan Fletcher's future as India's cricket coach and Ravi Shastri, who served as Team Director during the just-concluded limited overs series against England, has put his weight behind the under-fire Zimbabwean by calling him a "solid character".

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Former Pakistan off-spinner Saqlain Mushtaq will help countryman Saeed Ajmal correct his bowling action which led to his suspension from international cricket. Saqlain, 37, invented the "doosra", a delivery which turns away from the batsman as opposed to conventional off-spin.