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DNA Evening Must Reads: From GST rates to Julian Assange getting reprieve in rape case

Here is a curated list of top 5 stories for the evening.

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1) New GST Rates: All you need to know: Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Friday said that the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Bill, which is to exempt the daily-use commodities from the levy, is going to be more efficient and a consumer friendly taxation system.​ Find out detailed tax rates here.

2) J&K unrest: NIA orders inquiry into Hurriyat funding by Pakistan terrorists​: In what can be termed as a major breakthrough for the Centre in the ongoing Kashmir unrest, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Friday registered a preliminary inquiry into the funding of Hurriyat leaders Syed Ali Shah Geelani, Naeem Khan and others in Jammu and Kashmir by Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) chief Hafiz Saeed and other Pakistan based terrorists.​ Read our detailed report here.

3) Army prepared to deal with militants in Kashmir: Defence Minister Jaitley​: "Our troops and our Army are fully ready to check any form of infiltration. Under no cost will India's territorial sovereignty be allowed to be infringed,' Jaitley said.​ Read what he said, here.

4) Swedish prosecutor drops rape probe against Wikileaks founder Julian Assange​: Swedish prosecutors said on Friday they would drop a preliminary investigation into an allegation of rape against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Friday, bringing to an end a 7-year legal stand-off.​ Read our full report here.

5) Indian detained by US immigration authorities at Atlanta airport dies in hospital: A 58-year-old Indian man, who was in the US customs' custody for entering the country illegally, has died after being hospitalised for shortness of breath. ​Find out what happened here.

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