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dna morning must reads: From Mufti Mohammad Sayeed's last rites to China's markets on day after currency intervention

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1 Pathankot Attack | Act now, it’s Jaish-e-Mohammed: India tells Pakistan

Putting the ball in Pakistan’s court, India on Thursday said the future of foreign secretary-level talks will depend on the action taken by Islamabad on the “actionable intelligence” provided to them.

It also identified the chief of Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) as one of the handlers of the terrorists who launched the attack on the Pathankot air force base.Read more here

2 In death Mufti Mohammad Sayeed replies to debate over Jammu and Kashmir flag

In his death Mufti Mohammad Sayeed replied to the debate over the state flag!

When Mufti's coffin landed in Srinagar, it was draped in two flags –tricolour and the state flag—unlike other states. The state flag on Mufti's coffin presented a unique sight in the backdrop of recent court battle over the use of Jammu and Kashmir flag. Read more here

3 The importance of being Ajinkya Rahane

India's limited-overs captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni said prior to the team's departure for Australia that India have four very good top-order batsmen. One among them is Ajinkya Rahane, who has taken his game several notches up in recent times to be the team's 'Mr Consistent' in Test cricket.

For the amount of success Rahane has had in the longer format, he does not have similar statistics in limited overs. An ODI average of 32.53 dwarfs in comparison with his corresponding figure in Tests, 44.97. Read more here

4 China suspends circuit breaker mechanism; markets edge higher, yuan gains strength

China's major stock indexes opened higher on Friday after Beijing ditched a circuit breaker mechanism that halted trading twice this week after share prices tumbled and had been blamed for making market sell-offs worse.

The People's Bank of China (PBOC) also raised its guidance rate for the yuan for the first time in nine trading days, after it allowed the currency's biggest fall in five months on Thursday, pressuring regional currencies and sending global stock markets tumbling as investors feared it will trigger competitive devaluations. Read more here

5 Check out the release date of 'Game of Thrones' season 6

There is one mystery solved for Game of Thrones that is the release date! Read more here

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