Top 5 news at 1 pm on Oct 15: BRICS summit about to begin, US asks Pak to deligitimise terror groups and more

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday arrived in Goa for the BRICS summit and was welcomed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The two leaders will hold meeting before the summit to ink 18 defence agreements worth Rs 39,000 crores as a part of 17th India-Russia Annual Summit. Earlier, Brazilian President Michel Temer and South African premier Jacob Zuma also arrived for the summit in Goa on Saturday. Here are the top 5 news of the hour:

1. Watch live updates BRICS Summit: Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives in Goa; PM Modi begins restricted talks with Putin

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday arrived in Goa for the BRICS summit and was welcomed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The two leaders will hold meeting before the summit to ink 18 defence agreements worth Rs 39,000 crores as a part of 17th India-Russia Annual Summit. Earlier, Brazilian President Michel Temer and South African premier Jacob Zuma also arrived for the summit in Goa on Saturday.

2. US asks Pak to delegitimise all terror groups, go after terrorists

US has told Pakistan to go after those terrorists who seek and “sometimes find safe haven” in the country and delegitimise all terror groups operating on its soil.  Further, US has also called for greater cooperation and dialogue between India and Pakistan to bring down the recent tensions

3. Countries come together in Kigali to reduce 85 per cent of potent greenhouse gas

In a major breakthrough on the environmental front, 107 countries came to an agreement in Kigali, Rwanda, on Saturday for phasing out a potent greenhouse gas by 2045. This will also help in preventing a potential 0.5 C rise in the global temperature by 2050.

4. 85th Birth Anniversary of Dr APJ Abdul Kalam: Ten lesser known facts about 'Missile Man'

The nation on Saturday celebrated the 85th birth anniversary of India's favourite President and Missile Man Dr APJ Abdul Kalam. He was one of the few Indian personalities in contemporary India who won admiration of one and all, cutting across every section of society.

5. Dawood Ibrahim makes phone call to Afridi threatens him to shut his mouth

The verbal spat between flamboyan cricketer Shahid Afridi and Pakistan's legendary batsman Javed Miandad reached the corridors of underworld as Dawood Ibrahim reportedly made a phone call threatening Afridi to shut his mouth or face dire consequences. The threat phone call from Dawood followed after Afridi talked about the possibility of legal action.