Top 5 news at 1 pm on Oct 22: BJP leader Varun Gandhi issues statement over alleged leaking defence secrets and more

BJP MP Varun Gandhi on Saturday issued a statement after he was accused of being honey-trapped into leaking defence secrets.

1) BJP leader Varun Gandhi issues statement over alleged leaking defence secrets

BJP MP Varun Gandhi on Saturday issued a statement after he was accused of being honey-trapped into leaking defence secrets.
"I would like to point out the false and frivolous allegations and the claims made are wild and unsubstantiated," said Varun Gandhi.

2) Ae Dil Hai Mushkil Row: Raj Thackeray asks producers to pay Rs 5 crore as 'penance' for army welfare

MNS Chief Raj Thackeray said on Saturday in a meeting with CM Fadnavis & producers that he will not block the release of Ae Dil Hai Mushkil only if Producers will give in writing that they will not take Pakistani actors in their films and have asked every producer who has cast Pak artists will give Rs 5 crore to Army relief fund.

3) 2016 Kabaddi World Cup final: Numbers favour India against gritty Iran

Seven-time defending champions India will face Iran in the final of the 2016 Kabaddi World Cup in Ahmedabad on Saturday.

4) J&K: 2 JeM terrorists arrested in Baramulla, schools in bordering villages shut as precaution

Hours after the arrest of a Pakistani spy from Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba district, Indian forces have reportedly arrested two Jaish e Mohammad terrorists in Baramulla district. 

5) Safe to withdraw money for other ATMs, says IDBI Bank AGM on debit card data breach

A major cyber-attack at the back-end system of a bank has suspected to compromised at least 32 lakh debit cards used in ATMs that are suspected to have exposed cards and PIN details to malwares at the back end.