October 31: Top 5 news of the day, that you should not miss

From Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Amit Shah on Monday saying that Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel should have been the first recipient of Bharat Ratna to a woman in Uttar Pradesh's Rampur was allegedly gang-raped by four men on Monday, here is the top 5 news of the day.

1- Sardar Patel should have been first recipient of Bharat Ratna: Amit Shah

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Amit Shah on Monday said that Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel should have been the first recipient of Bharat Ratna- country's highest civilians award.

"There was a question to give Bharat Ratna to Sardar Patel. I think that if there was anyone who should have been awarded Bharat Ratna first, it would be Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel," said Shah, while addressing a public rally here.

Talking about the contribution of Sardar Patel towards India, Shah said it was because of him that India was progressing today.

2- China again hints at blocking UN ban on Masood Azhar

China on Monday once again made it clear that it will continue to block India's move to put a ban on Pakistan-based terror group Jaish-e-Mohammed leader Masood Azhar, citing "disagreements" in the United Nations Committee related to terrorism issues in this particular case.

"We have elaborated on China's position many times at request. The relevant Security Council resolutions have clear stipulations on the mandate of the 1267 Committee and explicit requirements for the listing criteria of terrorist organizations or individuals," Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hua Chunying told the reporters, during a press conference in Beijing.

3- Hockey Asia Cup 2017: Indian eves beat Malaysia 2-0

The Indian women's hockey team continued their winning form as they beat Malaysia 2-0 in their last Pool A match of the Asia Cup 2017 here at Kakamigahara Kawasaki Stadium on Tuesday.

The effort registered India's third consecutive win in the Pool stage ensuring they go into the quarter-final as table toppers with nine points.

It was late goals by Vandana Katariya (54') and Gurjit Kaur (55') that saw the team through. In their previous match, India set up a sensational 4-1 win against higher-ranked China.

4- KJo brings up nepotism issue at 'Ittefaq' promotion

Filmmaker Karan Johar, who stirred up the conversation on nepotism in an award function this year, raised up the issue once again during the promotional activity of his upcoming film 'Ittefaq'.

While speaking at the press conference for the film, Johar pointed out to the media-persons that this group was a fine example of a successful co-existence of star kids and outsiders.

The filmmaker shared, "At the two ends of this line, we have two non-nepotistic people and in the centre are the brand ambassadors of nepotism. Sidharth Malhotra and Shah Rukh Khan do not represent nepotism, which also speaks volumes about how both can work equally, efficiently and correctly."

5- UP: Girl gang-raped in Rampur; brother injured

A woman in Uttar Pradesh's Rampur was allegedly gang-raped by four men on Monday.

The brother of the victim has also suffered injuries.

Reportedly, the incident took place in Bhot area of Rampur in the presence of the victim's brother.

As per reports, the brother-sister duo was on a bike when they were attacked by four persons.

The brother was shot and the woman was raped.

-With ANI inputs