News brief: Big stories of the day

The Allahabad High Court on Friday directed the CBI to arrest BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar, accused in the Unnao rape case.

Wrestler Pooja Dhanda bagged silver medal in the women's 57-kilogram wrestling at the 21st Commonwealth Games 2018 on Friday.

Third front isn't a silly political front, it'll be coming together of India's masses, said Telangana  Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao after meeting former prime minister and Jananta Dal (Secular) chief HD Deve Gowda. 

The Indian men’s hockey team on Friday were convincingly beaten by New Zealand in the semi-final at the Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast.

Nawaz Sharif's party has called the Supreme Court verdict against the former Pakistan Prime Minister a "joke". The Pakistan Supreme Court, in a landmark judgement, disqualified Sharif from holding office for life while hearing a case related to determination of time duration for disqualification of a lawmaker under the Constitution. Sharif, facing corruption charges, was disqualified under Article 62 (1)(f) of Pakistan's Constitution.