Top stories from the northern region of India

Union Budget lacked vision, vital issues ignored: Amarinder Singh

Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh Friday said the Union Budget "lacked vision" and had nothing to offer to any section of society.

Khattar hails Union Budget; INLD says dashed people's hopes

Chandigarh: Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar Friday hailed the Union Budget, saying it would give a decisive push to job creation and investment, building the foundation for a USD 5 trillion economy.

Modi 2.0 government's maiden Budget disappointing, lacks direction: Gehlot

Jaipur: Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot Friday termed the Union Budget as "disappointing", saying it lacked direction and had no clear purpose.

Union Budget will only help capitalists: Mayawati

Lucknow: Reacting to the General Budget, BSP supremo Mayawati Friday said though the Union government tried to make it alluring, it would only help the capitalists.

Jaya Prada challenges Azam Khan's election

Allahabad: BJP leader Jaya Prada Friday filed a petition before the Allahabad High Court, challenging the election of Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan from the Rampur parliamentary constituency.

Nadda on UP trip; likely to discuss state cabinet rejig, bypolls

Lucknow: Newly appointed BJP working president J P Nadda arrived here Friday evening on a two-day visit to Uttar Pradesh, with a cabinet rejig and assembly bypolls apparently high on his agenda.

Woman who got married without informing family shot dead, honor killing suspected

Noida (UP): In a suspected case of honor killing, a 28-year-old woman was shot dead at a village in Uttar Pradesh's Gautam Buddh Nagar district Friday allegedly by her family members, police said.