Newspaper Headlines: President's Rule In Maharashtra, Delhi's Air Quality Severe Again And Other Big Stories

The Times Of India: A noxious haze hung over Delhi-NCR on Tuesday as air quality plunged into the "severe" zone again. President's rule imposed in Maharashtra after NCP seeks and is refused 48 hours more.

Hindustan Times: Delhi's air severe again, may hit emergency level. President's Rule was clamped in Maharashtra after governor told the Centre that no party was in a position to form the government.

The Indian Express: President's Rule in Maharashtra, Congress and NCP reach out to Shiv Sena with a plan. Growth in bank credit to industries slowed to 2.7 per cent in September - the lowest in the last 12 months.

The Telegraph: The Congress and the NCP on Tuesday night jointly declared that any understanding with the ideologically incompatible Shiv Sena would depend on a common minimum programme which required detailed discussions. Maharashtra brought under President's rule after governor submitted a report to the Centre at noon although he had given the NCP time till 8.30pm to express ability and willingness to form the government.

The Asian Age: Maharashtra was placed under President's rule amid a stalemate over government formation. Shiv Sena petitioned the Supreme Court challenging Maharashtra governor's decision not to grant it three days' time to produce letters from the NCP and the Congress in support of its claim to form the government.