Maharashtra Under President's Rule, Delhi Pollution Hits Emergency Level & Other Top Stories

President's Rule In Maharashtra Step Towards Horse-Trading: Shiv Sena In Saamana

A day after Ram Nath Kovind signed off on Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari’s recommendation and put Maharashtra under the President’s Rule, the Shiv Sena on Wednesday said that it was a step in the direction of horse-trading. In its mouthpiece ‘Saamana’, the party slammed the BJP in a stinging editorial. Read more…

Delhi-NCR Air Pollution Hits Emergency Level, Experts Blame Lower Wind Speed For Spike

Delhi and surrounding areas woke up to a thick haze and smog on Wednesday. The air pollution in Delhi-NCR hit emergency levels with the AQI of 500+. According to the government’s air quality monitoring system - System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research - the early morning readings of the NCR showed a bleak picture. While Noida registered a frightening AQI of 572, overall Delhi’s pollution level stood at 467. Read more…

Maharashtra Under President’s Rule As Ram Nath Kovind Signs Off On Governor’s Recommendation

Maharashtra has been placed under the President’s rule after Ram Nath Kovind signed off on the recommendation of Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari on Tuesday following the Union Cabinet recommendation for the same, even as top leaders from the NCP, the Congress and the Shiv Sena held a flurry of consultations in a bid to tot up the numbers and resolve the impasse over government formation in the state. Read more…

Andhra Pradesh Govt Terminates Amaravati Project With Singapore Consortium

The Andhra Pradesh (AP) government on Tuesday said its upcoming Amaravati capital city will not have an exclusive area for startups as planned. This came after Singapore consortium that had partnered the government for the project pulled out of it. The state Cabinet that met under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy took the decision to terminate the agreement with the consortium. Read more…

Google Chrome Announces Plans To Label Websites That Load Slow

Google has announced its plan to identify and label websites with a badge that typically load slowly in Chrome. “Badging is intended to identify when sites are authored in a way that makes them slow generally, looking at historical load latencies. Further along, we may expand this to include identifying when a page is likely to be slow for a user based on their device and network conditions,” Google’s Chrome team said in a blog post on Monday. Read more…