NEWS TO BE READ

THE HINDU

1. Trio wins prize for work on proteins [Page 1]
2. Union Cabinet gives nod for continuation of free fortified rice supply [Page 1]
3. Seven OBC Communities from Maharashtra set for inclusion in Central List [Page 7]
4. RBI holds rate at 6.5%, shifts stance to ‘neutral’ [Page 13]
5. Modi to hold bilateral talks with leaders at ASEAN- India summit [Page 14]
6. EU’s CBAM, deforestation norms unilateral, arbitrary: FM [Page 15]
7. Bolivia joins South Africa’s ICJ ‘genocide’ case against Israel [Page 16]

THE INDIAN EXPRESS

1. NCBC says include 7 Maharashtra Castes in central OBC list [Page7]
2. Wildlife population decline by 73% in 50 years: WWF Report [Page 10]
3. How EVM batteries work, how they are changed [Page 11]
4. Rice with added nutrients, centre to continue supply until 2028 [Page 11]
5. Deciphering proteins using AI: Nobel Prize in Chemistry [Page 11]
6. Thousands flee homes, flights cancelled as hurricane Milton heads for Florida [Page 16]
7. Twenty months on, key lending rate at 6.5%, stance changed to neutral [Page 17]
8. EU’s carbon tax is arbitrary, a barrier to trade [Page 17]
9. A ‘substantial majority’ of Fed favoured large cut in September, minutes show [Page 17]