UNGA fallout continued as Russia backed India's permanent Security Council bid while opposing German and Japanese claims, and Jaishankar urged restraint over Gulf shipping attacks.
Modi used his 138th Mann Ki Baat to reiterate zero-tolerance against terrorism on the tenth anniversary of the surgical strike, echoed by Rajnath Singh at the NDTV Defence Summit warning of further strikes.
Attention shifted to Delhi where minister Parvesh Verma was filmed slapping a man during a Tilak Nagar road inspection, with AAP alleging questioning over corruption and Verma citing abuse of his family.
In Punjab unverified claims at Lovely Professional University escalated from vandalism to highway blockade, stone-pelting and torching of police vehicles, prompting an SIT probe and ten-day closure.
In Thiruvananthapuram Kohli's unbeaten 139 took him fastest to 15,000 ODI runs in an eight-wicket win, as bank unions deferred the September 28-30 strike after talks with IBA.