04:23⇢Modi Skips UNGA Amid US Tariff Tensions
⌨Indian newspapers focus on Prime Minister Modi's decision to skip the UN General Assembly session in the US, with his Foreign Minister attending instead (ABP Live, Dinamalar, The Hindu). This is discussed amid ongoing US-India tariff disputes, even as Donald Trump reportedly recants his "lost to China" remark (India Today, The Quint). Domestically, severe floods continue in Punjab, and an arrest was made concerning a Mumbai terror threat (Aaj Tak, Mathrubhumi, The Print, Zee News).