A 20-year-old student in Coimbatore was abducted and gang-raped by three men, who were later arrested after police shot them during an escape attempt.

Cyclone Montha is expected to make landfall near Kakinada, bringing heavy rainfall and strong winds to Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, and Odisha.

Controversy erupted in Tamil Nadu over a stated ₹15,000 crore investment by Foxconn. While the state government announced, the company has since denied.