More than 300,000 properties are without power in Queensland and New South Wales as the storm approaches. 

​More than 300,000 properties are without power in Queensland and New South Wales as the storm approaches.  

Two women, an Israeli tourist and a homestay operator, were raped near Sanapur Lake close to Hampi, while a male tourist from Odisha was found dead after being pushed into a canal by the attackers. They were approached by three bike-borne men who first asked for petrol and later turned violent when refused money.

Posters in Ranipet and Arakkonam intended to welcome Union Home Minister Amit Shah mistakenly featured actor Santhana Bharathi, causing ridicule on social media. BJP distanced itself from the error, and state executive committee member A. Arulmozhi claimed it was a prank to embarrass her and the party. She filed a police complaint over the incident.