New Delhi - At least 28 people have died in four days of torrential rains in India's southern Tamil Nadu state, news reports said Wednesday.

Most of the deaths occurred due to wall collapses, electrocution and drowning in the seven coastal districts since Sunday, PTI and IANS news agencies reported.

The heavy rains and strong winds were being caused by a depression over the Bay of Bengal between the Tamil Nadu and Sri Lanka coasts, PTI reported.

The local weather office predicted heavy showers over the next 24 hours.

Tamil Nadu capital Chennai was also affected. Schools and colleges shut down as most streets remained waterlogged.

New York, Nov 26 : Looks like Paris Hilton’s ‘popularity rates’ are plummeting, for the stunner was recently badly booed by audience at an event.

The heiress was heckled so badly at the Kress in Hollywood this weekend that she refused to take the stage.

Hilton was at a birthday party for designer Christian Audigier''s daughter, Crystal, and was supposed to introduce the Pussycat Dolls.

However, according to sources, when Audigier took the stage and yelled to the crowd, "Do you want to see Paris Hilton?"

Brussels  - The European Union's executive was Wednesday set to unveil an economic recove

Kuala Lumpur, Nov. 26 : The crown prince of Malaysia’s Perak state, Raja Dr Nazrin Shah, has asked the Perak State Fatwa Committee to consider very carefully the ruling on yoga for Muslims.

Raja Nazrin Shah, who also heads the Perak Islamic Religious and Malay Customs Council (MAIAMP), said any decision made by the committee on the matter would be brought to MAIAMP before being presented to the Sultan of Perak, Sultan Azlan Shah, for consent.

Sydney, Nov 26 : Taking a break from her busy movie schedules, UN Goodwill Ambassador Nicole Kidman took part in a symposium to continue her "Say NO to Violence Against Women" campaign.

The actress recently took part in the symposium during the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women.

The ‘Australia’ actress announced the signatures of more than five million world leaders and citizens across the globe on a petition promoting the issue, more than five times as many signatures expected.

Barcelona, Spain - Authorities in the north-eastern Spanish region of Catalonia on Wednes