New Delhi, Nov 4 : The King of Belgium, Albert II, who is on a ten-day visit to India, was given a ceremonial reception in New Delhi on Tuesday.

The monarch and the Belgian delegates met President Pratibha Patil and Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh.

Accompanied by Queen Paola, the Belgian monarch heads a high powered delegation, including Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht and CEOs of key Belgian companies and top officials of universities of the European nation.

Later in the day, Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Kamal Nath would hold a meeting with the Belgian monarch and his delegation.

Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh would hold a meeting with the industry leaders and associates on Monday. The meeting is aimed to review the impact of global financial crisis on Indian economy and prepare India's stance at forthcoming G20 Summit.

Pattani, Thailand - Suspected separatists detonated two bombs in the violence-wracked province of Narathiwat on Tuesday, killing a woman and injuring 71 other people, police and hospital sources said.

The two separate bombs, planted in motorcycles, exploded outside a district office and a fruit market shortly after 11 am (0400 GMT) in Sukhirin district of Narathiwat province, 850 kilometres south of Bangkok, near the Thai-Malaysian border.

The explosion took place while village leaders from the area where about to enter the Sukhirin district office for a meeting, police said.

One woman was killed in the explosion. Of the 71 wounded, 30 were hospitalized with serious injuries, hospital sources said.

London, Nov 4 : A new study has indicated that the Cassini probe may have already collected data that could reveal the presence of life on Saturn’s moon Enceladus, in the form of an underground ocean capable of sustaining life.

Researchers have been fascinated with Enceladus since July 2005, when Cassini revealed a dramatic plume of ice particles and water vapour shooting out from the moon’s south pole.

The plume’s origin is still being debated, but some models suggest the moon holds an ocean of liquid water beneath its surface. This ocean could be a potential habitat for extraterrestrial life.

After the decision of Indian steel giant Steel Authority of India Limited to cut steel prices, other steel companies have started to slash prices. JSW Steel took the initiative and reduced the prices of HR coils by Rs 5,500 a tonne. The company had already reduced steel prices in October.

It has reduced steel prices by 25-30 percent. The company said in a statement that it would go for price reduction according to the prices in the international market. The recent reduction in steel prices would check the import of steel and it would be available in domestic market at reasonable prices.

London, Nov 4 : Cancer rates could double in the next 40 years unless actions are taken to stop the rising tide of obesity, health experts have warned.

Studies have shown that the chance of developing major killers like breast and kidney cancer rises as people become increasingly overweight.

Health experts foresee that if trends continue up to one third of British women and half of men could be obese by 2050, up from around a quarter at the moment.

Professor Martin Wiseman, the medical and scientific adviser to the World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF) charity, says that today''s children will face increasing rates of cancer as they grow up unless tough action is taken.