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The United States imported about $64.5 million of the steel product and $50.1 million from Vietnam.

Kingfisher Airlines, which has a debt load of $1.3 billion, has said foreign airlines have expressed interest to invest in the company.

Jewellers ended their strike after assurance that the government will consider scrapping a budget proposal to levy excise duty on unbranded jewellery.

The BSE benchmark fell 182 points to 17,314.22 and the NSE benchmark slipped 56.30 points or 1.06 per cent to 5,266.60.

The social network will list its shares under the ticker symbol 'FB' on Nasdaq, the New York Times reported.

The jewellers are demanding a complete rollback of excise duty on unbranded jewellery and a hike in import duty on gold.

Kingfisher Airlines will now have to pay the remaining due of Rs 290 crore in weekly installments.

The two Houses are also likely to discuss the Lokpal Bill in the first half of the Budget sessions.

The 30-share BSE benchmark fell 405.24 points or 2.30 per cent, to close at 17,196.47, weighed down by 28 components.

At the BSE also, selling pressure pulled down the stock and it tanked 11.94 per cent to Rs 17.70.

The income tax department is also threatening to take the airline to court for non-payment of dues.

The latest resignation comes less than a week after another member, Vijay Amritraj, quit the board of Kingfisher.

RIL had slipped below Infosys on many occasions for brief periods during December 2011, but has remained on the top since the beginning of this year.

She said hike in upper class train fares was "tolerable" but stuck to her demand for a rollback of fare hike in sleeper class.

The court has now listed the matter for further hearing on March 31.

Karunanidhi welcomed the 18 percent increase in allocation for agriculture sector and Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe.