Indian Oil Corp, the country's largest refiner, has bought two new types of US crude for December delivery as it tests different grades from the United States, trade sources said on Tuesday.

IOC bought 1 million barrels each of US Southern Green Canyon (SGC) and WTI Midland crude likely from a Chinese trader, the people said, speaking on condition of anonymity. The purchase was in addition to 2 million barrels of Basra Light crude to be delivered in the same month.

Microsoft has signed a 15-year wind energy agreement with GE in Ireland, becoming one of the first global technology firms to support a new wind project in the country. Microsoft will purchase 100 per cent of the wind energy from its new, 37-megawatt Tullahennel wind farm in County Kerry, Ireland. The agreement will help support the growing demand for Microsoft Cloud services from Ireland, the company said in a statement late on Monday.

We upgrade our rating to Buy with a revised TP of Rs 600 (21% upside potential) as we believe that: (i) major NPL recognition is largely over, and coverage at ~60% is comfortable — a higher number would be preferable. There is a strong likelihood of near-term stress from the power sector, but this is known and expected, (ii) valuations have corrected 40% from the peak while they have expanded for the sector in general; the stock has seen a major underperformance of >30% vs.

India is reviving attempts to overhaul its half-century-old direct tax laws as it looks to increase the share of collections from the lowest in a decade. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government is working to ensure that tax payers don’t need to submit multiple returns and have quicker options of redress should a dispute arise, said people familiar with the matter. A new bill will probably be ready by early 2018 for stakeholder comments, they said, asking not to be identified citing rules on speaking with the media. About 10 trillion rupees ($153 billion) — some 63 percent of India’s annual budgeted revenue or the size of Qatar’s economy — are locked in litigation due to byzantine tax rules and varying interpretations.

Telecom Commission, the highest policy-making body of the Department of Telecommunications, has approved sharing of in-building infrastructure among telecom operators. This development will enable telecom players to arrest call drops inside buildings, malls and other such areas.

Earlier this year, telecom regulator Trai had recommended that it should be mandatory for telcos and tower firms to share in-building infrastructure in residential and commercial complexes and large public places like malls, hotels and airports to boost the overall quality of indoor coverage.

Key indices on Tuesday opened in green. In opening trade, the 30-share BSE Sensex was up 82.94 points at 31,929.83 and the 50-share NSE Nifty gained 23.75 points at 10,012.50.

At 10:54 AM, Sensx was in green with 93.82 points, up by 0.29% to reach at 31,940.71. Nifty on the other hand had reclaimed it 10,000 mark and was trading with 23.95 points at 10,017.25.

Larson & Toubro (L&T) emerged as the lowest bidder for selling 5 million smart meters in the tender issued by Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL).

The company has been selected through an international competitive bidding. L&T quoted the lowest price of Rs 2,722, per single phase smart meter, said EESL in a public statement. The price quoted by L&T is 40-50% lower than the current market rates.

Everyone is looking for the original Don of Bollywood — and with good reason. In the fickle business of stardom, Amitabh Bachchan — who turns 75 this Wednesday — has managed to remain relevant, anchoring Kaun Banega Crorepati, starring in films, and endorsing products.

Currently, he is one of the busiest actors in the country. After he is done shooting for KBC for Sony TV, he will be on the sets of 102 Not Out — a feature film in which he plays Rishi Kapoor’s father.

The top smartphone-maker in the premium segment in India is neither Apple nor Samsung. It is Chinese brand OnePlus, the latest data from IDC shows.

Data for online smartphone sales in Q2 2017 puts OnePlus at a substantial lead with 57 percent market share, well ahead of Apple’s 38 percent. Samsung is a distant third with 4 percent. All the other brands occupy the remaining 1 percent. IDC sets $400 as the cutoff point for the premium segment.

Infosys was up 2.4% to Rs 945 on BSE in intra-day trade, extending its 3% gains of the past three trading sessions, after the company fixed November 1, 2017 as record date for share buyback.

“The Buyback Committee has approved and fixed Wednesday, November 1, 2017 to be the Record Date for determining the entitlement and the names of the equity shareholders, to whom the Letter of Offer will be sent and will be eligible to participate in the buyback which was approved in the Board Meeting on August 19, 2017,” Infosys said on Monday after market hours.

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