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unicorn Razorpay has rolled out a ‘returnship’ programme for female professionals on a break who are looking to return to the workforce. Last month, the Bengaluru-based company launched ‘Resume with Razorpay’, under which it provides a six-month internship to female professionals to facilitate their return to work. The programme is being offered to women who have taken a break of two or more years. According to the company, more than 12,000 women have applied for it so far. Eight in 10 women who have taken a career break intend to return to work, and four in 10 women are now ready for full-time jobs, according to data from HerKey (formerly JobsForHer), a career engagement platform for women. “To start with, we have opened this up for various roles in our engineering team.

Nothing said it is launching a mobile application to support blue chat bubbles on iMessage for Android users, US tech giant Apple announced it will adopt RCS (rich communication services) messaging standard, which will be enabled via a software update “later next year”. ET explains what this means. Apple’s software update will enable a range of iMessage-like features for messaging between iOS and Android users. Experts see this as a big step closer to making texting more inclusive for cross-platform communications. “Later next year, we will be adding support for RCS Universal Profile, the standard as currently published by the GSM Association. We believe RCS Universal Profile will offer a better interoperability experience when compared to SMS or MMS,” Apple said in a statement. “This will work alongside iMessage, which will continue to be the best and most secure messaging experience for Apple users.”

₹1.8 lakh crore, which is about 0.61% of the total BSE-500 Index’s market capitalization. Promoters of Suzlon Energy, Sobha and Dixon Technologies revoked their entire pledged holdings during the September 2023 quarter, while Max Financial Services, Jindal Steel & Power and Emami, among others saw a reduction in pledged promoter holdings during the quarter.

(Exciting news! Mint is now on WhatsApp Channels. Subscribe today and stay updated with the latest financial insights! Click here!) Apollo Hospitals has witnessed a fresh breakout from a small consolidation on the weekly charts which can give a push to the stock price. The stock has also witnessed a breakout from a bullish pennant pattern on a larger period which is a continuation pattern in nature.

Stock market today: NSE SME stock One Point One Solutions' share price gained on Monday, hitting a record high of ₹47.50 apiece. The stock was locked in the 20 percent upper circuit. The stock has been gaining consistently for nearly 15 days as it has risen from around ₹32 apiece to ₹47.50 apiece in the last two weeks, up around 50 percent during this period.

crisis is pivotal. In the wake of the tunnel collapse, Dix emphasised the importance of meticulous planning and safety, stating that the current situation seems promising but requires careful evaluation to avoid further risks.

₹38 on its debut on 11 October, followed by Sungarner Energies Ltd, which opened at ₹250 on 31 August, a premium of 201% over its issue price. Basilic Fly Studio Ltd listed at ₹271 on 11 September, a premium of 179% over the issue price of ₹97.

Ashok Leyland Ltd. traded 1.38 per cent up at Rs 171.9 at around 02:10PM (IST) on Monday. The stock had closed at Rs 174.3 in the previous session.

rules of origin for the medical devices sector remains a sticking-point in the proposed free-trade agreement (FTA) between India and the UK and the talks are on to iron out the differences, an official said. Huge potential is there in the medical devices sector in India, as it imports about 80 per cent of its requirement, with the US, Germany, China, Singapore and Netherlands being top exporters of such devices to the country. «In the medical devices sector, a lot of issues related to rules of origin are still there. Demand for customs duty concessions is also there,» the official said, adding negotiations are going on between the two countries to resolve the differences in both goods and services sectors. The government has taken steps to promote domestic manufacturing of medical devices/equipment and attract large investment in the sector.

Bharat Electronics Ltd. fell 1.85 per cent to Rs 143.4 in Monday's trade as of 02:00PM (IST) even as the benchmark Nifty ruled at 19692.2, down 39.6 points. The scrip had closed at Rs 146.1 in the previous session.

ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company Ltd. traded 1.82 per cent down in Monday's trade at 01:29PM (IST). Around 11,073 shares changed hands on the counter.

Voltas Ltd. gained 0.38 per cent to Rs 827.25 in Monday's trade. It hit a high of Rs 830.95 and low of Rs 815.85 during the session.

Jubilant Foodworks Ltd. traded at Rs 520.7 on BSE at 01:34PM (IST) on Monday, down 1.42 per cent from previous close. The stock quoted a 52-week low price of Rs 412.2 and a high of Rs 564.0.

Nippon India Small Cap Fund, the topper in the list, gave around 24.47% SIP returns in 10 years. An SIP investment of Rs 1,000 in this fund on November 15, 2013 would be now Rs 4.34 lakh. Quant Small Cap Fund and Quant Tax Plan, two schemes from Quant Mutual Fund, offered 23.55% and 22.86% respectively. Three schemes gave around 21%. Five schemes gave around 20%. DSP Small Cap Fund offered the lowest return of around 20.18% in the 10-year horizon.

PI Industries Ltd. dropped 0.82 per cent to Rs 3695.0 at 01:14PM (IST) in Monday's trade. The stock has hit a high of Rs 3749.85 and low of Rs 3688.4 so far during the session.

LTIMindtree and Bharat Electronics (BEL) will replace UPL and Dabur India from S&P BSE Sensex 50 index with effect from December 18 as part of the reconstitution of the 30-stock index, a BSE release said on Monday. Shares of LTIMindtree jumped over 2% to the day's high of Rs 5638 on the BSE while BEL fell 1.4% to the day's low of Rs 143.95. Meanwhile, UPL traded flat though the bias was positive and Dabur India gained up to 0.40% to Rs 543.85 around 12 pm. The rejig exercise will also be in other indices on the BSE viz.

Federal Bank Ltd. traded 0.03 per cent down at Rs 147.95 at 01:03PM (IST) on Monday, even as BSE benchmark Sensex dropped 161.56 points to 65633.17. The stock had closed at Rs 148.0 in the previous session.

Pidilite Industries Ltd. traded 1.04 per cent lower in Monday's session at 01:19PM (IST). The stock opened at Rs 2502.05 and has touched an intraday high and low of Rs 2521.3 and Rs 2477.0, respectively, during the session so far.

REC Ltd (with P/E of 7.71), and Power Finance Corporation (with P/E of 4.79), as per the RHP. Also Read: IREDA IPO: GMP, price, lot size, other details of upcoming IPO.

Also Read: Q2FY24 earnings review: Cement companies report strong Q2 numbers, aided by lower rainfall and price hikes Meanwhile, cement prices are trending higher by 3-5%. Price hikes were taken in the month of September and October 2023 with slight roll back in some regions. Sustainability of cement prices is crucial for better profitability as fuel prices are up by 25-30% from their recent lows.

Aurobindo Pharma Ltd lifted investor sentiments and the share prices gained of Aurobindo Pharma gained more than 1% in morning trades on Monday, on a day when benchmark indices were trading in red. Aurobindo Pharma in its filing on the exchanges said that United States Food and Drug Administration (US FDA) conducted a Pre-Approval Inspection (PAI) at Unit-I & III, Formulation manufacturing facility, of APL Healthcare Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, situated in the Mahabubnagar District, Telangana,, from November 13 to 17, 2023. The inspection closed with zero observations and a classification of “No Action Indicated" (NAI).