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Work from home jobs | Back to office | Jobs in India | India job market | Employment agreement contracts To say that India Inc has had a tough time getting employees back to office after the pandemic receded would be an understatement. Companies like TCS went to the extent of linking salary hikes to office attendance and LTI Mindtree deducted leaves of people who weren’t regularly coming to office. So to avoid all of this, now, there are several companies who’re actually enlisting law firms to draft watertight agreements so that there’s no room for ambiguity whatsoever. Whether you’re working from home, working hybrid or working all days from office, companies want it ON PAPER whatever the deal is. Watch!

The UK Government has introduced a new bill in the parliament to clarify crypto’s legal status. The Property (Digital Assets etc) bill gives legal status to the digital holdings for the first time in British history. Cryptocurrencies, NFTs, and carbon credits can be considered as personal property under the new law. What this exactly means? Watch!

Russian lawmakers vote to tighten rules on cryptocurrency mining, while also paving the way for it to be used in cross-border payments as a means to skirt Western sanctions. The new laws, yet to be signed by President Vladimir Putin, would enable Russia’s central bank to set up a pilot project to explore the use of cryptocurrency -- previously not a permitted means of payment -- in cross-border transactions. Russia has been cut off from swathes of the global payments network in response to its full-scale military offensive on Ukraine, complicating its ability to trade internationally. Watch this video for the complete information!

Balmer Lawrie & Company Q1 Results Live : Revenue increased by 7.74% YoY & profit increased by 11.37% YoY

Three new criminal laws — Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023 and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam 2023 — will come into effect today, July 1. These laws will replace the British-era Indian Penal Code, Code of Criminal Procedure and the Indian Evidence Act. But this has led to some confusion as well. For instance, will all cases be filed under the new criminal laws after their implementation? What happens to hundreds of cases registered before July 1? To find the answers watch this entire interview.

Balmer Lawrie & Company Q4 Results Live : Revenue decreased by 5.16% YoY & profit increased by 65.39% YoY

If a husband or wife passes away, many would presume that the wealth would go to the other spouse. For example, if a husband passes away, you would think that the wife gets the assets that he’s left behind. But in reality, the wife would end up with just 25-33% of the husband’s assets. The rest would go to the kids and to his family. But if a woman passes away, her family wouldn’t get any of her assets. Here’s a full explainer on exactly what happens under inheritance laws in India, and why it’s super important to make a will to avoid leaving certain members of your family in the lurch in case of a death. Watch

All roads leading to Delhi are being readied to impede the movement of farmers who are headed to Delhi, once again. With the memories of the last farmers’ protest which caused chaos across Delhi-NCR still fresh, state governments and the centre have taken multiple measures to impede the flow of farmers who are set to arrive at Delhi borders tomorrow.

Balmer Lawrie Investments Q3 FY24 Results Live: Revenue Increased by 13.8% YoY & Profit Increased by 76.11% YoY