Top News Of The Day: Crypto Trade Under Anti-corruption Rules

The finance ministry today announced that cryptocurrency transactions would now come under the ambit of money laundering provisions. In a notification, the government said that participation in transactions involving virtual digital assets would be under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). The move is the latest step taken by the government to tighten oversight of digital assets; Manik Saha took oath for the second time as Tripura Chief Minister today after the BJP clinched a victory in the February 16 Assembly polls. Eight other ministers were sworn in today; K Kavitha, daughter of Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao, has written to the Enforcement Directorate seeking that her questioning in the alleged liquor scam case, due tomorrow, be postponed. The agency is to give fresh date of summons tomorrow evening; Rishi Sunak, British Prime Minister, today announced a controversial new plan to stop the surge of illegal migrants coming into the country. Issuing a warning, Sunak said that those who enter UK illegally will not be allowed to claim asylum. "If you come here illegally, you can't claim asylum;