A record $272.5 billion in remittances were channelled to Asia in 2017, up 6.3 per cent since the previous year. Asian countries earned 44.41 per cent share of the entire global remittances sent in 2017.

Thousands of Hindi-speaking migrant workers have left Gujarat in the wake of violence following an alleged rape incident, even as industry representatives Tuesday said normalcy has returned after three days of disruptions at factories.

The amendment will allow migrant workers to leave Qatar without getting an approval from their employers.

Payments banks can only accept deposits of up to Rs 1 lakh per customer in a savings/current account.