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MANILA, PHILIPPINES — Social protection systems in most Asian countries fall far short of meeting the needs of the poor and vulnerable even though better safety nets can be affordable for poorer countries, says a new study from Independent Evaluation at the Asian Development Bank.

What next on Jammu and Kashmir’s political and security fronts? The developments of the past few months have lent relevance to the question.

LUCKNOW: After having received a drubbing in Uttar Pradesh Assembly, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and its supremo Mayawati are preparing to bounce back to central stage by getting good number of seats in Lok Sabha from UP and other states.

MANILA, PHILIPPINES – The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is providing $198 million, with an additional $60 million from partner organizations, to fund a partial upgrade of one of Bangladesh’s most critical regional transport corridors together with two land ports, giving a shot in the arm to connectivity and trade across South Asia.

The Finance Minister Mr P Chidambaram’s overdrive since the beginning of August, with policy refinements for improving the savings-investment climate and arresting the growth decline, had not set the stage for revival of corporate investments till end-November. Nevertheless, he remains hopeful that, with much more to be done by Government itself, things would start turning around in the last four months (December-March) of fiscal 2013.

How long can Shiv Sena survive after passing away of Bala Saheb Thackeray? In the party’s life of almost half a century, this question is not new—though it has become more relevant in the aftermath of Bala Saheb’s demise. The same question was asked when the Sena was isolated in late seventies. Bala Saheb transformed the Sena into a state-wide party around 1990 and then led it to power in 1995 at the state level.