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On Facebook, Modi followers cross 10 million mark

Aliya Abbas, Niti Central, 11th February 2014

Narendra Modi crossed 10 million mark on one of the most followed website Facebook on February 11, 2014 – making him the most sought-after politician in the country. The leader is very popular amongst the youth because he too shares their aspirations and can make things happen for them by providing platforms of growth.

You cannot control inflation by hoping to choke demand: Piyush Goyal

R Sriram, The Economic Times, 11th February 2014

Our country has gone on a track in which you simply increase interest rates and pray and hope that some day inflation will come down. This type of thinking about monetary policy may be relevant to some old fashioned economists and may have some articulation in economic journals of the past but I personally believe that the only way inflation can be tackled is through addressing the supply side constraints.

Many academicians like faculty at global universities & B-Schools, and researchers at eminent think tanks within India & outside have been giving us some very outstanding suggestions.

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US may end 9-year boycott of Modi, envoy asks for meeting

Shishir Gupta and Pramit Pal Chaudhuri, Hindustan Times, 11th February 2014

The US has signalled it will end its nine-year boycott of BJP’s PM candidate Narendra Modi. US ambassador Nancy Powell last week asked and received permission from South Block to meet the Gujarat chief minister, say Indian and American sources.

Modi-led govt will be better than Atal’s: Advani

The Times of India, 11th February 2014

BJP leader L K Advani on Monday assured his party workers that Narendra Modi-led government at the Centre would be stronger than the previous NDA government if he is voted to power.

Modi is the most popular PM candidate in UP, says India Today survey

Aswathy, One India, 11th February 2014

According to the India Today Group-CVoter survey, which was done in Uttar Pradesh, the state with largest number of Lok Sabha seats, Gujarat chief minister and Bharatiya Janata Party’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi is the most popular leader in the state.

Praise pours in for Modi

The Hindu, 10th February 2014

Narendra Modi, Bharatiya Janata Party’s prime ministerial candidate, has proved himself to an able administrator in Gujarat in the past decade, Sree Narayana Dharma Paripalana Yogam general secretary Vellappally Natesan has said. Speaking to mediapersons after his “personal meeting” with Mr. Modi at Kochi on Sunday, the bishop said they discussed the development activities of Gujarat.

NaMo arrives in God’s own country with élan

Irfan Iqbal Gheta, Niti Central, 10th February 2014

The BJP’s Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi took South India by a storm on Sunday. His rallies in Chennai (Tamil Nadu), Kochi and Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) on a February weekend created defining moments in the run-up to the Lok Sabha election.