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At a time when Modi-led BJP is gearing for Delhi Assembly poll, this news will be a big blow to the Saffron party. Reportedly, the BJP has lost all seven seats in the cantonment board elections in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's constituency, Varanasi. The result of the cantonment board elections where all the seven seats were won by independent candidates, was declared on Monday.

If a country is to be corruption free and become a nation of beautiful minds, I strongly... - A. P. J. Abdul Kalam at BrainyQuote

With just over a month to go for ICC World Cup 2015, jointly hosted by Australia and New Zealand, all 14 teams have announced their final 15 squads. The biggest tournament in cricket - World Cup, will get under way on February 14. The final will be played on March 29. Full tournament schedule; Team India guide The opening match will be between New Zealand and Sri Lanka in Christchruch (day game). Same day, Australia will face England in day/nighter. Here are the final 14 squads (15 players per team) for World Cup (7 teams in each group. Top 4 qualify for quarter-finals) Pool A Australia : Michael Clarke (captain), George Bailey (vice-captain), Pat Cummins, Xavier Doherty, James Faulkner, Aaron Finch, Brad Haddin (wicketkeeper), Josh Hazlewood, Mitchell Johnson, Mitchell Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Steve smith, Mitchell Starc, David Warner, Shane Watson.

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Sunday said the Vibrant Gujarat Global Investors Summit has become the country's "principle economic summit" and welcomed other states organising similar events. "The more the states organise it, the more their idiom and their attitude in support of investment change.... it's a welcome phenomenon," he told reporters on the sidelines of the summit here.