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Ajit Singhs supporters
clash with police: As the
Centre kept up pressure on
RLD chief Ajit Singh to va-
cate his official residence,
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cops threatening to cut off
water supply to the nation-
al capital. P 6
SC questions CVC
appointment: The SC on
Thursday said the Centres
approach to shortlisting
candidates for selection
of CVC appeared to have
been vitiated because of
lack of uniformity in short-
listing. P 6
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New Delhi: The past caught up
with the efforts of Prime Min-
ister Narendra Modi and Presi-
dent Xi Jinping to elevate bilat-
eral ties, leading the PM to
protest against Chinas bid to
escalate tensions in Ladakh. It
was the festering border row
which Modi sought to address
first in his meeting with Xi on
Thursday as he told him that
peace and tranquility along the
borders was imperative for mu-
tual trust and for realizing the
full potential of Sino-Indian re-
lations.
This is an important un-
derstanding, which should be
strictly observed, Modi said as
he raised serious concerns
over what India calls serial
transgressions by the Chinese.
Pitching for a quick clarifi-
cation of the Line of Actual
Control (LAC), Modi told Xi
that China had to restore the
status quo that existed before
September 10 in Ladakh this
year. Foreign minister Sushma
Swaraj also raised the issue
with her counterpart Wang Yi.
Modi, in fact, set the tone on
Wednesday evening itself
when, just after the public dis-
play of bonhomie, he raised the
latest Chinese transgressions
at Chumar in Ladakh in an af-
ter-dinner pow-wow with Xi.
The Chinese president
came back with a response on
Thursday when he told Modi
that he had noted Indias con-
cerns and that the incidents in
Ladakh may be a fallout of the
non-demarcated border.
Sources said Modi took up
the border issue strongly be-
cause the understanding in the
government was that the inci-
dents at Chumar could not have
taken place without the con-
currence of the top Chinese
leadership.
Border Not
Demarcated:
Chinese Prez
Restore pre-Sept 10 status quo
on Ladakh border, Modi tells Xi
Sydney: An audacious plot by
Islamic State jihadists to con-
duct demonstration killings
in Sydney, reportedly including
beheading a member of the pub-
lic on camera, underlined the
threat posed to the world by the
fanatic jihadi group, putting a
question mark on any assump-
tion that the terrorists will re-
main limited to Syria and Iraq.
Court documents were ex-
pected to reveal that the plan in-
volved snatching a random
member of the public in Sydney,
draping them in an Islamic State
flag and beheading them on
camera. AGENCIESP 13
Oz foils ISIS
plot to behead
random citizens
Edinburgh: Scotlands bid for
independence got a massive late
push from one of Britains sport-
ing superstars Andy Murray.
The former Wimbledon
champion who was conferred
the OBE on the recommenda-
tion by Britains Prime Minister
David Cameron decided to take a
stand just hours before polling
booths opened on Thursday. The
last pre-poll survey showed that
Britains 300-year-old union
with Scotland may survive with
union backers maintaining a
narrow lead of four points
52% to 48% for independence
supporters. TNNP 13
Murray bats
for Scots as
UK backers lead
Ahmedabad: This time when Mama re-
turns home, she will carry Mahatma Gand-
his message of peace and non-violence to
her boys Islamist hardliners of Nigerias
Boko Haram, who have acquired global no-
toriety for abducting scores of schoolgirls
and unleashing a wave of violence in the
countrys north-east.
Barrister Aisha Wakil (44), better known
as Mama Boko Haram a name given to
her by the Nigerian media does the tough
job of negotiating peace between these heav-
ily armed fighters and Nigerian authorities
in Maiduguri, the main city in the troubled
region. Often, she risks her own life.
Wakil was in Ahmedabad for over a
month to get her husband, judge Alkali Ga-
na Wakil and son Mohammad-Al-Nur treat-
ed. Both were admitted for necrosis in hip
joints and sickle cell anemia.
Mama takes Bapus message
of peace back to Boko Haram
Mumbai: The saffron alli-
ance was teetering on the
brink of collapse with the
Shiv Sena rebuffing a 24-
hour deadline set by the BJP
on Thursday to respond to
its minimum irreducible
demand for 135 seats. The
Sena announced that it
would under no circum-
stances leave more than 119
seats for the ally.
The BJP has said the two
parties should contest 135
seats each and leave the re-
maining 18 seats for smaller
parties who are part of the
maha yuti.
Om Prakash Mathur, the
BJPs poll observer for
Maharashtra, rang up Udd-
hav Thackerays residence
Matoshree on Thursday
but could not get through to
the Sena president. The 24-
hour ultimatum was none-
theless delivered to the Shiv
Sena.
Shiv Sena rebuffs
BJP ultimatum
New Delhi: Petitioner society
Centre for Public Interest Liti-
gation (CPIL) on Thursday re-
fused to reveal the identity of
the whistleblower who had
provided it with the register al-
legedly showing undesired
persons connected to the 2G
scam case visiting CBI director
Ranjit Sinhas residence. This
intensified the suspense over
what the top court might do in
the case whose outcome will
decide whether the chief of the
premier investigating agency
will continue to supervise the
probe into mega scams.
Activist-lawyer Prashant
Bhushan is appearing for CPIL
in the case.
In its affidavit in response
to the Supreme Courts Sep-
tember 15 order asking CPIL to
reveal the identity of the whis-
tleblower to the judges in a
sealed cover, the petitioner said
keeping the identity a secret
was the best protection as in the
past several whistleblowers
and RTI activists who had
proved to be difficult for power-
ful persons were killed.
Bhushan refuses to
name whistleblower
CHINESE DELIVERY
$20BN, INDUSTRIAL
PARKS & A BULLET TRAIN
China to invest $20 billion
in India over 5 years (Japan
had pledged $35 billion during
Modis visit two weeks ago)
To set up industrial parks in
Gujarat & Maharashtra
Five-year plan to reduce trade
imbalance, allow India greater
market access, including in
pharmaceuticals
To study & cooperate on one
high-speed train corridor project
New route to Kailash
Mansarovar, through Nathu La
Chinese rst lady Peng Liyuan with students during a visit
to Tagore International School in Delhi on Thursday
Italian footballer Alessandro
Del Piero reaches New Delhi
on Thursday. He will play for
Delhi Dynamos FC in ISL | P 19
Plea for probe into
Sinha-Qureshi link
T
he petitioner in the coal
scam case moved a fresh
plea in Supreme Court on
Thursday, seeking a probe
into the alleged link between
CBI chief Ranjit Sinha and
meat exporter Moin Qureshi,
who appeared to have visited
Sinhas house 90 times in the
past 15 months. P 8
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Aisha Wakil (c) with her son and husband
Continued on P 2
Mumbai: Dalal Streets opti-
mism about better India-China
business ties lifted investor sen-
timents with the sensex rallying
481 points to close above the 27K-
mark again on Thursday its
biggest single-session rise in
three months.
Although foreign funds re-
mained net sellers after the US
Fed indicated on Wednesday
night that it may raise interest
rates ahead of market expecta-
tions, short coverings helped lift
the markets. The buoyancy was
also partly due to reports which
suggested that global ratings
major S&P may raise Indias rat-
ings, dealers said. The days ral-
ly added about Rs 1.76 lakh crore
to investors wealth with BSEs
market capitalization now at Rs
96.2 lakh crore, near its all-time
peak at Rs 96.6 lakh crore. P15
Sensex zooms
481 points
on China ties
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
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CHINDIA CONNECT P 12
Continued on P 7
BJP tells Sena to decide
on its demand for equal
share in the 288 seats
Earlier equation: 169 seats
for Sena, 119 for BJP
Sena ready to offer 119
seats, including 9-10 for
minor alliance partners
Amit Shah says BJP wants
samadhan with sammaan;
Sena rejects ultimatum
AT BREAK POINT
Ambarish.Mishra
@timesgroup.com
Both Parties
Claim Injury To
Self-Respect