Southasian PULSE Radio Headlines – November 27

Prince Harry to marry girlfriend US actress Meghan Markle; will get married in spring 2018

Meghan Markle comes to Toronto all the time to shoot for YV series, Suites

Trudeau on 4-day trip to China; will discuss trade, environment, human rights

CRA’s Postal Code Project targeting wealthiest neighbourhoods including Toronto’s Bridle Path area

Appleby Paper indicate 2,700 individuals, 700 companies, 2 foundations, 1,450 offshore trusts

Human trafficking: police investigating why Canadian women thrown in sex trade

Police says evaluating who are most vulnerable; they can be just next door girls

Ipsos MORI poll of 18,000 respondents across 25 nations shows Canada with 81% has most positive influence in world

Canada is followed by Australia, Germany, France, UK, EU and India

Only 40% think US has positive influence in world, 49% think China, Russia at 35%

UN at no 4 has positive influence but World Bank, IMF are 7 points down

Pak clashes end; Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal appears asked by court to explain

Pakistan court slams army for mediating with protesters

Maj Gen Faiz Hamid and COAS Gen Bajwa did mediation with religious party to end impasse

Washington Atlantic Council report: There is no possibility of Indo-Pak nuclear war

Washington Atlantic Council says civilian leadership controlling nuclear arsenal well though relations complex between India, China, Pak

Pak PM Abbasi, Gen Bajwa in Saudi Arabia to attend IMCTC meeting; media asking what is their agenda

Gujarat elections: Modi says he is Chai Wala but has done nothing to sell the country

AAP leader Kejriwal says whoever wishes to defeat BJP in Gujarat must join them; asks Gujarati residents to help

Air India announced will start Birmingham-Amritsar flights early next year

Delhi-Chandigarh connectivity is being increased to reach destinations under 2 hours

200 trains to ply on that route will be started at a cost of IRs11,000 crore

Punjab Assembly session gets under way with obituary references; opposition asking for bigger sessions

Bains brothers allege bid to influence judge against Khaira, saying audio conversation says Irs 350,000 being offered

AAP’s Sukhpal Kahira urging for CBI inquiry in corruption allegation s against him

NIA arrests two for high profile killing in Punjab, court agrees for a 4-day remand

Surinder Singh, lawyer says asked for 14-day remand of Shera captured from Fategarh, Ramandeep Singh from Ludhiana

Father Gurdev Singh asks why Ramandeep arrested after coming from Dubai

Shera’s mother also asks son Shera’s arrest and why he was living in rented house

On Johal’s case Congress says joint investigation with UK not possible

Congress govt says those in speaking in his favour against Punjab and want to destroy peace

Earlier AAP’s Kanwar Sindhu and Bhagwant Mann showed doubts on Punjab Police’s handling of Johal’s case

Opposition says AAP speaking in favour as getting funding from outside

AAP says party is against terrorism but will keep on raising voice against human rights,

Politics on Jagtar Johal continues: Akali asking for joint investigation earlier step back

Bikram Majithia says no need for joint investigation, have full trust on Punjab police when said why Harsimrat Kaur not talking to centre

BJP hits at AAP calling it pro-Khalistani party that has links with those elements

Second Test: India defeat Sri Lanka by an innings and 239 runs; Kohli hit 200 while R. Ashwin reached 300-wicket mark

India announces team for 3rd Test and ODIs; for ODIs Kohli has been rested

Australia beat England by 10 wickets in 1st Ashes Test in Brisbane; captain Steven Smith was Man of the Match

India’s PV Sindhu lost to world no. 3 Tai Tzu Ying in Hong Kong final

Beijing Games gold medalist Abhinav Bindra: India 15-20 years away from hosting Olympics

Abhinav Bindra: Country should only think about it when it is confident of winning at least 40 gold medals

Grey Cup: Toronto Argonauts won against Calgary Stampeders; Trudeau congratulates team