Southasian PULSE Radio Headlines – November 30

Patrick Brown talked to Y Media exclusively; among other things he talked about eliminating postal codes that increase auto insurance
Conservative leader Andrew Scheer has called on Finance Minister Bill Morneau to resign
Scheer said Morneau unloaded shares in his family’s human resources company, Morneau Shepell
Scheer said this was done days before Liberal govt introduced legislation to raise taxes on the rich
Morneau: There are no secrets here … I did sell shares before I took office
Police has identified man as Leo Abrahim who died in accident on Brampoton-Caledon border
Trump sparked outrage in UK with tweet to UK prime minister May after sharing far-right videos
Trump’s retweeting of anti-Muslim videos initially posted by Jayda Fransen, is being condemned in Britain
British PM May said Trump sending anti-Muslim tweets was ‘wrong thing to do’
May said the group, Britain First, is “a hateful organization” that runs counter to “common British decency”
In an interview with Bloomberg, Pak PM Abbasi said India should pursue case against Hafiz Saeed internationally if it has proof
Abbasi said the court in Pakistan could not find any proofs against Saeed
On another question, he said Pakistan is not harbouring terrorists, it is fighting against them
Amid these developments American has cut its $2 billion to $300 million now
Pak apex court has called out military and ISI over their ‘questionable role’ in the Faizabad sit-in
The court also hit at media for adding fire to fury
Justice Munir Alam questioned why no representative from the military and ISI was present during the hearing
Justice Munir Alam also questioned if Rawalpindi and Islamabad are not safe, how safety of the whole how country can be ensured
India’s Q2 GDP growth rises to 6.3%, reverses 5 quarters’ slump; it grew at 6.3% in Q3, up from 5.7% in Q1
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said demonetisation, GST behind us; hopefully in coming quarters govt will be looking at upwards trajectory
Congress VP Rahul Gandhi promises loan waiver for Gujarat farmers adding BJP has done nothing for them and must be defeated
On Nepal-India border 7 died when a bus fell in a ditch, several got injured
Miss World 2017 Manushi Chillar meets with Indian prime minister Narendra Modi
Police has said at least 200 militants have been killed in Kashmir in 4 years; five militants were killed in two Valley gunfights
Kirron Kher stirred controversy with advice to gang rape victim
Today she clarified that the woman raped should not have taken taxi that had three males but media twisted her words
Kher added she has done a lot for Chandigarh’s cleanliness and development including a flyover
Akali leader Charanjit Singh Brar has hit hard at Sukhpal Khaira saying his allegations against Akali Dal is wrong
Brar said as Khaira is being probed for in drug cases, Sukhpal Khaira is baffled and giving confusing statements
Sukhpal Khaira missed court hearing, new summons were sent to him