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FGN14: PM-BHUTAN-LD STUDENTS Thimphu: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday gave a pep talk to the students in Bhutan, saying they had the power and potential to do extraordinary things, which will impact future generations.

FGN10: PM-BHUTAN-TIES

Thimphu: No two countries in the world understand each other so well or share so much as India and Bhutan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday as he emphasised that New Delhi and Thimphu are such "natural partners" in bringing prosperity to their peoples.

FGN15: PM-DEPARTURE Thimphu: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday left for home after concluding his two-day state visit to Bhutan during which he held talks with the country's leaders to further deepen the bilateral ties.

FGN11: PM-BHUTAN-HAPPINESS

Bhutan's message to humanity is happiness: PM Modi Thimphu: Bhutan has understood the essence of happiness and it is not a surprise that the Himalayan nation has become synonymous in the world for its concept of Gross National Happiness, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said here on Sunday.

FGN20: AFGHAN-LDALL BLAST

Kabul: Joy and celebration turned into horror and carnage when an Islamic State suicide bomber targeted a packed Afghan wedding hall, killing at least 63 people in the deadliest attack to rock Kabul in months, officials and witnesses said Sunday. (AFP)

FGN22: UK-IRAN-LD TANKER London: An Iranian oil supertanker released from detention by Gibraltar authorities earlier this week could be ready to sail on with its Indian crew on board soon, in defiance of a US warrant after the British territory's government said it was unable to seek a court order to detain the vessel. By Aditi Khanna

FGN8: LANKA-POLITICS

Colombo: The talks between allies of the United National Party, main party in Sri Lanka's ruling coalition, to form a broader alliance which will contest the presidential election later this year have ended without an agreement, a party member said on Sunday.

FGN13: LANKA-GOTABHAYA-THREAT Colombo: Sri Lanka's presidential hopeful Gotabhaya Rajapaksa, who played a key role defeating the LTTE to end the country's brutal civil war, has claimed that a terrorist group in the North is planning to harm him during the election campaign, according to a media report.

FGN9: PAK-TALIBAN-TALKS

Karachi: The Afghan Taliban has said the killing of its chief Mullah Haibatullah Akhun­dzada's brother in a blast at a mosque in Pakistan's troubled Balochistan province will not derail the peace talks with the US.

FGN16: HK-2NDLD RALLY Hong Kong: Heavy rain fell on tens of thousands of umbrella-toting protesters Sunday as they marched from a packed park and filled a major road in Hong Kong, where mass pro-democracy demonstrations have become a regular weekend activity this summer.