The Prime Minister Office has put on hold some appointments of private secretaries for his cabinet ministers; PM Modi ends his Bhutan trip, pitches for stronger ties and says a strong India is good for all SAARC nations; the Kerala government receives an SOS from dozens of Indian nurses stranded in civil-war torn Iraq; actor-politician Khushboo quits the DMK saying politics has been a one-way journey which stressed her out; and more in our news wrap of the day.