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• He was one of 90 people on staff at the university law school, with a reputation as being mild-mannered and formal.


• He showed up for work in well-designed suits with pocket squares. He taught two auditorium-size classes every semester.


• Then, in May 2018, as other faculty members pitched in to administer his courses' final exams, Giuseppe Conte abruptly went on leave.


• Conte's initial departure was surprising enough: He'd been pulled from the ranks of academia to become Italy's figurehead prime minister, a neutral - and intentionally obscure - arbiter for the two ambitious politicians joining their parties in a coalition.

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• US President Donald Trump said Saturday he had called off a secret summit with the Taliban and Afghanistan's leader, abruptly slamming the door on a year of diplomacy to end America's longest war.


• In a weekend bombshell, Trump said that he had planned previously unknown talks with the two sides in Camp David, the presidential retreat in Maryland, but that the Taliban's persistent, grisly campaign of violence made them untrustworthy partners.

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• Russia and Ukraine swapped dozens of prisoners on Saturday in a carefully-negotiated rapprochement that brought Western praise and could thaw a freeze in relations since Moscow's annexation of the Crimea region in 2014.


• While the exchange of 35 prisoners on each side could help rebuild confidence between Moscow and Kyiv and allow them to start talking seriously over other issues including a conflict in east Ukraine, full normalization is a long way off.


• Following lengthy talks, a Russian aircraft carrying freed prisoners from Kiev landed in Moscow while a Ukrainian plane with its released prisoners touched down in Kiev.

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• Pakistan, China and Afghanistan called for withdrawal of foreign troops from Afghanistan in an orderly manner, as the US and Taliban move closer to a potential deal.


• The request follows a wave of insurgent attacks that sparked concerns of a hasty US pullout.


• "We shared the view that the withdrawal of foreign troops should be conducted in an orderly and responsible manner in order to ensure a smooth transition," Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told a press conference in Islamabad with his Pakistani and Afghan counterparts.


• Kabul has been terrorized by deadly bombings even after Washington and the insurgents reached an agreement "in principle" that would see the US pull thousands of troops from Afghanistan in return for various Taliban security promises.

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• Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that his government was working tirelessly to ensure no family remains without an LPG connection, adding the target to provide 8 crore such connections was achieved seven months before the target date.


• "We have marked the ahead-of-date achievement of 8 crores LPG connections under the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana. This has been achieved seven months ahead of the target date," he said.


• He distributed LPG connections to five beneficiaries and noted that in Maharashtra alone, 44 lakh Ujjwala connections have been given.

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• An eight-member expedition of the Indian Army Medical Corps (AMC) scaled eight of the world's highest passes and rode over 1500 kilometres in Ladakh as a part of the AMC Motorcycle Expedition, the Indian Army said.


• "The Indian Army Medical Corps under the aegis of DGMS (Army) conducted an ''AMC Motorcycle Expedition'' to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Kargil War as well as the ''55th AMC Biennial Conference'', honoring the real heroes of the Indian Army.

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• A day-long bandh by the Valmiki community against the telecast of a controversial TV serial provoked incidents of violence in parts of Punjab on Saturday in which a man was shot at in Jalandhar.


• The bandh, called by the Valmiki Action Committee against the TV serial ''Ram Siya Ke Luv Kush'', threw life out of gear as markets remained largely shut.


• The Committee claims the serial contained derogatory remarks and distorted "historical facts", thereby hurting their religious sentiment.


• It demands the serial's telecast be banned countrywide and its director and cast arrested under the Indian Penal Code for deliberately intending to outrage religious feelings.

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• The Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act has been extended for six months in Assam effective from August 28 after reviewing the law and order situation in the state, a government release said.


• The act which empowers security forces to conduct operations, arrest anyone anywhere without prior notice has been continuing in Assam since November 1990.


• The declaration was made under Section 3 of the AFPSA by the state home and political department, the release said.

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• Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) has invited online applications for the posts of junior enginer (Civil and electrical), internal auditor and electrician grade 2.


• PSPCL has notified a total of 664 vacancies. There are a total of 500 vacancies for the post of junior engineer (electrical) and 110 vacancies of junior engineer (civil). Moreover, there are 45 vacancies for electrician grade 2 and nine vacancies for the internal auditor.

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• Mineral Exploration Corporation Limited (MECL) has invited online applications for the recruitment on non-executive posts.


• There are a total of 168 vacancies. Application process is going on and the last date to apply is September 21, 2019.


• The posts include foreman (mechanical), technician, mechanic, assistant (HR), Stenographer (English), assistant (accounts), library assistant and others.


• The education qualification varies from post to post starting from matriculation pass candidates having ITI degree to the diploma in engineering in relevant branch.

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• Andhra Bank has announced the opening of Sovereign Gold Bond Scheme 2019-20 Series-IV notified by Government of India for public subscription.


• The subscription will be open at all its branches spread over the country from September 9 to 13, 2019.


• The issue price for the period is fixed at Rs 3,890 per gram with a discount of Rs 50 per gram if subscribed through digital mode.

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• Bank of Baroda has sanctioned a loan of Rs 2,000 crore for the ambitious Bundelkahnd Expressway project, according to a release issued by the Uttar Pradesh government.


• Another milestone has been attained in the progress of Bundelkhand Expressway Project, aimed at the development of Bundelkhand area of the state, it said.

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• Andreescu’s victory prevented Williams from claiming what would have been her record-tying 24th major singles championship.


• Canadian teenager Bianca Andreescu built a big lead and then held on to upset Serena Williams 6-3, 7-5 in the U.S. Open final for her first Grand Slam title.

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• Rafael Nadal will play for his 19th Grand Slam title, one shy of Roger Federer’s all-time men’s record, after battling past Italy’s Matteo Berrettini on Friday and into his fifth US Open final.


• The 33-year-old Spaniard dispatched Berrettini 7-6(6), 6-4, 6-1 at Arthur Ashe Stadium to reach showdown against Russian fifth seed Daniil Medvedev, who ousted Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov 7-6(5), 6-4, 6-3.

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• The Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) chairman Vinai Kumar Saxena was given an extension of another 3 years.


• e was first appointed as the chairman of KVIC in October 2015 and introduced many innovative schemes like the ‘Honey Mission'(2017 in New Delhi) after the call of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Sweet Revolution’ in 2016, ‘KumhaarSashaktikaran Scheme’ and also the artisan development centre.

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• British Prime Minister Boris Johnson received a fresh blow Saturday when senior minister Amber Rudd quit her work and pensions post in protest at his handling of the Brexit crisis.


• "I have resigned from Cabinet and surrendered the Conservative Whip," Rudd tweeted.


• "I cannot stand by as good, loyal moderate Conservatives are expelled," she said referring to Johnson's decision to expel 21 MPs from the Conservative party for voting against the government.

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• Former Tamil Nadu BJP Chief Tamilisai Soundararajan was sworn in as the Governor of Telangana on Sunday morning at the Raj Bhavan in Hyderabad. She took charge in the presence of Telangana Chief Minister Chandrasekhar Rao, Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister O Panneerselvam and Ministers D Jayakumar and Thangamani.


• Tamilisai was announced to be Telangana’s next Governor would on September 1, following which she stepped down from her role as TN BJP Chief.


• This appointment came along with the change of Governors in three other states — Kerala, Maharashtra, and Himachal.

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• Chandrayaan 2 lunar lander Vikram has been located on the moon's surface and the ground station is working to establish contact, ISRO chief K Sivan told news agency ANI today.


• ISRO had lost contact with Vikram on Saturday morning while the lander was attempting a historic soft landing near the south pole of the moon.


• "We've found the location of lander Vikram on lunar surface and orbiter has clicked a thermal image of the lander. But there is no communication yet. We are trying to have contact. It will be communicated soon," Mr Sivan said.

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• Ram Jethmalani, one of India's finest lawyers and a former union minister, died this morning at his home in Delhi.


• The legal veteran died at 7:45 am, his son Mahesh Jethmalani said.


• Mr. Jethmalani had not been keeping well for the last few months, his son told news agency PTI. The last rites will be performed this evening at the Lodhi Road crematorium in Delhi.


• The noted lawyer was involved in a number of high-profile cases and has defended several top politicians such as LK Advani, Lalu Prasad Yadav, J Jayalalithaa, and Arvind Kejriwal.


• Mr. Jethmalani, a six-time Rajya Sabha member, served as a Union Minister in the United Front and the BJP-led NDA governments.


• He was a minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's cabinet in 1998 and then again in October 1999. However, he quit the Vajpayee government in July 2000.