19-yr old Canadian Bianca Andreescu upset Serena Williams 6-3, 7-5 in the U.S. Open final for her first Grand Slam title.This is 2nd year in a row that Williams has lost in the U.S. Open final. Andreescu is 1st woman to win the U.S. Open in US Open debut
Open era of US Open began in 1968
IAF to place orders worth around ₹45,000 crore with Hindustan Aeronautics Limited to acquire 83 Light Combat Aircraft Tejas fighters. LCAs have been designed an developed completely by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).
LCA Mark 1A aircraft is likely to be produced by 2023
IAF announced the completion of the Level-1 selection of Indian astronauts for mission Gaganyaan, which country's first human mission to space, aimed to be launched by 2021, a 3-member crew will spend a minimum of seven days in the space.
The mission is estimated to be worth ₹10,000 crore
Government achieved the target of giving 8 cr free cooking gas (LPG) connections to the poor 7 months ahead of schedule. PM Modi handed over the 8 croreth connection under PMUY at an event organised in Sendra, Aurangabad, Maharashtra
Ujjwala launched in 2016, with target of 5 cr connections
President Ram Nath Kovind, inaugurated the National Youth Summit in New Delhi, organised by the Youth Awakening. Speaking on the occasion, President said that today's India is full of youth power having immense talent and energy
Ram Nath Kovind serves as the 14th President of India
68th Plenary session of the North Eastern Council (NEC) held in Guwahati. Union Home Minister Amit Shah Chaired the 2-day event. Governors & Chief Ministers of North Eastern states attended the event.
Assam Capital: Dispur; Governor: Jagdish Mukhi
Currently a Member of the Rajya Sabha, Lawyer & former Union Minister Ram Jethmalani passed away at his residence in New Delhi at the age of 95. Born in Sindh, Pakistan in 1923, he had obtained a law degree when he was just 17
He has been a Rajya Sabha member since 2016
RBI has taken strict action against Equitas Small Finance Bank (ESFB) for not getting its shares listed on time. As per the RBI order, Equitas Small Finance Bank can no longer open new branches, and RBI has also frozen the salary of the bank CEO
ESFB HQ: Chennai
Jack Ma announced his decision to step down as chairman of Alibaba. Ma plans to put his vast fortune - among China's biggest at $41 billion - into initiatives serving his first love, education, following the footsteps of a fellow tech innovator he admires
Alibaba CEO Daniel Zhang
4-time African football player of the year Samuel Eto'o has signalled the end to his 22-year playing career. He held his country's record scorer with 56 goals in 118 games, also enjoyed brief stints in the English Premier League with Chelsea and Everton.
Eto'o became the 1st & only African to win the La Liga Gold
International Literacy Day(ILD), celebrated annually on 8 September, is an opportunity for Governments, civil society and stakeholders to highlight improvements in world literacy rates, and reflect on the world's remaining literacy challenges.
ILD 2019 will focus on ‘Literacy and Multilingualism'