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US Open final: Bianca Andreescu beats Serena Williams

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

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Open era of US Open began in 1968

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HAL to receive ₹45,000 crore orders for 83 LCA fighters

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).

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LCA Mark 1A aircraft is likely to be produced by 2023

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IAF completes 1st level of astronaut selection for Gaganyaan mission

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.

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The mission is estimated to be worth ₹10,000 crore

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Ujjwala Yojana achieves target of 8 crore LPG connections

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

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Ujjwala launched in 2016, with target of 5 cr connections

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President inaugurated the National Youth Summit

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

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Ram Nath Kovind serves as the 14th President of India

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68th Plenary session of NEC held in Guwahati

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.

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Assam Capital: Dispur; Governor: Jagdish Mukhi

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Noted jurist Ram Jethmalani passes away at 95

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

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He has been a Rajya Sabha member since 2016

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RBI bars Equitas Small Finance Bank from opening new branches

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

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ESFB HQ: Chennai

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Jack Ma to retire as Alibaba Chairman

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

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Alibaba CEO Daniel Zhang

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Cameroonian Footballer Samuel Eto'o announces retirement

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.

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Eto'o became the 1st & only African to win the La Liga Gold

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International Literacy Day, celebrated annually on 8 September

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.

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ILD 2019 will focus on ‘Literacy and Multilingualism'