Jack Ma will step down as executive chairman of Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. in exactly 12 months time with Chief Executive Officer Daniel Zhang to succeed him at Asia's most valuable company.
Ma will remain on the board until Alibaba's annual meeting of shareholders in 2020.
Barack Obama Returns to Campaign Trail
Former US President Barack Obama returned to politics with a scathing and unusually direct rebuke of his successor Donald Trump.
Speaking to a largely young audience at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Obama urged them to vote if they wanted to make a difference.
Pakistan's New President
Arif Alvi was sworn in as the 13th President of Pakistan, a day after outgoing President Mamnoon Hussain's five-year term ended.
Contesting for the post of president against PPP's Aitzaz Ahsan and JUI-F's Fazlur Rehman, Alvi won the election with 352 electoral votes - 44 more than his two rivals could collectively obtain.
Novak Djokovic clinched his third US Open title defeating Juan Martin del Potro, taking his level with Pete Sampras's mark of 14 Grand Slams.
Djokovic already the champion in 2011 and 2015, is now just three Slams behind Rafael Nadal and six back from the record 20 held by Roger Federer.
Japan's First Grand Slam Singles Champion
Naomi Osaka became Japan's first Grand Slam singles champion after she thumped Serena Williams 6-2 6-4 in a controversial US Open final. It was drama-filled conclusion to a final that was rich with storylines but will now go down as one of the most controversial Grand Slam finals of all time.
First Indian to Win Medal in IAAF Continental Cup
Triple jumper Arpinder Singh created history by becoming the first Indian to win a medal in the IAAF Continental Cup as he clinched a bronze but star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra finished sixth with a below-par show.
A key bill that will pave the way for the re-introduction of the provision of anticipatory bail, which was revoked in the state during the Emergency in 1976, has been referred for presidential assent.
Uttar Pradesh governor Ram Naik has referred the Code of Criminal Procedure (Uttar Pradesh Amendment) Bill, 2018, to the President.
The UP Assembly had on August 30 approved the bill that aims at restoring the provision of anticipatory bail in the state.
Doorstep Delivery of 40 Services
Delhiites will be able to avail 40 government services, including obtaining a marriage certificate, driving licence and new water connection , at their doorsteps with the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government all set to launch its flagship 'doorstep delivery of services.
Certificates such as caste, new water connection, income, driving licence, ration card, domicile, marriage registration, duplicate RC and change of address in registration certificates, among others, will be covered under the scheme.
Stamp Fee as Per Original Flat Delivery Date
In a major relief to aggrieved homebuyers, an 11-member high-level committee headed by D. S. Mishra, secretary, Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, has recommended that the Uttar Pradesh government allow registry of a flat at the circle rate prevalent when possession of the dwelling unit was promised by the builder.
The UP government will soon take a decision on the recommendations made by the high-level committee formed on June 18, 2018.
The committee's recommendations include waiving off stamp fee for homebuyers, the formation of a 'zero period policy', additional funding to builders to finish stuck projects, legal assistance to aggrieved homebuyers and a separate real estate regulatory authority (RERA) for Noida and Greater Noida, among others.