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Delhi Police have arrested Hariram Gupta, the owner of the PG building which collapsed near Satya Niketan in Delhi, leaving at least seven dead. Gupta was arrested in Rajasthan's Bhiwadi after an FIR was filed against him over the incident. Renovation work was underway in the five-storey building as the owners were reportedly constructing more rental space in the basement.

Pausing National Pension System (NPS) contributions can reduce the final retirement corpus by affecting compounding benefits. For someone investing ₹10,000 monthly from age 40 to 60 at an expected 12% annual return, a 1-year pause could reduce the corpus by ₹12,38,226, Livemint reported. A 3-year break may result in a ₹33,12,271 loss, while a 5-year pause could cost ₹49,45,720.

'Hanuman Ansh' created history by recording the highest single-day collection for a Hindi film on its Day 31, earning ₹22.75 crore net, reported Sacnilk. With this, the devotional film's collection reached ₹122.13 crore net, delivering a 6006.5% profit in 31 days. 'Hanuman Ansh', made at a budget of ₹2 crore, has become one of the most profitable Indian films.

The Indian rupee opened 10 paise higher at a near six-week high of 94.39 against the US dollar on Monday. Strong foreign currency non-resident bank [FCNR(B)] deposit inflows and RBI interventions helped boost the currency, according to market experts. However, rising Brent crude prices and a potential US Federal Reserve rate hike remain key concerns.

SEBI's updated exchange-traded fund (ETF) rules shift the daily base price calculation from two-day-old valuations to the previous day's closing price. Category-specific price bands will replace generic limits, with tighter initial limits to prevent sharp price swings while allowing flexibility as markets move. Gold and silver ETFs will also adopt a pre-open auction system.

Singer Nisar Wayanad, known for a voice that resembled that of Bollywood playback singer Udit Narayan, passed away at a Dubai hospital on Saturday. Nisar was from Kambalakkad in Kerala's Wayanad district and had travelled to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in August for a series of musical programmes. He reportedly also worked on the unfinished Malayalam movie 'Professor Dinkan'.

A ₹10,000 discrepancy while filing returns may seem insignificant, but it can still trigger an Income Tax notice, Livemint reported, quoting CA Ruchika Bhagat. Ruchika stated taxpayers must accurately report taxable income and reconcile their returns with information in Annual Information Statement, Taxpayer Information Summary and Form 26AS. A mismatch can lead to further compliance requirements.

Several students were feared trapped after a multi-storey building, which was a boys' PG accommodation as per HT, collapsed in Delhi’s Satya Niketan on Sunday. A video has surfaced online showing a massive cloud of dust engulfing the entire area following the building collapse. Eyewitnesses said at least 50 students were believed to be inside the building when it collapsed.

The Trump administration has again asked the Supreme Court to enforce mail-in voting restrictions after a federal judge blocked USPS from implementing new ballot requirements. Critics warn the rules could disenfranchise eligible voters. States have already begun sending midterm ballots. Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson set September 9 as the deadline for responses to the latest government request.

Housing prices in India's top seven cities rose 59% between 2021 and 2025, Anarock Research said. Construction costs accounted for most of the increase, while land costs, developer margins and demand-supply dynamics were other factors. Average construction costs rose to ₹3,604 per sq ft from ₹2,681, while residential capital values climbed to ₹9,260 per sq ft from ₹5,826.