Agriculture boost: Cabinet clears NBS rates for Rabi 2025-26; Rs 37,952 crore subsidy to ensure affordable fertilisers

The Union Cabinet has approved Nutrient Based Subsidy (NBS) rates for Rabi season 2025-26 on Phosphatic and Potassic fertilisers. This decision, effective from October 1, 2025, aims to ensure affordable availability of key fertilisers like DAP and NPKS for farmers. The estimated budgetary requirement for the season is Rs 37,952.29 crore.

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Ayushmann Khurrana: I touch Sooraj ji’s feet before starting our conversation- Exclusive

Fresh off the success of ‘Thamma’, Ayushmann Khurrana is teaming up with legendary director Sooraj Barjatya for an untitled family drama. Khurrana expressed deep admiration for Barjatya’s pure filmmaking approach and the genre’s current scarcity. Sharvari will star opposite him in the film, set to begin shooting soon, continuing Barjatya’s tradition of value-driven storytelling.

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Mumbai: GRP cop, home guard save life of man who attempted suicide twice at Dadar station

Alert railway personnel in Mumbai averted a tragedy at Dadar station when a man, seemingly intoxicated, attempted suicide twice. Constable Swapnil Popere and Home Guard Rahul Yadav heroically intervened, first preventing a self-inflicted injury and then pulling the man back from the tracks just as a train approached. He is now stable after hospital treatment.

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Doctors perform Direct Anterior Total Hip Replacement Surgery using advanced instrumentation system

Durga Sanjeevani Manipal Hospital in Kateel has successfully performed Direct Anterior Total Hip Replacement Surgery. Led by Orthopaedic Joint Replacement Specialists Dr Vikram G K Bhat and Dr Sudhindra Karnad, the muscle-sparing approach promises improved postoperative recovery and function. This advanced technique is now being offered at affordable prices.

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