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Free electricity to pensions, welfarism race in poll-bound Bihar as Nitish & Tejashwi vie for credit

Soon after CM announces that every household will get 125 units of power free of cost every month, RJD gives credit to Tejashwi Yadav. But, tug of war goes beyond free electricity.

News of the day: 17 July, 2025

ThePrint’s round-up of the major news events from India.

What’s the true cost of free electricity to states? Just look at Tamil Nadu

Many states dedicate a large portion of their subsidies to free electricity, but the true financial burden doesn’t show up in budget documents.

Did a Congress poll promise drive up Karnataka’s power demand? Why ‘surplus’ state has to buy power

Karnataka is facing a power, shortage, with state govt blaming poor monsoons and 'lack of capacity building'. But it comes in a year when the govt rolled out its free power scheme.

As parties across states woo voters with lure of free power, Nitish gives it a thumbs down

Bihar CM instead bats for one nation, one tariff policy for all states to purchase power. Govt is already providing subsidy to people, he asserts.

How AAP govt can rationalise free electricity, reduce subsidy burden, and keep poll promise

Over 80 per cent households benefit from the generous power subsidy in Delhi, including many middle and higher income households.

Looking to save costs, Punjab’s AAP govt deliberates on excluding big farmers from power subsidy

Having promised 300 units of free electricity to every household, the Bhagwant Mann government is learnt to be looking at ways to free up some funds.

AAP’s promises of free power & aid to women could cost debt-ridden Punjab Rs 20,600 cr/year

Punjab officials & experts say giving 300 units of electricity free & providing Rs 1,000/month to each woman a big challenge, given existing debt burden of Rs 2.82 lakh crore.

Will Arvind Kejriwal’s freebie shower work in the Modi era?

Six months before the assembly elections, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has announced free electricity up to 200 units every month for consumers.

On Camera

New Delhi prefers to look at Manipur as a horizontal problem, not vertical

‘Well-entrenched institutional apathy' is how Dhiren A Sadokpam, editor of The Frontier Manipur defined it. 'New Delhi has the power to intervene at every level,' he said.

RBI opens door to urban co-op bank licences after 2 decades. But high capital bar may shut most out

Proposal to restart licensing is welcome, but Rs 300-crore minimum capital requirement could mean only handful of credit societies qualify, say sector executives

From action near Myanmar to hand-to-hand combat in Kishtwar, meet this year’s gallantry award winners

Overall, President Droupadi Murmu has approved Gallantry awards to 70 armed forces personnel, including six posthumous, on the eve of 77th Republic Day.

Non-alignment is coming back in a new avatar: Trump-peedit alliance

No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.