his is the Catch Up on 3 Things for the Indian Express and I'm Flora Swain.
It’s the 12th of February and here are the headlines.

Stating that previous governments used to take a long time to conduct recruitments, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said that the BJP government has provided almost 1.5 times more government jobs in its 10 years than the previous government during its decade-long rule. Addressing a Rozgar Mela via videoconferencing, PM Modi said that more than 1 lakh youths have been given appointment letters for government jobs. He added that the government has allocated Rs 11 lakh crore as capital expenditure in the Interim Budget 2024-25 to increase the pace of development.

The Bihar Assembly session began today with Nitish Kumar’s government in Bihar facing a trust vote. This followed two weeks after he jumped allegiance from the Mahagathbandhan (Grand Alliance) — a JD(U), RJD and Congress alliance — to the NDA bloc. Ahead of the vote, a no-confidence motion against Speaker Awadh Bihari Choudhary was taken up and passed by the Assembly, with 125 members voting in favour of the ouster.

As more than 200 farmers’ unions gear up for the ‘Dilli Chalo’ march from Punjab, the Delhi Police imposed Section 144 across the national capital for a month, beginning today. An order issued by the Delhi Police Commissioner Sanjay Arora stated that there is “an absolute prohibition” on the organization, convening, or participation in any processions, demonstrations, rallies, or march on foot, whether for political, social, or any other purpose, within the geographical limits of Delhi/New Delhi.

Former Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan resigned from the Indian National Congress today. Chavan will be joining the ruling Shinde-led Sena-Bharatiya Janata Party alliance in the state. Sources have alleged that Chavan is likely to get a ticket from the BJP for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections. Reacting to the developments, Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said that Congress leaders are suffocated within the party and the BJP anticipates more INC leaders to be joining them in the coming days.

The Ministry of External Affairs said today that three months after they were sentenced to death, seven out of the eight former Indian Navy personnel were released from Qatar’s custody and brought back to India. While seven sailors returned to India early today, Commander Purnendu Tiwari, whose death sentence was commuted but still received the harshest punishment of a 25-year life term, hasn’t returned yet. He, too, is expected to be back in India soon.

This was the Catch-Up on the 3 Things by The Indian Express.