{"id":1820186,"date":"2026-03-11T07:11:06","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T04:11:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1820186"},"modified":"2026-03-11T07:11:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T04:11:06","slug":"india-news-indians-wont-be-left-stranded-modi-assures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1820186","title":{"rendered":"India news: &#8216;Indians won&#8217;t be left stranded,&#8217; Modi assures"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/static.dw.com\/image\/76037177_6.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"s1sfzv1a sk6xmai\">\n<div class=\"content-area sa7l9jt s9mg977\">\n<section data-tracking-name=\"sharing-icons-inline\" class=\"c75t7t0 hh5424a in-line closed\">\n<div class=\"copy-button-wrapper closed\"><span class=\"svdcmki\">https:\/\/p.dw.com\/p\/5A8sg<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<figure class=\"s4bcs45\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.dw.com\/image\/76037177_800.webp 50w, https:\/\/static.dw.com\/image\/76037177_801.webp 129w, https:\/\/static.dw.com\/image\/76037177_802.webp 352w, https:\/\/static.dw.com\/image\/76037177_803.webp 575w\" media=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 575px)\" height=\"100\" width=\"100\" \/><figcaption class=\"c1oedowi lofg86o m4xla6a s16w0xvi rcjjkz7 w128axg5 b1fzgn0z\">Modi said missions and embassies were operating 24\/7 helplines to provide help <small class=\"copyright c19ed66t ihwmx5 idu7i8u lxmvniw icns9en rcjjkz7 w128axg5 b1fzgn0z\">Image: Indian Prime Minister&#8217;s Office\/AP Photo\/picture alliance<\/small><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<section data-tracking-name=\"section-live-blog-rich-text-overview\" id=\"live-blog-rich-text-overview\" class=\"c1800ln sq3xutt atfzu66\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/india-news-indians-wont-be-left-stranded-modi-assures\/live-76299102#post-live-blog-rich-text-overview\" class=\"q1knotlb b14agbwd quick-item\"><span class=\"h1du6kc5 l1ozsu87 p1s74fjj s16w0xvi sngcpkw b1fzgn0z\">Skip next section What you need to know<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"c2fyhwl ctymiyf content-block i1if36d6 i1ytahzz\">\n<h2 class=\"cp7bjxx h1du6kc5 lt5vbch pohyj9x s16w0xvi m1u0isv1 b1fzgn0z\">What you need to know<\/h2>\n<div data-tracking-skip=\"true\" data-tracking-name=\"rich-text\" class=\"c17j8gzx rc0m0op r1ebneao s198y7xq rich-text l1evdo4u blt0baw s16w0xvi rcjjkz7 w128axg5 b1fzgn0z\">\n<ul>\n<li><span data-teams=\"true\">Two drones injured 4, including an Indian citizen in Dubai.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-teams=\"true\">India&#8217;s Foreign Minister\u00a0S Jaishankar spoke with his Iranian counterpart over a phone call<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-teams=\"true\">Trump announced India&#8217;s Reliance Industries Ltd will invest in the first US oil refinery to be set up in 50 years<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-teams=\"true\">Parliament debates no-confidence motion against Speaker Om Birla<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Here is a roundup of some of the major headlines out of India on Wednesday, March 11. This blog has now closed.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"s1ogwy7c ev9ivjh\">\n<section data-tracking-name=\"section-liveblog-post\" id=\"liveblog-post-76305574\" class=\"liveblog-post sh8w7rk atfzu66\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/india-news-indians-wont-be-left-stranded-modi-assures\/live-76299102#post-liveblog-post-76305574\" class=\"q1knotlb b14agbwd quick-item\"><span class=\"h1du6kc5 l1ozsu87 p1s74fjj s16w0xvi sngcpkw b1fzgn0z\">Skip next section Thank you for reading<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"l3vczb5\"><span class=\"time-area s1i8qhb9 icns9en lofg86o m1u0isv1 w128axg5 b1fzgn0z\"><span class=\"publication icns9en lofg86o m1u0isv1 w128axg5 b1fzgn0z\"><time aria-hidden=\"true\">03\/11\/2026<\/time><span class=\"s28j2rd\">March 11, 2026<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"pmcvy6l h1du6kc5 l1evdo4u p1y8x1v s16w0xvi sngcpkw b1fzgn0z\">Thank you for reading<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div data-tracking-skip=\"true\" data-tracking-name=\"rich-text\" class=\"post-rich-text c17j8gzx rc0m0op r1ebneao s198y7xq rich-text l1evdo4u blt0baw s16w0xvi rcjjkz7 w128axg5 b1fzgn0z\">\n<p>We&#8217;re closing the blog today. Thank you for reading, we&#8217;ll be back tomorrow again!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bp605kw start\"><span class=\"svdcmki\">https:\/\/p.dw.com\/p\/5AAZ4<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section data-tracking-name=\"section-liveblog-post\" id=\"liveblog-post-76303859\" class=\"liveblog-post sh8w7rk atfzu66\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/india-news-indians-wont-be-left-stranded-modi-assures\/live-76299102#post-liveblog-post-76303859\" class=\"q1knotlb b14agbwd quick-item\"><span class=\"h1du6kc5 l1ozsu87 p1s74fjj s16w0xvi sngcpkw b1fzgn0z\">Skip next section India&#8217;s PM Modi assures support to Indians stranded in warzones<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"l3vczb5\"><span class=\"time-area s1i8qhb9 icns9en lofg86o m1u0isv1 w128axg5 b1fzgn0z\"><span class=\"publication icns9en lofg86o m1u0isv1 w128axg5 b1fzgn0z\"><time aria-hidden=\"true\">03\/11\/2026<\/time><span class=\"s28j2rd\">March 11, 2026<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"pmcvy6l h1du6kc5 l1evdo4u p1y8x1v s16w0xvi sngcpkw b1fzgn0z\">India&#8217;s PM Modi assures support to Indians stranded in warzones<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div data-tracking-skip=\"true\" data-tracking-name=\"rich-text\" class=\"post-rich-text c17j8gzx rc0m0op r1ebneao s198y7xq rich-text l1evdo4u blt0baw s16w0xvi rcjjkz7 w128axg5 b1fzgn0z\">\n<p>While speaking at an event in the south Indian city of Kochi in the southern\u00a0state of Kerala, Prime Minister <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/narendra-modi\/t-65800410\">Narendra Modi<\/a> said that the government was\u00a0closely monitoring the situation in the Middle East.<\/p>\n<p>He assured that the government is coordinating efforts to support Indian nationals living and working across the Middle East.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Whenever our countrymen are in trouble overseas, we do not abandon them. Our missions and embassies are operating 24\/7 helplines, and we will provide all help for our people in the Gulf,&#8221; he said, according to a report published in the Indian newspaper The New Indian Express.<\/p>\n<p>Modi also thanked Gulf nations for taking care of Indian expatriates during the current tensions.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Gulf countries are giving the utmost care to Indians working there. I am grateful to them for that,&#8221; he reportedly said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bp605kw start\"><span class=\"svdcmki\">https:\/\/p.dw.com\/p\/5AA7P<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section data-tracking-name=\"section-liveblog-post\" id=\"liveblog-post-76301843\" class=\"liveblog-post sh8w7rk atfzu66\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/india-news-indians-wont-be-left-stranded-modi-assures\/live-76299102#post-liveblog-post-76301843\" class=\"q1knotlb b14agbwd quick-item\"><span class=\"h1du6kc5 l1ozsu87 p1s74fjj s16w0xvi sngcpkw b1fzgn0z\">Skip next section Supreme Court allows passive euthanasia in a landmark ruling<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"l3vczb5\"><span class=\"time-area s1i8qhb9 icns9en lofg86o m1u0isv1 w128axg5 b1fzgn0z\"><span class=\"publication icns9en lofg86o m1u0isv1 w128axg5 b1fzgn0z\"><time aria-hidden=\"true\">03\/11\/2026<\/time><span class=\"s28j2rd\">March 11, 2026<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"pmcvy6l h1du6kc5 l1evdo4u p1y8x1v s16w0xvi sngcpkw b1fzgn0z\">Supreme Court allows passive euthanasia in a landmark ruling<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div data-tracking-skip=\"true\" data-tracking-name=\"rich-text\" class=\"post-rich-text c17j8gzx rc0m0op r1ebneao s198y7xq rich-text l1evdo4u blt0baw s16w0xvi rcjjkz7 w128axg5 b1fzgn0z\">\n<p>India&#8217;s top court\u00a0for the first time allowed passive\u00a0euthanasia, with the removal of life support for a 31-year-old man who has been in a vegetative state for over a decade.<\/p>\n<p>Harish Rana was a student when he fell from the fourth floor of a building and suffered severe head injuries in 2013. He has been\u00a0in a coma since.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The court&#8217;s ruling came after Rana&#8217;s family filed a plea seeking approval to withdraw his life support as medical intervention was only prolonging Rana&#8217;s suffering.<\/p>\n<p>Passive euthanasia was legalized in India in 2018 for terminally ill patients, but this is the first instance in which it was court approved.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Active euthanasia remains\u00a0illegal\u00a0in India.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bp605kw start\"><span class=\"svdcmki\">https:\/\/p.dw.com\/p\/5A9at<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section data-tracking-name=\"section-liveblog-post\" id=\"liveblog-post-76303261\" class=\"liveblog-post sh8w7rk atfzu66\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/india-news-indians-wont-be-left-stranded-modi-assures\/live-76299102#post-liveblog-post-76303261\" class=\"q1knotlb b14agbwd quick-item\"><span class=\"h1du6kc5 l1ozsu87 p1s74fjj s16w0xvi sngcpkw b1fzgn0z\">Skip next section Air India plane malfunction at Thailand&#8217;s Phuket airport, runway closed<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"l3vczb5\"><span class=\"time-area s1i8qhb9 icns9en lofg86o m1u0isv1 w128axg5 b1fzgn0z\"><span class=\"publication icns9en lofg86o m1u0isv1 w128axg5 b1fzgn0z\"><time aria-hidden=\"true\">03\/11\/2026<\/time><span class=\"s28j2rd\">March 11, 2026<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"pmcvy6l h1du6kc5 l1evdo4u p1y8x1v s16w0xvi sngcpkw b1fzgn0z\">Air India plane malfunction at Thailand&#8217;s Phuket airport, runway closed<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div data-tracking-skip=\"true\" data-tracking-name=\"rich-text\" class=\"post-rich-text c17j8gzx rc0m0op r1ebneao s198y7xq rich-text l1evdo4u blt0baw s16w0xvi rcjjkz7 w128axg5 b1fzgn0z\">\n<p>The runway at <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/thailand\/t-63342744\">Thailand&#8217;s<\/a> Phuket&#8217;s airport was temporarily closed after a disabled Air India Express plane malfunctioned upon landing.<\/p>\n<p>Air India Express Flight AXB938 arriving from Hyderabad suffered damage to its landing gear as it hit \u200cthe runway, \u2060Phuket airport \u2060said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>The plane &#8220;experienced an issue with the nose wheel at Phuket Airport,&#8221; a spokesperson for Air India Express said, adding: &#8220;The crew followed \u200ball standard protocols, and guests were deplaned.<\/p>\n<p>There were no reports of casualties and the runway was \u200bexpected to reopen at 6 p.m. local time (1100 GMT), the \u200bairport \u200csaid.<br \/>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bp605kw start\"><span class=\"svdcmki\">https:\/\/p.dw.com\/p\/5A9xl<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section data-tracking-name=\"section-liveblog-post\" id=\"liveblog-post-76300847\" class=\"liveblog-post sh8w7rk atfzu66\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/india-news-indians-wont-be-left-stranded-modi-assures\/live-76299102#post-liveblog-post-76300847\" class=\"q1knotlb b14agbwd quick-item\"><span class=\"h1du6kc5 l1ozsu87 p1s74fjj s16w0xvi sngcpkw b1fzgn0z\">Skip next section Indian national injured as drone falls near Dubai airport<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"l3vczb5\"><span class=\"time-area s1i8qhb9 icns9en lofg86o m1u0isv1 w128axg5 b1fzgn0z\"><span class=\"publication icns9en lofg86o m1u0isv1 w128axg5 b1fzgn0z\"><time aria-hidden=\"true\">03\/11\/2026<\/time><span class=\"s28j2rd\">March 11, 2026<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"pmcvy6l h1du6kc5 l1evdo4u p1y8x1v s16w0xvi sngcpkw b1fzgn0z\">Indian national injured as drone falls near Dubai airport<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div data-tracking-skip=\"true\" data-tracking-name=\"rich-text\" class=\"post-rich-text c17j8gzx rc0m0op r1ebneao s198y7xq rich-text l1evdo4u blt0baw s16w0xvi rcjjkz7 w128axg5 b1fzgn0z\">\n<p>An Indian citizen was among three people injured after two drones fell in the area around the Dubai International Airport (DXB), Dubai&#8217;s media office said on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>The attack resulted in minor injuries to two Ghanaian nationals and \u200cone Bangladeshi national, as well as moderate injuries \u200cto \u200bone Indian national, the media office said in a post on X.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bp605kw start\"><span class=\"svdcmki\">https:\/\/p.dw.com\/p\/5A9Kp<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section data-tracking-name=\"section-liveblog-post\" id=\"liveblog-post-76300598\" class=\"liveblog-post sh8w7rk atfzu66\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/india-news-indians-wont-be-left-stranded-modi-assures\/live-76299102#post-liveblog-post-76300598\" class=\"q1knotlb b14agbwd quick-item\"><span class=\"h1du6kc5 l1ozsu87 p1s74fjj s16w0xvi sngcpkw b1fzgn0z\">Skip next section India&#8217;s foreign minister speaks to Iranian couterpart<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"l3vczb5\"><span class=\"time-area s1i8qhb9 icns9en lofg86o m1u0isv1 w128axg5 b1fzgn0z\"><span class=\"publication icns9en lofg86o m1u0isv1 w128axg5 b1fzgn0z\"><time aria-hidden=\"true\">03\/11\/2026<\/time><span class=\"s28j2rd\">March 11, 2026<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"pmcvy6l h1du6kc5 l1evdo4u p1y8x1v s16w0xvi sngcpkw b1fzgn0z\">India&#8217;s foreign minister speaks to Iranian couterpart<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div data-tracking-skip=\"true\" data-tracking-name=\"rich-text\" class=\"post-rich-text c17j8gzx rc0m0op r1ebneao s198y7xq rich-text l1evdo4u blt0baw s16w0xvi rcjjkz7 w128axg5 b1fzgn0z\">\n<p>Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar spoke with his Iranian counterpart Seyyed Abbas Araghchi in\u00a0a phone call and discussed the latest developments in the crisis gripping the Middle East since the\u00a0<a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/us-israel-war-with-iran\/t-76168615\">US-Israel attacked Iran<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This was Jaishankar&#8217;s third such conversation with Araghchi since the situation escalated in the region imperiling shipping routes and <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/iran-war-sends-oil-prices-soaring-these-countries-are-better-protected-thanks-to-renewables\/a-76294122\">disrupting energy markets across the globe<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;A detailed conversation this evening with Foreign Minister Araghchi of Iran on the latest developments regarding the ongoing conflict. We agreed to remain in touch,&#8221;\u00a0Jaishankar said in a post on X.<\/p>\n<p>Later, Iran&#8217;s foreign ministry in a statement said that the two countries also &#8220;discussed the consequences of the US and Israeli regime&#8217;s military aggression on the security of shipping and vessel traffic through the Strait of Hormuz.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Jaishankar also spoke to Germany&#8217;s Foreign Minister <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/johann-wadephul\/t-72493606\">Johann Wadephul<\/a>\u00a0and South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun about the conflict in the Middle East but did not share further details.<br \/>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bp605kw start\"><span class=\"svdcmki\">https:\/\/p.dw.com\/p\/5A9Go<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section data-tracking-name=\"section-liveblog-post\" id=\"liveblog-post-76299885\" class=\"liveblog-post sh8w7rk atfzu66\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/india-news-indians-wont-be-left-stranded-modi-assures\/live-76299102#post-liveblog-post-76299885\" class=\"q1knotlb b14agbwd quick-item\"><span class=\"h1du6kc5 l1ozsu87 p1s74fjj s16w0xvi sngcpkw b1fzgn0z\">Skip next section Indian billionaire to fund US oil refinery announced by Trump<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"l3vczb5\"><span class=\"time-area s1i8qhb9 icns9en lofg86o m1u0isv1 w128axg5 b1fzgn0z\"><span class=\"publication icns9en lofg86o m1u0isv1 w128axg5 b1fzgn0z\"><time aria-hidden=\"true\">03\/11\/2026<\/time><span class=\"s28j2rd\">March 11, 2026<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"pmcvy6l h1du6kc5 l1evdo4u p1y8x1v s16w0xvi sngcpkw b1fzgn0z\">Indian billionaire to fund US oil refinery announced by Trump<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div data-tracking-skip=\"true\" data-tracking-name=\"rich-text\" class=\"post-rich-text c17j8gzx rc0m0op r1ebneao s198y7xq rich-text l1evdo4u blt0baw s16w0xvi rcjjkz7 w128axg5 b1fzgn0z\">\n<p><a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/united-states-of-america\/t-19065189\">US<\/a> President <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/us-president-donald-trump-russia-ukraine-israel-gaza-tariffs-trade-war\/t-19434433\">Donald Trump<\/a> announced that the US will build its first oil refinery in five decades which will be funded by <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/asias-richest-man-mukesh-ambani-takes-on-amazon-with-new-online-retail-marketplace\/a-51865528\">Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani\u2019s<\/a> Reliance Industries Reliance Industries Ltd.<\/p>\n<p>The oil refinery to be developed at the Port of Brownsville in <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/texas\/t-39069699\">Texas<\/a> entails a $300 billion (\u20ac257.95 billion) deal.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Trump thanked India&#8217;s largest privately held energy company, Reliance Industries, &#8220;for this tremendous Investment.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This is a historic $300 billion dollar deal \u2014 the biggest in US history,&#8221;\u00a0Trump said in a post on Truth Social.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I am proud to announce that America First Refining is opening the FIRST new US Oil Refinery in 50 YEARS in Brownsville, Texas,&#8221; he added.<br \/>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bp605kw start\"><span class=\"svdcmki\">https:\/\/p.dw.com\/p\/5A95J<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section data-tracking-name=\"section-liveblog-post\" id=\"liveblog-post-76299681\" class=\"liveblog-post sh8w7rk atfzu66\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/india-news-indians-wont-be-left-stranded-modi-assures\/live-76299102#post-liveblog-post-76299681\" class=\"q1knotlb b14agbwd quick-item\"><span class=\"h1du6kc5 l1ozsu87 p1s74fjj s16w0xvi sngcpkw b1fzgn0z\">Skip next section Lok Sabha to debate impeachment motion against Om Birla<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"l3vczb5\"><span class=\"time-area s1i8qhb9 icns9en lofg86o m1u0isv1 w128axg5 b1fzgn0z\"><span class=\"publication icns9en lofg86o m1u0isv1 w128axg5 b1fzgn0z\"><time aria-hidden=\"true\">03\/11\/2026<\/time><span class=\"s28j2rd\">March 11, 2026<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"pmcvy6l h1du6kc5 l1evdo4u p1y8x1v s16w0xvi sngcpkw b1fzgn0z\">Lok Sabha to debate impeachment motion against Om Birla<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div data-tracking-skip=\"true\" data-tracking-name=\"rich-text\" class=\"post-rich-text c17j8gzx rc0m0op r1ebneao s198y7xq rich-text l1evdo4u blt0baw s16w0xvi rcjjkz7 w128axg5 b1fzgn0z\">\n<p>Congress moved a resolution in Lok Sabha,\u00a0the lower house of India&#8217;s Parliament, to remove the sitting Speaker, Om Birla, on Tuesday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The house is expected to debate the resolution, which was moved by Congress lawmaker Mohammad Jawed, with more than 50 members of parliament standing in support of it.<\/p>\n<p>Union Home Minister Amit Shah is expected to address the Lok Sabha during the debate.<\/p>\n<p>The resolution was signed by a total of 118 opposition members who alleged &#8220;partisan behavior&#8221; by the Speaker.<\/p>\n<p>According to the\u00a0<em>Indian Express<\/em> newspaper, the no-confidence motion against Birla marks the first such attempt against a presiding officer of the House in nearly four decades.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bp605kw start\"><span class=\"svdcmki\">https:\/\/p.dw.com\/p\/5A921<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section data-tracking-name=\"section-liveblog-post\" id=\"liveblog-post-76299103\" class=\"liveblog-post sh8w7rk atfzu66\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/india-news-indians-wont-be-left-stranded-modi-assures\/live-76299102#post-liveblog-post-76299103\" class=\"q1knotlb b14agbwd quick-item\"><span class=\"h1du6kc5 l1ozsu87 p1s74fjj s16w0xvi sngcpkw b1fzgn0z\">Skip next section Welcome to our coverage<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"l3vczb5\"><span class=\"time-area s1i8qhb9 icns9en lofg86o m1u0isv1 w128axg5 b1fzgn0z\"><span class=\"publication icns9en lofg86o m1u0isv1 w128axg5 b1fzgn0z\"><time aria-hidden=\"true\">03\/11\/2026<\/time><span class=\"s28j2rd\">March 11, 2026<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"pmcvy6l h1du6kc5 l1evdo4u p1y8x1v s16w0xvi sngcpkw b1fzgn0z\">Welcome to our coverage<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div data-tracking-skip=\"true\" data-tracking-name=\"rich-text\" class=\"post-rich-text c17j8gzx rc0m0op r1ebneao s198y7xq rich-text l1evdo4u blt0baw s16w0xvi rcjjkz7 w128axg5 b1fzgn0z\">\n<p>Hello! This is Midhat from New Delhi bringing you news from <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/india\/t-18996071\">India<\/a> today.<\/p>\n<p>Yesterday,\u00a0parliament saw the opposition moving a no-confidence motion against Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, alleging partial conduct. A discussion on Birla&#8217;s removal is expected today.<\/p>\n<p>Stay tuned for this and more news!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bp605kw start\"><span class=\"svdcmki\">https:\/\/p.dw.com\/p\/5A8sh<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"h4zlaoh bp605kw center\">\n<div role=\"button\" data-tracking-name=\"show-more\" class=\"show-more-button s1va3u11 t1y9040i m7i2pic e3w9kkf b19vsmfu cx4rgdt ih9bob8 disabled sngcpkw w128axg5 b1fzgn0z\">Show more posts<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div data-tracking-skip=\"true\" data-tracking-name=\"rich-text\" class=\"c17j8gzx rc0m0op r1ebneao s198y7xq rich-text l1evdo4u blt0baw s16w0xvi rcjjkz7 w128axg5 b1fzgn0z\">\n<ul>\n<li><span data-teams=\"true\">Two drones injured 4, including an Indian citizen in Dubai.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-teams=\"true\">India&#8217;s Foreign Minister\u00a0S Jaishankar spoke with his Iranian counterpart over a phone call<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-teams=\"true\">Trump announced India&#8217;s Reliance Industries Ltd will invest in the first US oil refinery to be set up in 50 years<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-teams=\"true\">Parliament debates no-confidence motion against Speaker Om Birla<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Here is a roundup of some of the major headlines out of India on Wednesday, March 11. This blog has now closed.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>Here is a roundup of some of the major headlines out of India on Wednesday, March 11. This blog has now closed.<\/em><\/p>\n<div data-tracking-skip=\"true\" data-tracking-name=\"rich-text\" class=\"post-rich-text c17j8gzx rc0m0op r1ebneao s198y7xq rich-text l1evdo4u blt0baw s16w0xvi rcjjkz7 w128axg5 b1fzgn0z\">\n<p>We&#8217;re closing the blog today. Thank you for reading, we&#8217;ll be back tomorrow again!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>We&#8217;re closing the blog today. Thank you for reading, we&#8217;ll be back tomorrow again!<\/p>\n<div data-tracking-skip=\"true\" data-tracking-name=\"rich-text\" class=\"post-rich-text c17j8gzx rc0m0op r1ebneao s198y7xq rich-text l1evdo4u blt0baw s16w0xvi rcjjkz7 w128axg5 b1fzgn0z\">\n<p>While speaking at an event in the south Indian city of Kochi in the southern\u00a0state of Kerala, Prime Minister <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/narendra-modi\/t-65800410\">Narendra Modi<\/a> said that the government was\u00a0closely monitoring the situation in the Middle East.<\/p>\n<p>He assured that the government is coordinating efforts to support Indian nationals living and working across the Middle East.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Whenever our countrymen are in trouble overseas, we do not abandon them. Our missions and embassies are operating 24\/7 helplines, and we will provide all help for our people in the Gulf,&#8221; he said, according to a report published in the Indian newspaper The New Indian Express.<\/p>\n<p>Modi also thanked Gulf nations for taking care of Indian expatriates during the current tensions.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Gulf countries are giving the utmost care to Indians working there. I am grateful to them for that,&#8221; he reportedly said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>While speaking at an event in the south Indian city of Kochi in the southern\u00a0state of Kerala, Prime Minister <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/narendra-modi\/t-65800410\">Narendra Modi<\/a> said that the government was\u00a0closely monitoring the situation in the Middle East.<\/p>\n<p>He assured that the government is coordinating efforts to support Indian nationals living and working across the Middle East.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Whenever our countrymen are in trouble overseas, we do not abandon them. Our missions and embassies are operating 24\/7 helplines, and we will provide all help for our people in the Gulf,&#8221; he said, according to a report published in the Indian newspaper The New Indian Express.<\/p>\n<p>Modi also thanked Gulf nations for taking care of Indian expatriates during the current tensions.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Gulf countries are giving the utmost care to Indians working there. I am grateful to them for that,&#8221; he reportedly said.<\/p>\n<div data-tracking-skip=\"true\" data-tracking-name=\"rich-text\" class=\"post-rich-text c17j8gzx rc0m0op r1ebneao s198y7xq rich-text l1evdo4u blt0baw s16w0xvi rcjjkz7 w128axg5 b1fzgn0z\">\n<p>India&#8217;s top court\u00a0for the first time allowed passive\u00a0euthanasia, with the removal of life support for a 31-year-old man who has been in a vegetative state for over a decade.<\/p>\n<p>Harish Rana was a student when he fell from the fourth floor of a building and suffered severe head injuries in 2013. He has been\u00a0in a coma since.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The court&#8217;s ruling came after Rana&#8217;s family filed a plea seeking approval to withdraw his life support as medical intervention was only prolonging Rana&#8217;s suffering.<\/p>\n<p>Passive euthanasia was legalized in India in 2018 for terminally ill patients, but this is the first instance in which it was court approved.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Active euthanasia remains\u00a0illegal\u00a0in India.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>India&#8217;s top court\u00a0for the first time allowed passive\u00a0euthanasia, with the removal of life support for a 31-year-old man who has been in a vegetative state for over a decade.<\/p>\n<p>Harish Rana was a student when he fell from the fourth floor of a building and suffered severe head injuries in 2013. He has been\u00a0in a coma since.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The court&#8217;s ruling came after Rana&#8217;s family filed a plea seeking approval to withdraw his life support as medical intervention was only prolonging Rana&#8217;s suffering.<\/p>\n<p>Passive euthanasia was legalized in India in 2018 for terminally ill patients, but this is the first instance in which it was court approved.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Active euthanasia remains\u00a0illegal\u00a0in India.<\/p>\n<div data-tracking-skip=\"true\" data-tracking-name=\"rich-text\" class=\"post-rich-text c17j8gzx rc0m0op r1ebneao s198y7xq rich-text l1evdo4u blt0baw s16w0xvi rcjjkz7 w128axg5 b1fzgn0z\">\n<p>The runway at <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/thailand\/t-63342744\">Thailand&#8217;s<\/a> Phuket&#8217;s airport was temporarily closed after a disabled Air India Express plane malfunctioned upon landing.<\/p>\n<p>Air India Express Flight AXB938 arriving from Hyderabad suffered damage to its landing gear as it hit \u200cthe runway, \u2060Phuket airport \u2060said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>The plane &#8220;experienced an issue with the nose wheel at Phuket Airport,&#8221; a spokesperson for Air India Express said, adding: &#8220;The crew followed \u200ball standard protocols, and guests were deplaned.<\/p>\n<p>There were no reports of casualties and the runway was \u200bexpected to reopen at 6 p.m. local time (1100 GMT), the \u200bairport \u200csaid.<br \/>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The runway at <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/thailand\/t-63342744\">Thailand&#8217;s<\/a> Phuket&#8217;s airport was temporarily closed after a disabled Air India Express plane malfunctioned upon landing.<\/p>\n<p>Air India Express Flight AXB938 arriving from Hyderabad suffered damage to its landing gear as it hit \u200cthe runway, \u2060Phuket airport \u2060said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>The plane &#8220;experienced an issue with the nose wheel at Phuket Airport,&#8221; a spokesperson for Air India Express said, adding: &#8220;The crew followed \u200ball standard protocols, and guests were deplaned.<\/p>\n<p>There were no reports of casualties and the runway was \u200bexpected to reopen at 6 p.m. local time (1100 GMT), the \u200bairport \u200csaid.<br \/>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n<div data-tracking-skip=\"true\" data-tracking-name=\"rich-text\" class=\"post-rich-text c17j8gzx rc0m0op r1ebneao s198y7xq rich-text l1evdo4u blt0baw s16w0xvi rcjjkz7 w128axg5 b1fzgn0z\">\n<p>An Indian citizen was among three people injured after two drones fell in the area around the Dubai International Airport (DXB), Dubai&#8217;s media office said on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>The attack resulted in minor injuries to two Ghanaian nationals and \u200cone Bangladeshi national, as well as moderate injuries \u200cto \u200bone Indian national, the media office said in a post on X.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>An Indian citizen was among three people injured after two drones fell in the area around the Dubai International Airport (DXB), Dubai&#8217;s media office said on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>The attack resulted in minor injuries to two Ghanaian nationals and \u200cone Bangladeshi national, as well as moderate injuries \u200cto \u200bone Indian national, the media office said in a post on X.<\/p>\n<div data-tracking-skip=\"true\" data-tracking-name=\"rich-text\" class=\"post-rich-text c17j8gzx rc0m0op r1ebneao s198y7xq rich-text l1evdo4u blt0baw s16w0xvi rcjjkz7 w128axg5 b1fzgn0z\">\n<p>Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar spoke with his Iranian counterpart Seyyed Abbas Araghchi in\u00a0a phone call and discussed the latest developments in the crisis gripping the Middle East since the\u00a0<a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/us-israel-war-with-iran\/t-76168615\">US-Israel attacked Iran<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This was Jaishankar&#8217;s third such conversation with Araghchi since the situation escalated in the region imperiling shipping routes and <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/iran-war-sends-oil-prices-soaring-these-countries-are-better-protected-thanks-to-renewables\/a-76294122\">disrupting energy markets across the globe<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;A detailed conversation this evening with Foreign Minister Araghchi of Iran on the latest developments regarding the ongoing conflict. We agreed to remain in touch,&#8221;\u00a0Jaishankar said in a post on X.<\/p>\n<p>Later, Iran&#8217;s foreign ministry in a statement said that the two countries also &#8220;discussed the consequences of the US and Israeli regime&#8217;s military aggression on the security of shipping and vessel traffic through the Strait of Hormuz.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Jaishankar also spoke to Germany&#8217;s Foreign Minister <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/johann-wadephul\/t-72493606\">Johann Wadephul<\/a>\u00a0and South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun about the conflict in the Middle East but did not share further details.<br \/>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar spoke with his Iranian counterpart Seyyed Abbas Araghchi in\u00a0a phone call and discussed the latest developments in the crisis gripping the Middle East since the\u00a0<a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/us-israel-war-with-iran\/t-76168615\">US-Israel attacked Iran<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This was Jaishankar&#8217;s third such conversation with Araghchi since the situation escalated in the region imperiling shipping routes and <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/iran-war-sends-oil-prices-soaring-these-countries-are-better-protected-thanks-to-renewables\/a-76294122\">disrupting energy markets across the globe<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;A detailed conversation this evening with Foreign Minister Araghchi of Iran on the latest developments regarding the ongoing conflict. We agreed to remain in touch,&#8221;\u00a0Jaishankar said in a post on X.<\/p>\n<p>Later, Iran&#8217;s foreign ministry in a statement said that the two countries also &#8220;discussed the consequences of the US and Israeli regime&#8217;s military aggression on the security of shipping and vessel traffic through the Strait of Hormuz.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Jaishankar also spoke to Germany&#8217;s Foreign Minister <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/johann-wadephul\/t-72493606\">Johann Wadephul<\/a>\u00a0and South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun about the conflict in the Middle East but did not share further details.<br \/>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n<div data-tracking-skip=\"true\" data-tracking-name=\"rich-text\" class=\"post-rich-text c17j8gzx rc0m0op r1ebneao s198y7xq rich-text l1evdo4u blt0baw s16w0xvi rcjjkz7 w128axg5 b1fzgn0z\">\n<p><a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/united-states-of-america\/t-19065189\">US<\/a> President <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/us-president-donald-trump-russia-ukraine-israel-gaza-tariffs-trade-war\/t-19434433\">Donald Trump<\/a> announced that the US will build its first oil refinery in five decades which will be funded by <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/asias-richest-man-mukesh-ambani-takes-on-amazon-with-new-online-retail-marketplace\/a-51865528\">Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani\u2019s<\/a> Reliance Industries Reliance Industries Ltd.<\/p>\n<p>The oil refinery to be developed at the Port of Brownsville in <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/texas\/t-39069699\">Texas<\/a> entails a $300 billion (\u20ac257.95 billion) deal.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Trump thanked India&#8217;s largest privately held energy company, Reliance Industries, &#8220;for this tremendous Investment.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This is a historic $300 billion dollar deal \u2014 the biggest in US history,&#8221;\u00a0Trump said in a post on Truth Social.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I am proud to announce that America First Refining is opening the FIRST new US Oil Refinery in 50 YEARS in Brownsville, Texas,&#8221; he added.<br \/>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/united-states-of-america\/t-19065189\">US<\/a> President <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/us-president-donald-trump-russia-ukraine-israel-gaza-tariffs-trade-war\/t-19434433\">Donald Trump<\/a> announced that the US will build its first oil refinery in five decades which will be funded by <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/asias-richest-man-mukesh-ambani-takes-on-amazon-with-new-online-retail-marketplace\/a-51865528\">Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani\u2019s<\/a> Reliance Industries Reliance Industries Ltd.<\/p>\n<p>The oil refinery to be developed at the Port of Brownsville in <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/texas\/t-39069699\">Texas<\/a> entails a $300 billion (\u20ac257.95 billion) deal.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Trump thanked India&#8217;s largest privately held energy company, Reliance Industries, &#8220;for this tremendous Investment.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This is a historic $300 billion dollar deal \u2014 the biggest in US history,&#8221;\u00a0Trump said in a post on Truth Social.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I am proud to announce that America First Refining is opening the FIRST new US Oil Refinery in 50 YEARS in Brownsville, Texas,&#8221; he added.<br \/>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n<div data-tracking-skip=\"true\" data-tracking-name=\"rich-text\" class=\"post-rich-text c17j8gzx rc0m0op r1ebneao s198y7xq rich-text l1evdo4u blt0baw s16w0xvi rcjjkz7 w128axg5 b1fzgn0z\">\n<p>Congress moved a resolution in Lok Sabha,\u00a0the lower house of India&#8217;s Parliament, to remove the sitting Speaker, Om Birla, on Tuesday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The house is expected to debate the resolution, which was moved by Congress lawmaker Mohammad Jawed, with more than 50 members of parliament standing in support of it.<\/p>\n<p>Union Home Minister Amit Shah is expected to address the Lok Sabha during the debate.<\/p>\n<p>The resolution was signed by a total of 118 opposition members who alleged &#8220;partisan behavior&#8221; by the Speaker.<\/p>\n<p>According to the\u00a0<em>Indian Express<\/em> newspaper, the no-confidence motion against Birla marks the first such attempt against a presiding officer of the House in nearly four decades.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Congress moved a resolution in Lok Sabha,\u00a0the lower house of India&#8217;s Parliament, to remove the sitting Speaker, Om Birla, on Tuesday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The house is expected to debate the resolution, which was moved by Congress lawmaker Mohammad Jawed, with more than 50 members of parliament standing in support of it.<\/p>\n<p>Union Home Minister Amit Shah is expected to address the Lok Sabha during the debate.<\/p>\n<p>The resolution was signed by a total of 118 opposition members who alleged &#8220;partisan behavior&#8221; by the Speaker.<\/p>\n<p>According to the\u00a0<em>Indian Express<\/em> newspaper, the no-confidence motion against Birla marks the first such attempt against a presiding officer of the House in nearly four decades.<\/p>\n<div data-tracking-skip=\"true\" data-tracking-name=\"rich-text\" class=\"post-rich-text c17j8gzx rc0m0op r1ebneao s198y7xq rich-text l1evdo4u blt0baw s16w0xvi rcjjkz7 w128axg5 b1fzgn0z\">\n<p>Hello! This is Midhat from New Delhi bringing you news from <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/india\/t-18996071\">India<\/a> today.<\/p>\n<p>Yesterday,\u00a0parliament saw the opposition moving a no-confidence motion against Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, alleging partial conduct. A discussion on Birla&#8217;s removal is expected today.<\/p>\n<p>Stay tuned for this and more news!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Hello! This is Midhat from New Delhi bringing you news from <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/india\/t-18996071\">India<\/a> today.<\/p>\n<p>Yesterday,\u00a0parliament saw the opposition moving a no-confidence motion against Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, alleging partial conduct. A discussion on Birla&#8217;s removal is expected today.<\/p>\n<p>Stay tuned for this and more news!<\/p>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/india-news-indians-wont-be-left-stranded-modi-assures\/live-76299102&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/static.dw.com\/image\/76037177_6.jpg&#8221;] https:\/\/p.dw.com\/p\/5A8sg Modi said missions and embassies were operating 24\/7 helplines to provide help Image: Indian Prime Minister&#8217;s Office\/AP Photo\/picture alliance Skip next section What you need to know What you need to know Two drones injured 4, including an Indian citizen in Dubai.\u00a0 India&#8217;s Foreign Minister\u00a0S Jaishankar spoke with his Iranian counterpart [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[226,74],"class_list":["post-1820186","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics","tag-crawlmanager","tag-dw-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1820186","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1820186"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1820186\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1820186"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1820186"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1820186"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}