scorecardresearch
Add as a preferred source on Google
Friday, January 9, 2026
TopicViolent protests

Topic: Violent protests

VIT Bhopal: FIR against 6 staff who ‘assaulted students’ at protest over jaundice outbreak, campus shut

Alleging contaminated food and water students clash with security personnel. University denies death due to jaundice, says food and water samples collected were found to be safe. 

Violence erupts outside Assam’s Baksa jail as accused in Zubeen Garg death case arrive

Police resorted to lathi charge and tear gas as protesters started pelting stones targeting the vehicles carrying the 5 accused in the singer's case were taken for judicial custody.

Police constable dead, 70 officers injured as violence erupts during a PTI protest in Islamabad

During a protest by the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), the party of the incarcerated ex-PM Imran Khan, clashes took place between the protestors and the police.

Bike-borne assailants hurl molotov cocktails on 2 mosques in Nuh amid communal tension

Six people have died so far in the violence, 116 people have been arrested and 90 detained, according to the Haryana government.

On Camera

Global economic growth to slow in 2026 as Trump’s tariffs bite, UN says

The global economy is forecast to expand 2.7% this year, down from an estimated 2.8% in 2025. Growth is expected to go back up to 2.9% by 2027.

2025: Pakistan’s deadliest year in over a decade

Islamabad-based think-tank PICSS's new report says Pakistan saw 'pronounced escalation' in violence last year, with 3,413 conflict-related deaths compared to 1,950 in previous year.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.