LUCKNOW, Jan. 29 -- Opposition to the UGC's Promotion of Equity in Higher Education Institutions Regulations, 2026 intensified on Wednesday, with students and doctors staging separate protests demanding a rollback of new norms. Students and activists associated with the Rashtriya Chhatra Panchayat gathered at GPO Park in Hazratganj, where they termed the regulations "black laws". A memorandum was later submitted to police officials. Shivam Pandey, president of Rashtriya Chhatra Sabha, said the regulations should be rolled back. A separate protest was held by senior doctors and medical students near the Saraswati temple at KGMU. Dr Sandeep Tiwari, head of the trauma surgery department, said the UGC should work to prevent discrimination rather than create fear among any section of society. htc...