India, Oct. 31 -- Describing it as a hard-fought triumph, hundreds of Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) students joined a victory march on the campus on Friday, a day after the university agreed to restore the students' union and hold elections after nearly two decades.

The march began from Gulistan-i-Ghalib Garden - the protest site - and converged through the university's North Campus, with students chanting slogans like "Inquilab Zindabad" amid the rhythmic beats of drums.

The students called off their 18-day-long hunger protest on Thursday after the university administration committed to implementing the students' union constitution by May 15, 2027 and holding elections within six weeks of the academic session beginning on July 16, 2027. ...