India, May 23 -- Women students at the University Hostel for Women at Delhi University staged a late-night sit-in protest that stretched past midnight and into the early hours of Friday.

The students refused to leave until the hostel administration put its assurances in writing. At 3.30 am, they got what they came for: a written notice extending residency for final-year students till June 30, 2026, and a commitment to address basic amenities that had been failing for months.

The protest began at around 9:30 pm on Thursday, with residents gathering outside the hostel premises and raising slogans against the administration. It continued for over six hours. The immediate trigger was a hostel administration order demanding Rs 450 per day fr...