Left, SP tamed in strongholds
Mamata, Maya on a roll, Firozabad 
LS seat for Cong
New Delhi, November 10
Widely viewed as a dress rehearsal for a string of forthcoming Assembly elections over the coming two years, the byelection results of today from across seven states may well prove to be proverbial game changers with the Left parties and the Samajwadi Party (SP) being handed down a severe drubbing in their strongholds.

Firozabad gives edge to Cong, SP reels
Lucknow, November 10
Winning the Firozabad Parliamentary seat by a comfortable margin of over 85,000 votes, Raj Babbar has managed a triple advantage.

CPM draws blank in West Bengal
Cong, BJP bag one each in Rajasthan

BJP, Cong lose bastions to each other
Shimla, November 10
With the opposition Congress losing its bastion of Rohru and the BJP coming a cropper in its traditional stronghold of Jawali, the by-elections to the two seats have thrown up a no-win situation for the two parties.

PM ‘assures’ withdrawal of AFSPA
Agartala, November 10
The Indigenous Nationalist Party of Tripura (INPT), a tribal party, today claimed that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had assured them that the controversial Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958, would be amended so that tribals were not harassed by paramilitary forces.

Indian team returns without quizzing Headley
Washington, November 10
A team of Indian intelligence officials left the US disappointed after a week-long stay here as they could not question American national David Coleman Headley, arrested by the FBI on charges of plotting a major terror attack in India at the behest of Pakistan-based LeT.

Manu Sharma may not get parole again, says official
New Delhi, November 10
With the Delhi police confirming violation of parole norms by Jessica Lall murder case convict Manu Sharma, who is serving life sentence, a top government official today said he may not get the benefit of the temporary release in future.