Tue Oct 08 05:01:13 UTC 2024: ## J&K, Haryana Election Results & Putin’s Meeting with Iranian President Headline News

**New Delhi:** India awaits the results of the Jammu and Kashmir and Haryana Assembly elections with keen interest. The counting of votes began at 8 am today and initial trends are expected to emerge soon. The outcome will determine the political landscape of both states, with the BJP facing stiff competition in both.

In Haryana, the fate of Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar, Bhupinder Singh Hooda, and Congress’s Vinesh Phogat, among others, hangs in the balance. A total of 1,031 candidates, including 464 independents and 101 women, contested for the 90 seats.

Meanwhile, amidst escalating tensions in the Middle East, Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi in Turkmenistan on Friday. The meeting is expected to focus on the current situation in the region.

Israel retaliated against 130 rocket attacks by Hezbollah on Monday with airstrikes targeting approximately 120 sites in Lebanon. Israeli fighter jets bombed for over an hour. The IDF spokesperson warned Lebanese civilians to avoid the coastline south of the Awali River and to stay off boats until further notice. This recent wave of Israeli attacks comes on the anniversary of Hamas’s attacks on Israel, which sparked a year of conflict in the region.

In other news, the Indian cricket team is set to dominate Bangladesh in the T20 series after a clean sweep in the Test series.

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