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The encounter in Pinglish area of Tral in south Kashmir's Pulwama district lasted past midnight. In the encounter, Jaish-e-Muhammed terrorist Mudasir Ahmed Khan alias 'Mohd Bhai' was among the three terrorists killed. Lesser-known JeM terrorist Khan has been identified as the brains behind the Pulwama attack that left 40 CRPF personnel dead on February 14.

The 2019 poll battle has begun with the Election Commission announcing a seven-phase poll schedule from April 11 to May 19, culminating in the results on May 23.

India has sought information from Boeing after a second B737 Max crashed on Sunday. While on Sunday an Ethiopian Airlines B737 crashed in Africa, just over four months back on October 29, 2018, Indonesian carrier Lion Air's B737 Max had crashed into the Java Sea killing all 189 people on board. In India, SpiceJet and Jet Airways have ordered Boeing 737 Max.

"Following the tragic accident of ET 302... Ethiopian Airlines has decided to ground all B-737-8 MAX fleet effective yesterday, March 10, until further notice," the state-owned carrier said in a statement released on Twitter.

The analysis took into account all assembly polls starting with the ones held simultaneously with the 2014 Lok Sabha elections and up to the fi ve state polls in December last year. A total of 4,230 MLA seats across all states as well as Delhi and Puducherry were up for grabs in these polls.

The EC's announcement of a seven-phase poll schedule from April 11 to May 19, culminating in the results on May 23, will spur already intense campaigning that has seen the PM criss-cross the country in a spree of inaugurations and foundation stone laying functions that doubled up as election rallies.

Despite some reservations the board approved demonetisation, which was proposed by an RBI deputy governor and supported by a note from the finance ministry, which provided a draft scheme for withdrawal of existing Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 bank notes.

The plane was identified by its manufacturer, Boeing, as one of its newest models, a 737 Max 8. The cause of the crash was unclear, but a Lion Air flight using the same model of plane went down in Indonesia in October and killed 189 people.

According to the latest State of the Nation opinion poll conducted by CVoter, the BJP-led NDA will fall marginally short of a majority in the Lok Sabha but will comfortably form the government with post-poll tie-ups. The poll was conducted in March when the Modi government carryied out aerial strike on Jaish-e-Mohammad terror camp in Pakistan.

Unheralded Ashton Turner took an experienced Indian attack to the cleaners with some unbelievable hitting, helping Australia chase down a record-breaking target of 359 runs and level the five-match series 2-2 here on Sunday.

Lok Sabha elections will begin on April 11 and will be held over seven phases followed by counting of votes on May 23, the Election Commission announced on Sunday. The first phase will be held on April 11, second on April 18, third on April 23 and fourth on April 29, fifth on May 6, sixth on May 12 and seventh phase on May 19.

According to the election commission, the candidates will have to furnish the details of their social media accounts at the time of filing their nominations. Arora said all political advertisements on social media will need pre-certification. The election commission has asked Google, Facebook, Twitter Whatsapp, and Youtube to verify all the political advertisements coming from various political parties.

Election Commission will announce schedule for Lok Sabha elections 2019. Stay with The Times of India for all the live updates