Virtually ruling out an out-of-court settlement of the Ayodhya dispute as suggested by the Supreme Court on Tuesday, MP Asaduddin Owaisi said the case was about title.

"Please remember Babri Masjid case is about title which the Allahabad High Court wrongly decided as a Partnership case. Hence the appeal in apex court," he tweeted.

Owaisi is a member of All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB), which had challenged in the Supreme Court the 2010 verdict of the Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court directing that the Babri Masjid-Ramjanmbhoomi disputed site be divided into three parts.

The court had directed that the 2.77-acre disputed land be divided in three parts – two parts to Hindu organisations and the remaining to the Muslims.

The AIMPB, the apex body of Indian Muslims, termed the High Court verdict as "unacceptable", saying it was based on faith and not on evidence.

Describing the judgement as "strange and surprising" the Supreme Court had on May 9, 2011 stayed it.

The Supreme Court on Tuesday suggested out-of-court settlement while hearing an appeal by BJP leader Subramanian Swamy for construction of the Ram temple.

Owaisi hoped that the Supreme Court would decide the other cases pending since the demolition of Babri Msjid in 1992.

"I hope Supreme Court decides the contempt petition pending since 1992," he tweeted.

"Waiting to hear about whether conspiracy charges will be held against (BJP leaders LK) Advani, (Murli Manohar) Joshi, Uma Bharati in Babri demolition case."

A Dog's Purpose, a movie about a dog that looks to discover his purpose in life over the course of several lifetimes and owners, will hit the Indian screens on March 31.

The film is produced by Steven Spielberg in association with Indian banner Reliance Entertainment, read a statement.

Directed by Lasse HallstrAm and written by W. Bruce Cameron, Cathryn Michon, Audrey Wells, Maya Forbes and Wally Wolodarsky, the film is based on a best-selling novel of the same name by Cameron.

The film stars Britt Robertson, KJ Apa, Juliet Rylance, John Ortiz, Kirby Howell-Baptiste, Peggy Lipton, Dennis Quaid and Josh Gad.

The movie will try to make its audience realize human beings are not the only ones that have existential thoughts such as the meaning of life. Man's best friend is also looking for purpose, the statement read.

A Dog's Purpose had got embroiled in a controversy after a leaked video of a dog being forced into running water emerged earlier this year. After investigation proved the video was authentic, the scene had to be edited. 

Terming the Ram Mandir issue "sentimental” and “sensitive”, the Supreme Court on Tuesday said that the matter should be settled amicably.

"It is an issue of sentiment and religion. First sit together and sort out.  Both sides employ moderators and hold meetings," Chief Justice JS Khehar said.

The apex court suggested that the matter should be settled through discussion and would only step in if the issue is not resolved through talks.

Chief Justice Khehar even offered to act as a mediator between the parties to resolve the decade-old issue.

"Any person of your choice. You want me to mediate (but) I will not hear (on judicial side). You want my brother (Judge). There are issues. You all sit together across the table and decide,” Khehar said.

Chief Justice Khehar said while hearing an urgent an appeal from senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Subramanian Swamy to consider an appeal to build the Ram Mandir which has been pending since 2010.

After hearing the Supreme Court’s response, Swamy said it is a strenuous effort to make both the contradicting parties sit together and judicial judgment is required.

Meanwhile, the Babri Masjid Action Committee (BMAC) said it is impossible to settle the issue out of court.

"Negotiations have failed earlier, an out of court settlement is not possible," Zafaryab Jilani, Convenor of BMAC said.

The dispute started when hundreds of RSS karsevaks in 1992 demolished the 16th century Babri Mosque in Ayodhya, claiming that the mosque was built in the holy birthplace of the Hindu deity Lord Rama.

The Supreme Court in 2010 put a freeze on the Allahabad High Court order in the same year, saying Lord Ram was born in Ayodhya and Hindus have the right to build a temple and worship there.

Many BJP top leaders, including LK Advani and Murli Manohar Joshi, are accused of involving in the Babri Masjid demolition case.

Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi must make way for others if he does not want to lead the party, Youth Congress leader CR Mahesh has said.

"Respected Rahul Gandhi, if you are not interested to take the lead, please make way, as this great entity that has roots all over the country is getting snapped," Mahesh said in his Facebook page.

A Youth Congress Vice President, Mahesh contested the 2016 assembly polls from Karunagapally in Kollam district and lost to CPI's R Ramachandran by 1,759 votes.

Mahesh said the Congress in Kerala was without a President for two weeks.

"This comes at a time when the failures of the CPI-M and the BJP have to be highlighted and also when the top leadership of the party in Congress is watching from the sidelines the factional feud going on in the KSU," he said, referring to the student wing of the Congress.

He also urged former Defence Minister AK Antony to breaks his silence on what's happening in the Congress.

"We are prepared to die to see that the Indian National Congress stays alive in the country but it should be ensured that merit should be given due credit," Mahesh said.

In a major development to the issue of depositing old notes, the Supreme Court on Tuesday issued a notice to the Centre and the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) asking them to file an explanation within two weeks on why people were not being allowed to deposit demonetised notes till March 31 as promised.

Earlier, on March 6, the top court had also questioned why a separate category was not created for those who couldn't deposit demonetised notes by December 30, 2016.

While announcing the demonetisation move on November 8, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had said that old currency notes (Rs.1,000 and Rs.500) could be exchanged till March 31, 2017.

However, many people returned empty-handed after December 31 as the RBI allowed the facility only for Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) or those who were abroad during the 50-day of the demonetisation period.

The next hearing on the case will be held on April 11.

US President Donald Trump's eldest daughter Ivanka is set to get her own office in the White House even after saying that she would not play a formal role in her father's administration, a media report said.

The first daughter has secured her own office on the West Wing's second floor — a space next to senior adviser Dina Powell, who was recently promoted to a position on the National Security Council, Politico news said in the report on Monday.

She is also in the process of obtaining a security clearance and is set to receive government-issued communications devices this week.

Ivanka will be joining her husband Jared Kushner, who is a senior adviser to the President.

However, Ivanka will hold no official position and is not pocketing a salary, according to her attorney Jamie Gorelick. 

Ivanka's role will be to serve as the President's "eyes and ears" while providing broad-ranging advice, not just limited to women's empowerment issues, Gorelick told Politico news. 

Last week, Ivanka raised eyebrows when she was seated next to Angela Merkel for the German Chancellor's first official visit to Trump's White House.

"Ivanka's plans to adhere to the same ethics and records retention rules that apply to government employees even though she is not technically an employee," Gorelick said.

A spokeswoman for Ivanka Trump said her role was signed off on by the White House counsel's office, and the conflict issues were "worked through" with the office of government ethics. 

People close to Ivanka said that she sees nothing unusual about the arrangement — it is simply how she has worked with her father for years, as a senior official at the Trump Organisation and as Donald Trump's partner on the reality TV show "The Apprentice".

Popular children's TV series Sesame Street will add a new character named Julia, who is a four-year-old female muppet suffering from autism.

The character will be introduced next month as part of an expanding autism initiative, reports nytimes.com.

The news of Julia's arrival was announced on the show's website and through a series of YouTube videos featuring her on Sunday. 

Julia, who loves to sing and can memorise lyrics better than her young peers, struggles with loud noises like sirens, which can cause her to become emotionally upset.

The character's arrival on the show is part of a larger educational effort by Sesame Street. 

On Monday, Sesame Workshop, the non-profit organisation that backs Sesame Street, announced that it was expanding its autism offerings, to include new videos, e-books and books, released in both English and Spanish.

Do you know which are the biggest aquariums in the world? Which are the biggest in India? Do you know how many homes in India keep aquariums? But, why keep aquariums in the house when you can spend a beautiful day out or have a romantic date at an aquarium? Yes, singers Selena Gomez and The Weeknd just did it. They recently enjoyed a romantic date at Ripley's Aquarium in Toronto. The Weeknd posted a series of videos and photographs of their day out on Instagram.

Well, there are certain traditional culture and belief in keeping an aquarium, big or small, in houses. Modern wellness approach also recommends keeping aquariums in the house. Apart from religious mythology, know why a home should have a fish aquarium according to Chinese Feng Shui and Vastu teachings, It says that when placed and used correctly, aquariums work wonders for the household. No matter how small, it could be a small fish bowl, it is believed to be a source of great blessings for the inmates.

The beauty of keeping an attractive fish aquarium is the peace it brings to a home. Placing it in the northeast corner of the room is said to bring peace and harmony. It also beautifies the place.

Water in the aquarium symbolises life and it sucks in all the negativity in the house and gives out positive energy in the house

Aquariums are kept for wealth, happiness and growth. The swift movement of the fishes are said to indicate prosperity and wellness in the environment around it. It works as a great environment indicator

It also works as a stress buster. Watching the beautiful fishes swim takes you to another world and makes you feel good. According to medical sciences and research, keeping an aquarium in the house helps in treating stress, anxiety and health problems associated with blood pressure.

Every day is a struggle for many and the problems each have could be endless A natural death of a fish indicate the end of one of the many problems you may be facing.

Watching and feeding the fishes can be quite an excitement for the kids. It keeps them lively and joyful. They also get to learn about different types of fishes and marine lives.

While there are many more reasons one could find, buying a good aquarium for the house could be expensive. And, when a house is small, you may face space crunch to keep one in the house. So go out and shop for a small glass bowl to begin with. Fill it with some water, greens, pebbles and few fishes, and see the magic work wonders not only in the house but also in your life and that of your loved ones.

Oscar-winning actress Penelope Cruz will portray fashion icon Donatella Versace in director Ryan Murphys upcoming anthology TV series Versace: American Crime Story.

Cruz will join the third series of Murphy's anthology, which began with The People v OJ Simpson: American Crime Story in 2016 and the forthcoming second season that will focus on the story of Hurricane Katrina, reports theguardian.com.

Versace: American Crime Story will focus on the 1997 murder of Gianni Versace, who will be played by Edgar Ramirez, and his killer Andrew Cunanan played by Darren Criss.

The series will be based on writer Maureen Orth's book Vulgar Favors and is expected to air in early 2018. 

Murphy has also confirmed season four of "American Crime Story" that will focus on TV personality Monica Lewinsky's affair with former US President Bill Clinton.

Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh will seek legal opinion on whether his minister Navjot Sidhu can continue as a celebrity-judge on a popular TV comedy show.

He told a TV news channel that he will ask the Advocate General to give his opinion on Sidhu's continuation as a celebrity-judge on 'The Kapil Sharma Show'.

"I do not know what the Constitution or the law says on this matter. We will have to ask our advocate general to give us an opinion whether a person who is a minister can do what he wants to do.

"It will entirely depend on legal opinion and then I will bring it to Navjot Singh Sidhu's notice. Frankly, I do not know whether it is a conflict of interest. Once I get an opinion from them (advocate general and legal experts), I will have a chat with him," Singh told the channel.

Sidhu, a front runner for the post of deputy chief minister, was given a rather lightweight department to look after. He has been made minister of tourism and culture, and local bodies in the new Congress government.

Reacting to the issue, Sidhu insisted his TV shows will not interfere with his cabinet responsibilities.

"I have no liquor, sand mining or transport business like former deputy chief minister Sukhbir Singh Badal. I earn a living through TV shows and I will be in Chandigarh from Monday to Thursday and in Amritsar from Friday to Sunday. What I do at night should not be anyone's concern, will take first flight back to Punjab after TV shoots in Mumbai," he said.

As he invited criticism for saying he will continue to appear on the show, his wife and former state legislator Navjot Kaur Sidhu came out in his support.

In a Facebook post, Kaur on Sunday said her family had no other source of income but television, and undue hype was being created over the issue.

"Such hype has been created about Navjot earning a living from television. When I was working as an MLA, my electricity bill and tea for guests cost more. We have no other business or source of income except television. He has left 80 per cent of shows, which included IPL, commentary, etc.

"Shooting for two shows (of the comedy show) takes only five hours a week and that also mostly on Saturday night. I think it is a meagre time for a non-socially active God-fearing workaholic (sic)," she wrote.

Sidhu, a cricketer-turned-politician, served as Amritsar MP thrice when he was with BJP.

In the recent assembly polls, he won the Amritsar East seat, which was earlier represented by his wife, on a Congress ticket.

The Centre has been supporting all state governments for conservation of identified lakes and wetlands in the country on cost sharing basis, Lok Sabha was informed on Tuesday.

HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar said the Environment Ministry has been supplementing efforts of the state governments under the scheme of National Plan for Conservation of Aquatic Eco-systems (NPCA) for conservation of identified lakes and wetlands in the country on cost sharing basis between the central and state governments.

Speaking on behalf of Environment Minister Anil Dave, Javadekar said no proposal has been received for conservation of Vellayani lake in Kerala under the scheme NPCA.

The Kerala state bio-diversity board has informed that they submitted a concept note for conservation of Vellayani lake in Thiruvananthapuram as a biodiversity heritage site under the Biodiversity Act 2002.

"As per the Act, the concerned state governments have been empowered to notify in consultation with local bodies, areas of biodiversity importance in their states as biodiversity heritage site," he said during Question Hour.

Legendary manager Alex Ferguson is set to feature in the Old Trafford dugout one more time, Manchester United said.

The 75-year-old Scot, who managed United from 1986 till 2013, has been serving as a director and ambassador for the English giants since his retirement from coaching.He will be making his return for United midfielder Michael Carrick’s testimonial which is scheduled for June 4, 2017, according to the statement on the Manchester United website.

It will be a reunion of Ferguson’s 2008 Champions League and Premier League winning the United side, as the former teammates will line up against a Michael Carrick All-Star XI, which will be managed by former Tottenham Hotspur manager Harry Redknapp.

While which players will play for the 2008 United side, there is a high probability that the retired duo of Ryan Giggs and Paul Scholes, among others, will feature. Carrick’s All-Star XI already has a few big names confirmed, chiefly Steven Gerrard and Frank Lampard.  

Carrick, who was signed by Ferguson in 2006 from Spurs, has enjoyed a glittering decade at the club and while he doesn't get much playing time under current incumbent Jose Mourinho, is held high by the 'Red Devils' faithful for his dependable displays from midfield. 

Five persons have died and several others admitted to hospital over the last three days after they consumed spurious liquor in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district, a police officer said on Tuesday.

Unofficial sources however, put the death toll at 11.

The incident occured at Gholabazar here, the officer said.

The manufacturer of the spurious liquor was also among the dead, Superintendent of Police, Baruipur Police District, Arijit Sinha said.

People were taken ill soon after consuming the hooch on Sunday night and rushed to various hospitals where the deaths occured, the police officer said.

England's new Test captain Joe Root and One Day counterpart Eoin Morgan must provide crowd pleasing cricket and bear a sunny disposition so as to attract new players to the game, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said Monday.

The ECB is taking steps to significantly boost the number of players at grassroots level — which has stagnated over the past five years — and the England cricket team is seen as a useful weapon in that regard.

Tom Harrison, chief executive of the ECB, said the England cricketers and their director of cricket former England skipper Andrew Strauss knew what was expected of them.

"Andrew Strauss and the England team are very clear that part of their responsibility is playing brave cricket — this commitment to playing an exciting formula of cricket every time they go on the park is linked to (the participation strategy).

"Joe Root and Eoin Morgan understand their responsibility to play exciting cricket for future generations to connect with and for fans to get behind."

Harrison, who has been in the post since January 2015 and installed Strauss at the expense of Paul Downton, said even if England were to lose if they went down fighting the reaction would be kinder.

"It's a very deliberate strategy," said Harrison.

"It doesn't work every time but we understand you're more likely to be forgiven for having a bad day if you've tried everything to win a game as opposed to trying not to lose it, which is a key difference.

"Ever since Andrew took the job as director of cricket he saw the link between successful England teams, and I mean successful by approach as much as results, was key."

Harrison, who played cricket for Derbyshire and Northamptonshire, said the days of England trying to grind out a one-off Test victory are over.

"People like the fact the team is taking calculated risks, at very competitive limits, but also with a smile on their faces," he said.

Actor Robert Downey Jr has been roped in to play the title role in upcoming film The Voyage of Doctor Dolittle, which is based on the classic character who can talk to animals.

The film will be directed by Stephen Gaghan, reports variety.com.

British author Hugh Lofting created Doctor Dolittle in the 1920s series of children's books, in which a Victorian-era physician opts to treat animals instead of humans because he is able to speak with them.

The character was portrayed by Rex Harrison in the 1967 musical Doctor Dolittle, which won Oscars for Best Original Song and Best Visual Effects. 

Eddie Murphy starred in the 1998 film Doctor Dolittle and the 2001 sequel.

The BJP on Tuesday hailed the Supreme Court's advice for an amicable settlement of the Ayodhya Ramjanmabhoomi-Babri Masjid dispute.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) said that a solution through friendly negotiations was the best way to solve the long-pending dispute.

"This is a very good step by the apex court. Even the BJP has been encouraging solving the issue through negotiations. It is a very good step to solve the issue by sitting together and negotiating," said PP Chaudhary, Minister of State for Law and Justice and a senior BJP leader.

The apex court on Tuesday said that the amicable settlement of the Ayodhya dispute was a better course than insistence on judicial pronouncement.

However, another senior BJP leader, Subramanian Swamy, said that the Ramjanmabhoomi in Ayodhya should be used only for constructing the Ram temple.

"Masjid can be built anywhere, Namaz can be read anywhere… it can be read on the street. The Ram Janmabhoomi is for the Ram Mandir and it should be used for the Ram temple only," said Swamy.

Swamy is also a petitioner who has sought that the Supreme Court should constitute a bench to hear a batch of petitions challenging a 2010 Allahabad High Court order.

The 2010 order said that there should be a partition of the Ayodhya land between the parties to the dispute. 

However, the Wakf board ruled out the out-of-court settlement, stating that the case has been in the court for long.

"An amicable solution is impossible. This has to be dealt in the court itself. After all, it is long pending in the court," said Zafaryab Jilani, Convenor of the Babri Masjid Action Committee.

Indian trio of Zoravar Singh Sandhu, Kynan Chenai and Birendeep Sodhi could not make it through to the six-man final round and bowed out in qualification stage of International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup Shotgun.

Zoravar came closest, shooting a score of 121 out of 125 to finish 8th. Zoravar had reached the finals of the New Delhi World Cup stage by shooting 118.

Olympian Kynan Chenai shot 120 to finish 16th while Birendeep Sodhi finished with a score of 112 securing a miserable 53rd position.

World No 5 Alberto Fernandez won gold having won bronze in the first World Cup stage held in New Delhi earlier this month.

He bettered that performance by beating Antonio Bailon 45-42 in the finals. Aaron Heading of Great Britain won the Bronze.

India's next competitors are 14-year old Shapath Bharadwaj and New Delhi World Cup silver medalist Ankur Mittal in the men's double trap.