The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a PIL seeking a direction to the Centre for implemention of the recommendations of the Justice J S Verma committee to bring into force fundamental duties of citizens.

"This report is of 1999. How can a court direct the government to implement fundamental duties," a bench comprising Chief Justice J S Khehar and Justice D Y Chandrachud said, while dismissing a plea filed by Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay, a lawyer and spokesperson of the Delhi chapter of the BJP.

The court also took a strong note of the fact that a leader of the ruling party at the Centre filed the PIL.

"You (Upadhyay) are the spokesperson of the (Delhi) BJP.

You are the government. You are so powerful that you can get this done," the bench said while dismissing the PIL.

Upadhyay, in his plea, had sought implementation of the 1999 report of the Justice Verma committee on fundamental duties.

The committee had suggested ways and means to make fundamental duties of citizens effective.
 

HPBOSE result 2017: Candidates appeared for Himachal Pradesh Board of Secondary Education for class 12 and now waiting to get their HPBOSE result 2017 don't need to wait much.

As per the updates, HPBOSE class 12 result 2017 is expected to be declared on April 25 at www.hpbose.org. But in relation to this when we tried to reach some official but we got no confirmation regarding the HPBOSE result announcement date. 

Till date no confirmation regarding the HPBOSE class 12 result 2017 has been made on the official website.

This year, more than 1 lakh candidates entered the Himachal Board Class 12 examination hall and the HPBOSE examination took place from March 3rd to March 28th, 2017 in 1846 examination centres across the state.

Once the HPBOSE Class 12th results 2017 is declared then the candidate have to visit the official website www,hpbose.org and fill the blank space with the required information including roll number, registration number, date of birth and other important information to get the HPBOSE result 2017.

Candidates trying to get more updates regarding HPBOSE exam result 2017 for class 12 should stay connected to Himachal Pradesh Board website www.hpbose.org.

Can language become a dominant factor in polarising politics of our time? Seemingly Assam education minister Himanta Biswa Sarma’s positioning of Assamese as a compulsory medium of instruction up to Class X is based on a sentimental ownership of the language and not by sound educational logic. As the choice of a language should be left to students and their parents, the minister is withdrawing options for them by declaring a kind of mono-lingual authority for Assamese that does not augur well for the multi-lingual state of Assam.

Of course, the minister left two small options — one, Bodo for tribal areas of Bodoland and Bengali for the Barak Valley. The overwhelming emphasis on Asomiya is reminiscent of the earlier emphasis on Sanskrit, which was later given up and revised. The issue here is not just about policy-making but also recognising linguistic diversity in Assam and allowing free choice of a language as a medium of instruction.

It is important to understand why the imposition of language and using it in a certain way becomes the hallmark of state policy towards the minorities. It won’t be out of place to mention that recently the West Bengal government in North Bengal initiated a committee to research into the status of the Rajbangshi tongue as a language and proposed to recognise it in the context of North Bengal. The West Bengal government intended to address the question of the Kamtapur demand by recognising Rajbangshi language.

Unfortunately no Rajbangshi scholar is included in the committee and only scholars with a particular language and scientism were included in the committee. It has scholars like Nrisingha Prasad Bhaduri, Ananda Gopal Ghosh, Subodh Sarkar and Bijay Sarkar, all of whom are known for their theoretical inclination to undermine languages that are minority languages as part of Bengali.

The two cases of Assam and West Bengal run parallel to each other. In the case of Assam minorities are subjected to a compulsorily learning the major language of the state. In case of West Bengal a recognition of Rajbangshi as a language qualified to become a medium of instruction sounds far-fetched, as many of the these scholars believe that Rajbangshi is a dialect of Bengali. Again in Assam, tribal languages which are used as a medium of instruction will now face a fear of extinction if Assamese has to be compulsory up to Class X. In both cases, there is a clear attempt to bulldoze minority languages.

The question is, why should a state policy be so biased that it has to establish superiority of language of the dominant cultural identity? What is the compulsion of the ruling group to secure the dominance of the dominant language while the languages of marginalised groups are left to languish and probably to die out? This act of immiserisation of marginalised languages constitute the policy of ensuring dominance of a ruling elite often formed on the basis of language, religion, caste and tribe.

The other question is can the ruling elite be homogeneous in language and culture? Seemingly Biswa Sarma and the West Bengal government are carrying out an implicit agenda of setting up dominance of the language of the majority. The justification for such a language policy remains in the linguistic division of states and provinces in India. Similarly, the recent approval of the President of India for ministers and top officials to speak only in Hindi creates a similar situation in Parliament and the high echelons of power.

It is definitely important to understand how a particular state treats its linguistic and cultural minorities as there is no alternative to giving a fair and equitable treatment to minorities at every level of our national life. If we have to build up a national identity based on “unity in diversity” as a principle, it is to be recognised that a majority linguistic group in one state is necessarily a minority in another state. The way minority languages are denied a fair treatment in West Bengal, it has its immediate backlash in states where Bengali is a minority language. Needless to say it will induce a sense of alienation and iridescence for those perceived majority languages in places where they are in minorities.

In case of Assam’s multicultural and multilingual mosaic, imposition of Asomiya as the only medium of instruction has a bitter history of falling apart and fostering mistrust. Similarly in North Bengal, leaving out smaller linguistic groups while giving a partial and not-so-acceptable recognition of Rajbangshi as a language, creates mistrust for smaller groups like Rabha, Bodo, Dhimal, Santal and others. This kind of a skewed policy of recognition to some and disrecognition to immediate others creates a double trap. On the one hand, it creates challenges for a language as it gets identified with dominance and on the other, it leads to appropriation of smaller linguistic groups. In the context of Assam, such a skewed policy creates a lot of unease among Non-Asomiya linguistic groups, as they are constantly threatened by such linguistically aggressive state policies.

The government remains insensitive to cultural and linguistic diversity. As there is an increasingly racist, linguistic and culturalist fundamentalism fanned by state policies, the latest diktat by the governments have a serious fall-out. In bigger countries like the US and Canada, there is an official policy of multiculturalism that India never has. It has been emphasised by the Centre that the Constitution guarantees fundamental rights of freedom of conscience and recognition of everyone’s religion and language and prevent discrimination on the basis of race, caste, sex and religion, which is a foolproof arrangement towards cultural and linguistic equality. As things emerge, the government and the ruling elite and the state policy become the biggest source of casualty in this constitutionally-given mandate of protection and propagation of minority cultures.

The justification that comes from Assam government for making Asomiya, Bengali and Bodo compulsory for schoolchildren, is the reason that children are forgetting their mother tongue in private schools. While this aspect of policy framing is for the good of future generations, imposition of a dominant language on other language groups causes an equal obstruction to learning of their mother tongue. In the Brahmaputra valley, where there are many tribal languages, the policy needs to be corrected by a rider that children from tribal groups will also have the right to learn their own mother tongues. This recognition of tribal languages will be in line with various articles of the Constitution, while the imposition of a state language on ethnic and linguistic minorities goes against the grain of Constitutional intent.

The policy of the West Bengal government to give a political recognition of Rajbangshi as subsidiary language but without situating it in its proper historical and cultural context creates a deeper sense of anxiety and alienation among Rajbangshi speakers. The rationale for such a onesided decision stems from a majoritarian sense of belonging to a dominant language as part of a democratic power game and reduces language to a mere political tool of statecraft. One needs to remember that language is the finest expression of human essence and hence entry into any language is taking part in a form of life. If the interest of building up a unified nation is to be formed, the governments of Assam and West Bengal need to be extremely sensitive to the ground reality of tribal and minority languages. Bereft of this, turning language into a tool for politicisation is a polarising act that has a terrible fall-out in breakdown of common and shared faith in living together in mutual co-existence.

The writer is an author and a philosopher based at the North Eastern Hill University, Shillong. His latest book is Bet Thought and Consciousness, Notionpress, 2017

Is your lifestyle affecting your health? Are you suffering from chronic liver problem and struggling to deal with it?

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Green diet: Fill your daily diet with fruits and vegetables vitamins and minerals, which are rich in vitamins and minerals and essential to detoxify the liver. Vegetables such as broccoli, carrots, cabbage, beet, onion, garlic, collard grass and other leafy vegetables are rich in vitamins and minerals. Avoid alcohol, margarine, processed food, artificial food additives, preservatives and colors. Avoid refined sugar and synthetic sweeteners.

Herbs and soups: There are some herbs good for detoxification of liver such as turmeric, milk thistle, dandelion roots, chicory root, greater celandine, peppermint, and organic yellow dock root. Use them in soups and have them regularly. Also drink green tea daily.

Filtered coffee: A study revealed that filtered coffee is more beneficial than boiled coffee, It states that drinking more coffee helps in reducing liver damage that is caused by over indulging in food and alcohol. It is said that the risk of developing 'cirrhosis', a disease which kills one million people every year worldwide, may be reduced by consumption of coffee.

Exercise daily: Every molecule of fat you eat passes through your liver. Regular exercise helps in prevention of non alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD).

Lemon water: Drink at least 8-10 glasses of water daily – that is a common advice by doctors and nutritionists alike. Add lemon juice to your glass of water as lemon contains citric acid that helps the liver to produce 'bile'  which in turn is used by our body to excrete toxins.

Avoid pain killers: Consult your physician prior to any medication. Restrict yourself from consuming pain killers. Taking regular doses of painkillers can lead to drug induced liver disease and failure.Follow the steps and do not be harsh on this vital organ. Protect your liver and keep it functioning well with these great and easy ways. Keeping liver in good shape is a key to live a healthy life. Often it is easier to prevent disease than to treat it.

Afghan Defence Minister Abdullah Habibi and army chief Qadam Shah Shahim resigned on Monday in the wake of a terrorist attack at an army base in Balkh province that left over 140 soldiers dead.

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has accepted their resignations, Tolo News quoted the presidential palace as saying in a statement.

The development follows the Taliban attack at an Afghan army base in Mazar-e-Sharif on April 21.

To give due recognition to Sikhs in India’s freedom struggle, the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) would bring out anthology of all the freedom fighters from Punjab with their brief profiles.

Announcing this on Sunday at a seminar on the 'Role of the Sikhs in Freedom Struggle’, SGPC chief Prof Kirpal Singh Badungar said this anthology will have special reference to neglect of freedom fighters in the narrative of Cellular Jail in Andaman and Nicobar Islands which was notoriously known as the Kala Pani.

He said Sikhs have not been given due place in the freedom struggle by the successive governments and historians by ignoring or distorting their contribution.

Prof Badungar said a committee would visit the Cellular Jail to rectify the distortions. He said a panel would be formed by the SGPC to rewrite history of Punjab.

Rejecting 1857 mutiny as the first freedom struggle of the country, the SGPC chief said Bhai Maharaj Singh was the first freedom fighter of the country as he started his struggle in 1849.

He said the contribution of the Sikhs starting from the time of Guru Nanak against the rulers was unparalleled and unprecedented. He regretted that the same had not been paid due attention.

The 10th Lord, Guru Gobind Singh, was the supreme example of extreme sacrifice. Guru Tegh Bahadur sacrificed his life for maintaining diverse character of the society.

Prof Badungar said a SGPC delegation would also call on Prime Minister Narendra Modi to demand space to the Sikhs proportionate to their struggle for the country.

A simple, new test may accurately diagnose some of the most dangerous drug-resistant bacterial infections such as bronchitis and gastroenteritis in under 15 minutes, scientists say.

Bacteria have been gradually evolving to become resistant to the antibiotics used to treat them. Over the last few years, scientists have found evidence that some bacteria have become resistant to a last resort antibiotic called colistin.

Researchers, including those from Imperial College London in the UK, tested 134 different colonies of bacteria using a machine called a mass spectrometer that is used to analyse various different molecules.

They studied bacteria called Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumonia.

These are both members of a group of bacteria called Enterobacteriacae that can cause gastroenteritis, urinary tract infections, lung diseases such as bronchitis and pneumonia, and even sepsis.

Some strains of these bacteria have become resistant to nearly all available antibiotics mostly by producing antibiotic inactivating enzymes, researchers said.

This means that colistin often remains the only treatment option for these multidrug resistant bacteria. Unfortunately, some have now also developed resistance to colistin.

Researchers found that it was possible to distinguish not only between those bacteria that are colistin resistant, and those that are not, but also which bacteria have the more dangerous plasmid-encoded resistance.

“The exciting thing about this technique is that it relies on technology that is already available in most hospitals,” said Gerald Larrouy-Maumus of Imperial College London.

“This means that it could be rolled out quickly and cheaply, and potentially have a rapid impact on tackling drug-resistance,” Maumus said.

The test can be carried out in around 15 minutes and would cost less than one USD one per sample, researchers said.

Reality TV star Caitlyn Jenner says it was always her wish to be dressed as a woman before being buried.
The 67-year-old, who was born a man, former Olympian Bruce Jenner, says she was afraid to voice her wish in the
world but wrote in her will that she would go to heaven in an female avatar, reported Hollywood Life.

Talking to Diane Sawyer on 20/20, Caitlyn explains, "If I died I was going to be dressed as her, because that’s
the way I was going to heaven. I'd shock everybody who came to visit the casket."

She eventually came out two years ago and revealed her new identity with her photograph in a corset on Vanity Fair
magazine's cover in June 2015.
The former Keeping Up With The Kardashians star underwent a gender reassignment surgery. 

British professional star Amir Khan is all set to promote a boxing league in India in tie-up with the International Boxing Association (AIBA) but the national federation (BFI) has ruled out allowing any of its pugilists in the event.

The Super Boxing League (SBL) will roll out from July 7 to August 12. It will feature eight franchises and each team will comprise six players (five men and one woman with six back-up players per team).

The competition will be in six different weight categories with bouts of four rounds of three minutes each. SBL is being launched in association with AIBA Pro Boxing (APB).

“AIBA has officially given us the rights to hold Super Boxing League in India. They will be involved in the capacity of bringing to us the best talent from across the globe to be part of this league,” Bill Dosanjh, Founder-CEO of Super Boxing League, said.

“The technical officials of course will be provided by APB,” he added.

Despite the association with AIBA, the Boxing Federation of India (BFI) has ruled out letting any of the national campers taking part in the league, saying that it would continue to work on its own league to be launched later this year.

“They have discussed with us but we have not agreed to support this. So our boxers will not participate. They are seeking backing from AIBA and BFI. BFI intends to start its own league,” BFI President Ajay Singh told PTI.

The fights in the league will be held over Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

“AIBA Pro Boxing will be providing us with their pro boxing talent pool for the league. Besides, some of the exceptionally talented fighters from Super Fight league will also make their debut into boxing in Super Boxing League,” Dosanjh said without revealing the details.

Former world champion and Olympic medallist Amir Khan will be the face of the league in India and would be significantly involved in its running.

“Amir has always had huge plans for India when it comes to boxing and joining hands with him for Super Boxing League only strengthens the credibility one will have in this league,” Dosanjh said.

“Amir will be very much in India as and when he can be available. He brings along with himself a great amount of experience and exposure which he would be willing to share with boxers in India,” he added.

An Air India flight from Delhi, carrying 254 people, on Monday suffered a bird hit while landing at the airport here.

An airline spokesperson said all passengers are safe, while the aircraft's engine has been damaged.

There were 254 people on board, including the crew, and all are safe, the spokesperson said.

The aircraft involved in the incident was Boeing 787-8.
 

Clashes broke out on Monday between protesting students and security forces at S P College here, police said.

No casualties were reported in the incident.

A group of students tried to take out a protest march from S P College on Maulana Azad Road here but were prevented by the police, a police official said.

He said some students indulged in stone-pelting following which the cops and other security forces used batons to chase them away.

Colleges opened in Kashmir today after a gap of five days as authorities shut higher educational institutions as a precautionary measure in the wake of valley-wide student protests last Monday against alleged highhandedness of security forces with students in Pulwama on April 15.
 

India should focus less on speeding up the process of building aircraft carriers to contain China in the Indian Ocean and more on its economic development, Chinese official media said on Monday.

“New Delhi is perhaps too impatient to develop an aircraft carrier. The country is still in its initial stage of industrialisation, and there will be many technical obstacles that stand in the way of a build-up of aircraft carriers,” an article in the state-run Global Times said.

“In the past few decades, India and China have taken different paths in terms of aircraft carriers, but the different results achieved by the two countries point to the underlying importance of economic development,” it said.

“New Delhi should perhaps be less eager to speed up the process of building aircraft carriers in order to counter China's growing sway in the Indian Ocean, and focus more on its economy,” it said.

China yesterday celebrated 68th anniversary of the establishment of its navy amid massive expansion of its fleet.

A fleet of three Chinese naval ships left Shanghai in the morning for a friendly visit to more than 20 countries in Asia, Europe and Africa.

“With the expansion of foreign trade, as well as China's 'One Belt and One Road' initiative, the Chinese navy has taken on a new mission, which is to protect the country's overseas interests,” a report in the same daily said.

As a consequence, China's military strategy for the navy has changed and it must increase its presence overseas to meet the new requirements, military expert Song Zhongping said.

As a signature achievement of the navy, the Liaoning aircraft carrier built from an empty hull of former Soviet ship has finished its blue sea training, he said.

While the Chinese navy flexed muscle with massive expansion of overseas with new “logistic” based in Gwadar in Pakistan and Djibouti in the Indian Ocean, the Chinese official media sought to project India deploying aircraft carriers decades ahead of China in a negative light.

“As the world's second-largest economy, China is now capable of building a strong navy to safeguard the security of strategic maritime channels. China's construction of its first aircraft carrier is a result of economic development,” an article in the Global Times said.

“The country would have finished work on it several years ago if Beijing had simply wanted to engage in an arms race to have more influence in the Asia-Pacific and Indian Ocean regions,” the article said in defence of China deploying its first aircraft carrier in 1912.

“India itself could be taken as a negative example for a build-up of aircraft carriers,” it said.

UnlikeChina, India operated the aircraftcarriersince 1961.

INS Vikrant which was purchased as an incomplete carrierin 1957 played a key role in enforcing the naval blockade of the East Pakistan in 1971 before itwas decommissioned in 1997.

Its successor INS Virat that was commissioned in 1987 has just been decommissioned this month after an eventful four decades of service.

It was succeeded by INS Vikramaditya, a modified version of Russian ship Admiral Gorshikov, which became operational in 2013.

The second INS Vikrant being built in Cochin Shipyard is expected to be ready by 2018.

Veteran Filipino Manny Pacquiao said Monday he plans to show he is “not done yet” when he defends his world title against Australia's Jeff Horn in Brisbane in July.

The eight-weight world champion said the bout with the undefeated Horn was an opportunity to prove he could continue to be a global force at the age of 38 as he juggles boxing with a full-time job in politics.

“(I want) to defend my crown and prove that I'm still there in boxing, despite of my ambitions in office as a senator,” he told reporters on an Australian visit to promote the July 2 bout.

“I'm still handling my boxing career. I'm still there. I'm not done yet in boxing.”

Pacquiao first won a world title at flyweight (112lb) two weeks before his 20th birthday in December 1998 to start a storied career that has seen him win global belts all the way up to super welterweight (154lb).

“Boxing is my passion. I started when I was young – it's part of my life,” said Pacquiao.

“It depends on how you discipline yourself, how you train and prepare yourself. It's a matter of discipline.”

“Pac-Man”, who briefly retired early last year before making a successful comeback against Jessie Vargas in Las Vegas in November, added that he was excited to face Horn, 29, in the WBO welterweight title fight at the 55,000-capacity Suncorp Stadium.

“I'm not going to predict the fight but I will do my best to entertain the fans,” he said.

“I'm very excited to fight here, I've fought a lot of fighters in the (United) States. This is new, I'm excited. I can't wait for the fight.”

Pacquiao (59-6-2, 38 knockouts) is an overwhelming favourite against Horn (16-0-1, 11 knockouts), but the Filipino great has not stopped an opponent since his 12th round TKO of Miguel Cotto in 2009.

“I don't know much about him (Horn) but I know he's a fighter. I haven't watched his fights yet but I'm going to get his last three fights and watch them,” he said.

Younis Khan became the first Pakistan player to complete 10,000 Test runs as his team reached 201 for four in reply to the West Indies first innings total of 286 at stumps on the third day of the rain-affected first Test at Sabina Park on Sunday.

Younis moved on from a painfully slow start to get to 58 while Babar Azam stroked 72 in dominating a 131-run third- wicket partnership with the former captain to give the tourists the ascendancy into the final session of the day.

However, fast bowler Shannon Gabriel dismissed both in the space of three deliveries to limit Pakistan's progress and leaving captain Misbah-ul-Haq and Asad Shafiq to continue the workmanlike effort heading into the fourth day.

Having confirmed this series as the last before he retires from international cricket, 39-year-old Younis played with exaggerated care at the start of his innings. In contrast, Azam displayed much more aggression and purpose although he once again fell short of a maiden Test century.

Possibly mindful of his proximity to the landmark when he started his innings 23 runs away from the cherished goal, Younis took 47 minutes to get off the mark while Azam attempted to keep the scoreboard ticking over at the other end.

Playing his first Test in the Caribbean after missing the 2011 tour due to the death of his brother, the former captain eventually started to creep towards his 10,000th run, triggering the celebrations when he swept a delivery from off-spinner Roston Chase in the first over after tea to the backward square-leg boundary to become just the 13th player overall — and the oldest — in the history of the game to scale that summit.

“I thought about bowing out of international cricket three years ago but one of the motivating factors for me to stay was to get to ten thousand runs,” Khan said at the end of the day.

“I am finished after the series, no matter how many runs I score, but I just hope I have been able to make a useful contribution as a player and also help the younger ones to do as well as I have, or even better.”

Hailed as a potential successor to Younis as the permanent occupant of the number three batting position, Azam enjoyed a moment of luck just after lunch when West Indies captain Jason Holder failed to hold on to a caught-and-bowled chance with the batsman on 12.

Yet just as it looked as if their partnership would continue until the close of play, Gabriel broke through.

Younis mistimed an off-drive to give to be caught at extra-cover and become the fast bowler's 50th Test wicket. Then in his next over a tentative Azam played on to spark further celebrations among the West Indian players.

Earlier, Holder finished unbeaten on 57 after the delayed start to another rain-affected day as Mohammad Amir completed his best Test innings figures to wrap up the home side's innings after they resumed at the overnight position of 278 for nine.

He bowled last man Gabriel to finish with six for 44, an effort which improved on his previous best of six for 84 against England at Lord's in 2010.

Play started 90 minutes later than scheduled due to the continuing effects of heavy, torrential rain on a damp outfield which reduced play to just 55 minutes on the second day.

Pakistan started their reply brightly with Azhar Ali looking ominous before he chased a wide delivery from Alzarri Joseph to give a catch to wicketkeeper Shane Dowrich.

Ahmed Shehzad, playing his first Test for almost two years, also opened brightly with a flurry of shots, including five boundaries in 31 only to be trapped leg-before on the back foot by Holder.

Maria Sharapova returns after a 15-month doping ban on Wednesday, desperate to rediscover the glory which brought her five Grand Slams, the world's top ranking and a spectacular multi-million dollar lifestyle.

The poster girl of women's tennis won't necessarily be welcomed back with open arms by rivals who were already suspicious of the towering Russian's ice-cold detachment even before her fall from grace.

However, Sharapova isn't losing any sleep as the 30- year-old prepares for her first match since being defeated by Serena Williams in the 2016 Australian Open quarter-finals.

”That is the least of my concerns. I know that I am respected in my field. I see it in how my opponents play against me,” said Sharapova who was controversially handed a wild card into this week's Stuttgart event, a clay court tournament sponsored by Porsche, one of her headline backers.

She was even given a Wednesday start as that's the day her ban — imposed for testing positive for meldonium at last year's Australian Open — comes to an end.

Sharapova, who starts her Stuttgart campaign against Italian veteran Roberta Vinci, had been taking the over-the-counter cardiac supplement when it was within the rules, but was later reclassified as a prohibited drug.

Far from being remorseful, Sharapova recently hit out at tennis authorities for failing to give her sufficient warning that meldonium had become a banned substance.

The Russian will step onto centre court at 1830 (1630 GMT) on Wednesday and could not have picked a better tournament for her return, having won the Stuttgart title three times, and suffering just one defeat.

If she gets through her opener, she could face Poland's Agnieszka Radwanska, one of her fiercest critics, in the second round.

Radwanska, the sixth-seed in Stuttgart, expects a 'fierce' return from the Russian, but says Sharapova should have had to qualify on merit rather than being given a free pass on a wild card.

“This kind of entry into the tournament should apply to players who dropped in the ranking because of injury, illness or some other random event. Not for those suspended for doping,” said Radwanska.

Sharapova's agent Max Eisenbud believes his client's rivals are motivated solely by jealousy especially with Sharapova battling also for a French Open wild card.

“All those 'journeyman' players like Radwanska and Caroline Wozniacki who have never won a slam and the next generation passing them. They are smart to try to keep Maria out of Paris,” Eisenbud said.

“NO Serena, NO Maria, NO Vika, NO Petra, it's their last chance to win a slam,” he added, a nod to the absence of pregnant Serena Williams, Petra Kvitova and Victoria Azarenka, expected to return in July after having a baby.

Sharapova can expect plenty of support from the Stuttgart organisers as her return is the highlight in the tournament's 40th anniversary celebrations.

As an ambassador for Porsche, she is sure of a warm welcome. Her confectionary brand — Sugarpova — will have a stand in the tournament's retail village.

Tournament director Markus Guenthardt knows her presence will boost ticket sales.

“Her return in the Porsche Arena is a fabulous present for our fantastic spectators and is certain to be one of the sporting and emotional highlights of our anniversary tournament,” he said.

As well as Radwanska, many of her other potential Stuttgart rivals have made it clear they disapprove of her getting a helping hand into the main draw.

Germany's Angelique Kerber, this year's top seed and the only player to have beaten Sharapova in Stuttgart, said her place should have gone to local talent.

“It's a German tournament, and we [have] so many good German players, so this is also a little bit strange,” said Kerber.

“It's also strange for the players, that she can walk on site on Wednesday and she can play on Wednesday.”
Dominika Cibulkova, the third seed, claims Sharapova is benefiting from unfair treatment.

“It's not about her, but everyone who was doping should start from zero,” said the Slovakian.

Shane Black-directed sequel to 1987's Predator will now release on August 3, 2018.

20th Century Fox made the announcement that they have decided the postpone the release of the much-anticipated sequel, which was earlier set to release on February 9, 2018, reported Ace Showbiz.

Boyd Holbrook, Olivia Munn, Sterling K Brown and Jacob Tremblay are among the cast members.

Black plans to make it an R-rated movie. The original actor Arnold Schwarzenegger won't return for the upcoming film.

It will reportedly introduce a new hero, an ex-marine (Holbrook), as he squares off against evil creatures.

Good news for the candidates applied for West Bengal Joint Entrance Examinations and waiting to get WBJEE 2017 answer key that the WBJEE 2017 answer key will soon be released on the official website www.wbjeeb.nic.in or www.wbjeeb.in.

Once the WBJEE 2017 answer key is published online candidates are advised to visit the official website and follow the instructions to download the West Bengal JEE answer key.

Along with this it has been informed by the officials that the WBJEE 2017 result is expected to be declared online on the official website on June 5, 2017.

Some of the candidates may face technical issues in downloading the WBJEE 2017 answer key so the candidates are advised to refresh the West Bengal JEE website in a short interval of time to download the answer key.