New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) Amid the global alarm, the World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday confirmed five hantavirus cases linked to cruise ship outbreak, while three additional cases remain suspected.Eight severe respiratory illness cases, including three deaths, have been identified, with five confirmed as Andes virus infections.WHO has now informed 12 countries whose nationals disembarked the cruise ship MV Hondius earlier during the voyage at the remote British territory of Saint Helena …

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Bengaluru, May 7 (IANS) A giraffe named Shivani died at the Bannerghatta Biological Park on the outskirts of Bengaluru on Thursday after suffering from a medical condition identified as caecal torsion, officials said. Shivani, a female giraffe aged three years and ten months, had reportedly stopped consuming food for the past three days. A team of veterinarians had been treating the animal during this period, but the giraffe did not respond to treatment.Officials said the animal died at around 1…

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New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) The Delhi High Court has upheld a Family Court order directing a man to pay monthly maintenance to his wife under Section 125 of the CrPC, despite his contention that her earlier marriage had not been formally dissolved at the time of their marriage. A single-judge Bench of Justice Saurabh Banerjee, while dismissing a revision petition filed by Raj Kumar, refused to interfere with the Family Court’s February 2018 order granting maintenance of Rs 3,000 per month to the w…

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