Washington, May 22 (ANI): Victoria Beckham welcomed a Shar Pei puppy, Barnaby, as the new member to her family of 3 sons, a daughter and her husband.

Srinagar, May 18 (ANI): Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has welcomed the release of Suspected Hizbul militant Liyaqat Shah on bail by a special NIA court in Delhi.

London, May 13 (ANI): X Factor judge Tulisa Contostavlos has moved her six family members into her posh five-bedroom Hertfordshire house worth 6 million pounds.

Manila, May 12 (Xinhua-ANI): The Philippine government welcomes the release of the four Filipino UN peacekeepers abducted on May 7 in Al Jamla, Syria, the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs ( DFA) said in a statement on Sunday.

Surat, May 12 (ANI): External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid on Sunday welcomed Pakistan's democratic election result and hoped that it will continue to have good relations with neighbouring country.

New Delhi, May 7 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader M. Venkaiah Naidu on Tuesday expressed his delight after the unveiling of former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N T Rama Rao's statue in Parliament, saying it is the happiest day for the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) and the people of the state.

Sydney, May 7 (ANI): The Islamic-ruled Egyptian government has opened its arms to visitors who drink alcohol and wear bikinis in an effort to boost tourism numbers which has suffered a decline following a popular uprising which toppled the Hosni Mubarak government in 2011.

London, April 26 (ANI): Peaches Geldof has given birth to her second son on the birthday of her late mother, Paula Yates.

Sydney, Apr 26 (ANI): Australian wicket-keeping great Ian Healy has welcomed the return of new deputy Brad Haddin to the team as a selection for the Ashes squad, saying that Haddin has rightfully regained his preferred status.

New Delhi, Apr. 19 (ANI): Terming the arrest of former Pakistani President and military leader Pervez Musharraf to be a historic day in the history of Islamabad, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday expressed hope that the power of democracy and law that is equal for all continues in the future so that the people in the neighbouring nation get the opportunity to elect a leader of their choice.

New Delhi, Apr 12 (ANI): Welcoming the Supreme Court's refusal to commute Devinder Pal Singh Bhullar's death penalty sentence to life imprisonment, Bharatiya Janata Party Vice President Balbir Punj on Friday said those who wage a war against the state should be ready to face consequences.

New York, Mar 23 (ANI): The Chinese social media has welcomed the international debut of the new First Lady Peng Liyuan, who garnered even more attention than her husband Xi Jinping as embarked on his first trip overseas as China's president.

New Delhi, Mar 19 (ANI): President of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) Adi Godrej has said that the decision of RBI to reduce repo rate by 25 basis points in its mid quarter Monetary Policy Statement, in response to the fiscal consolidation efforts made by the government, has sent a strong signal that the RBI and the government would work in tandem to bring growth back to the economy.

New Delhi, Mar. 11 (ANI): Union Tourism Minister K. Chiranjeevi has welcomed the joint efforts of Ministry of Home Affairs and Ministry of Tourism to simplify the embarking card for Indians and disembarking cards for foreigners.

New Delhi, Mar 5 (ANI): The US State Department's decision to include the 23-year-old girl-who died after being brutally gang raped in a moving bus in Delhi-for its International Women of Courage Award for 2013 was welcomed by the Indian Government on Tuesday.

Islamabad, Mar 2 (ANI): Pakistani Taliban has welcomed the declaration of an All Parties Conference (APC) called by the Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam - Fazl (JUI-F) for steps to restore peace in the country's tribal areas.

New Delhi, Feb 28 (ANI): The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has welcomed the Union Budget 2013-14, calling it growth and investment oriented.

New Delhi, Feb. 28 (ANI): Defence Minister A.K. Antony on Thursday welcomed the Budget for 2013-14 presented in Parliament, and said that Finance Minister P. Chidambaram has done a good job in the present circumstances.

New Delhi, Feb.26 (ANI): The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) on Tuesday welcomed the Railway Budget 2013-14 proposals, saying that under the given economic conditions, Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal had presented a very balanced set of proposals.

New Delhi, Feb. 20 (ANI): Welcoming Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde's apology over his 'Hindu terror' remark, the Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday accepted his regret and said that though satisfied now, but it would have been better if the former had regretted much earlier.

New Delhi, Feb. 19 (ANI): External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid on Tuesday hailed the verdict of an International Court of Arbitration at the Hague on the Kishanganga hydroelectric project.

London, Feb 17 (ANI): Hugh Grant has become dad for the second time after announcing the arrival of a baby boy.

Washington, February 15 (ANI): Bryan Adams and his wife Alicia Grimaldi welcomed their second baby girl in London earlier this week.

New Delhi, Feb. 12 (ANI): Janata Party chief Subramanian Swamy on Tuesday welcomed the latest disclosure in the 2G spectrum case that reveals that the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) suspects its own prosecutor of aiding the accused, and said that it has given a huge boost to the prosecution case itself instead of the opposite.

London, Feb. 10 (ANI): Over one billion people across Asia and beyond, have welcomed in the Chinese New Year, this year represented by the snake.