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Christina Aguilera discloses daughter's name

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Four-time Grammy winning singer Christina Aguilera has named her newborn daughter Summer Rain Rutler.

Aguilera, who welcomed her first child with fiancé Matthew Rutler Aug 16, took to Twitter Sunday to share the name, reports eonline.com.

“So proud to welcome our beautiful daughter Summer Rain Rutler into the world,” Aguilera tweeted.

The couple’s newborn daughter joins Max, 6, the singer’s son from her previous marriage to music exec Jordan Bratman.

The diva did not disclose other birth details, such as her daughter’s weight or measurement.

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Christian Bale a dad again

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Actor Christian Bale has become a dad again after his wife Sibi Blazic gave birth to their second child.

The 40-year-old and Blazic already have nine-year-old daughter Emmeline together and they welcomed their second child Monday, reports femalefirst.co.uk.

The couple first sparked rumours they were having another child together after Blazic was spotted with a baby bump at an awards ceremony in March.

However, back then, the “American Hustle” star remained tight-lipped about the new addition.

(Source: IANS)

Facing decline, Japan’s pachinko industry tries offering a clean, well-lighted place

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Visitors play Pachinko, a Japanese form of legal gambling, at Dynam Japan Holdings Co.'s Pachinko parlour in Koga

By Minami Funakoshi TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s once-booming pachinko industry, grappling with a greying customer base and the threat of new competition from casinos, is adopting a softer touch and smoke-free zones to lure a new generation of players, particularly women. To try and reverse the trend, some pachinko operators have built spacious, airy parlours designed to attract more women and younger players to a pastime tarred by its association in the public mind with older and idle men given to chain smoking. Catering to different tastes to boost an industry that still sees some $185 billion wagered annually, machines in pachinko parlours now feature anime characters, games and idols, ranging from all-girl group AKB48 to Resident Evil, a video game blockbuster by Capcom Co that was made into a Hollywood film. “We’re trying to change the image of pachinko as loud, smoke-ridden and male-dominated,” said Tomoko Murouchi, a spokeswoman for one of the largest operators, Dynam Japan Holdings.

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Older couples too can have a love story: Om Puri

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Mumbai, Aug 19 (IANS) The star of parallel cinema, Om Puri, romanced Oscar-winning British actress Helen Mirren in the gastronomic love story “The Hundred Foot Journey”. The movie has evoked good response and the actor says romantic films with older couples can be a good watch too. “I feel even old people can do a nice love story, but here we don’t make that kind of films. Co-produced by DreamWorks Pictures, Reliance Entertainment and Oprah Winfrey, the culture-clash drama-comedy has been praised by international media as “a trip worth taking”.

Sonakshi Sinha to groove on Madhuri Dixit’s dance moves in ‘Tevar’

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Remember the song “Akhiyan Milaoon ya Akhiyan Churaoon” from the film ‘Raja‘? Well, very soon we will get to see the spectacular dance moves of Madhuri Dixit from this song once again on the silver screen, but this time, the shotgun junior Sonakshi Sinha is going to groove on these sizzling dance steps in her upcoming film ‘Tevar‘.

Sonakshi will be dancing to the beats of a special track “Let’s Celebrate” in the forthcoming flick ‘Tevar‘. She will be seen doing some of the dance steps of Madhuri in this track, as per the report. The producer Sanjay Kapoor, who matched the steps with Madhuri in the song, recalled that he was nervous while filming the song as the entire focus was on him and Madhuri throughout the song and there were no background dancers. Talking about comparison between Sonakshi and Madhuri, the producer Kapoor said that “Sonakshi is the best dancer amongst the younger lot but Madhuri is incomparable!”

The song “Let’s Celebrate” will be shot at Filmistan Studios in Mumbai. Imran Khan of ‘Amplifier’ fame has composed and sung this track, which is choreographed by Remo D’Souza. ‘Tevar‘ is slated to release in 2015.

Ajay Devgn gives two new vehicles to Mumbai Police Department

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Ajay Devgn‘s latest release ‘Singham Returns‘ is seeing golden days at the box office and the actor is basking in the success of the flick. Going by the fresh news update, Ajay Devgn has donated two brand new vehicles to the Mumbai Police Department.

Recently, ‘Singham Returns‘ director Rohit Shetty and the lead star Ajay Devgn met the State Home Minister RR Patil in order to donate two new vehicles to the Police Department. The actor-director duo showed this gesture towards the Police Department as the team of the film got valuable assistance from the cops for shooting it in diverse locations in Mumbai.

August 15 release ‘Singham Returns‘ is riding high towards the 100 crore club in just 4 days of its release.

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Jackie Chan's son detained on drug charges

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Jaycee Chan, son of Chinese Kungfu star Jackie Chan, and two others have been detained on suspicion of taking drugs in Beijing, police said Monday.

Taiwan movie star Ko Chen-tung, also known as Kai Ko, was also detained after testing positive for marijuana Aug 14, Xinhua reported.

Chan, 32, tested positive for marijuana. Both of them admitted taking the drugs.

Police seized more than 100 grams of marijuana from Chan’s home.