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Disha Patani in 'Ek Villain Returns', which made more than Rs 7 crore in ticket sales on Day 1 of its release in theatres. It was dark clouds all around last week when Shamshera released and emerged as an undisputed disaster. Just when it seemed that it would remain the same for the next couple of weeks till Rakshabandhan and Laal Singh Chaddha arrive, the response to this Friday's release Ek Villain Returns has come as a whiff of fresh air. The John Abraham, Arjun Kapoor, Disha Patani and Tara Sutaria starrer has taken a good start at the box office, with Rs 7.05 crore coming in on Day 1. This is the seventh-highest opener for any Bollywood film in 2022, and the opening-day collections are next only to Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 [Rs 14.11 crore], Bachchan Pandey [Rs 13.25 crore], Samrat Prithviraj [Rs 10.70 crore], Gangubai Kathiawadi [Rs 10.50 crore], Shamshera [Rs 10.25 crore] and JugJugg Jeeyo [Rs 9.28 crore]. What makes the opening even more special is the fact … [Read more...] about Box office collection: Ek Villain Returns is a breath of fresh air for Bollywood after disastrous response to Shamshera

Taiwanese naval frigate Lan Yang is seen from the deck of a Chinese military ship during military exercise (Image: Xinhua via AP) The Chinese military, on the last day of its largest-ever military exercises to vent out its anger over US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan, carried out island saturation attack drills in the Taiwan Straits, amid global concerns of a full-scale attack to annex the breakaway island which Beijing claims is part of its territory. During the four-day exercises, several batches of multiple types of warplanes attached to the Eastern Theatre Command Air Force of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) conducted systematic island attack drills, with the focus being honing the joint land attack and long-range air strike capabilities, the PLA Eastern Theatre Command said. The PLA on Sunday proceeded with the plan and continued realistic combat-scenario joint exercises in the sea and air space around the island of Taiwan practicing island … [Read more...] about Chinese military performs island attack on last day of 4-day drills near Taiwan to protest Pelosi’s visit

- A + A TAIPEI (Aug 9): Taiwan's foreign minister said on Tuesday (Aug 9) that China is using the military drills it launched in protest against US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit as an excuse to prepare for an invasion of the self-ruled island. Joseph Wu told a press conference in Taipei that Taiwan, which is claimed by China as its own, would not be intimidated, even as the drills continued, with China often breaching the unofficial median line down the Taiwan Strait. "China has used the drills...to prepare for the invasion of Taiwan," Wu said, urging international support to safeguard "peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait". "It's conducting large-scale military exercises, missile launches as well as cyberattacks, a disinformation campaign and economic coercion, in an attempt to weaken public morale in Taiwan." Wu spoke as military tensions simmered, after the scheduled end on Sunday of four days of the largest-ever Chinese … [Read more...] about Taiwanese foreign minister warns China preparing for invasion