Live
- 2024 on track to be hottest year on record
- PM Modi’s visit to Solapur: Women applaud ‘Double-Engine’ government’s initiatives
- Nagarkurnool MLA Dr. Kuchukulla Rajesh Reddy Campaigning in Maharashtra Elections
- Wife Kills Husband with Her Lover: Details of Veldanda Murder Case Revealed by SP Gaikwad
- Strict Action on Violations of Food Rights: Telangana Food Commission Chairman Goli Srinivas Reddy
- Smooth Conduct of Group-3 Exams with Strict Security Measures: Collector Badavath Santosh
- Delhi HC orders cancellation of LOC issued against Ashneer Grover, wife
- Shami’s absence a major blow for India in BGT, says Paul Adams
- Will organize protests at borders if attack on minority Hindus in Bangladesh not stopped: Bengal LoP
- Dutch Ambassador Marisa Gerard Meets Telangana CM A. Revanth Reddy in Delhi
China refutes reports of issuing directive to Muslims to hand in copies of Quran
China has dismissed the reports that all copies of the Quran and prayer rugs in Xinjiang were directed to to seized as part of a crackdown against extremists in the restive province.
Beijing : China has dismissed the reports that all copies of the Quran and prayer rugs in Xinjiang were directed to to seized as part of a crackdown against extremists in the restive province.
The Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman, Lu Kang, told reporters that the situation in Xinjiang was "sound" and the local people are working and living in peace.
"We hope relevant parties refrain from making groundless allegations and rumours," he added.
It was earlier reported that the Chinese authorities were ordering the Muslims in the country to hand over their prayer mats and copies of the Quran or else face punishment.
The officials in the Xinjiang province had allegedly warned members of the Uyghur ethnic minority that they must surrender religious items on pain of "harsh punishments".
The directive also applied to ethnic Kazakh and Kyrgyz Muslims, the RFA said.
