{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"The Indian View - English News","provider_url":"https:\/\/theindianview.in\/en","author_name":"TIV Eng Team","author_url":"https:\/\/theindianview.in\/en\/author\/tiveng1\/","title":"Alcohol sales allowed in Muslim-majority Lakshadweep - The Indian View - English News","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"vryNAE2KRd\"><a href=\"https:\/\/theindianview.in\/en\/alcohol-sales-allowed-in-muslim-majority-lakshadweep\/\">Alcohol sales allowed in Muslim-majority Lakshadweep<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/theindianview.in\/en\/alcohol-sales-allowed-in-muslim-majority-lakshadweep\/embed\/#?secret=vryNAE2KRd\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Alcohol sales allowed in Muslim-majority Lakshadweep&#8221; &#8212; The Indian View - English News\" data-secret=\"vryNAE2KRd\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/theindianview.in\/en\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/theindianview.in\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/alcohol-sales-allowed-in-muslim-majority-lakshadweep-explained-why-rules-changed-085644196-16x9_0-1.jpg","thumbnail_width":690,"thumbnail_height":388,"description":"New Delhi ( Raghwendra Pratap Singh) : For the first time in 47 years, the Muslim-majority Union Territory of Lakshadweep is set to permit the regulated sale of alcohol through licenced outlets after the Union government repealed the Lakshadweep Prohibition Regulation, 1979. The law had largely kept the archipelago dry since its enactment, with limited &hellip;"}