India News Live Updates, 17 September 2026: Malayalam news channel MD arrested in liquor case after raids

Supreme Court to hear ED plea alleging obstruction by Mamata, Bengal officials during I-PAC search.

The Managing Director of Malayalam news channel Reporter, Anto Augustine, was arrested by Excise officials in Kerala after 67 litres of liquor, allegedly above the permissible limit, was recovered from his ancestral home in Wayanad. The arrest came hours after the Special Investigation Team searched Augustine’s offices and residences in Kochi and Wayanad as part of a probe into alleged irregularities in the failed Argentina football event featuring Lionel Messi. Excise officials said a case was registered against Augustine under non-bailable provisions of the Abkari Act.

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Maratha quota activist ends 20-day fast, gives government 3-month deadline

Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange called off his 20-day hunger strike after talks with a Maharashtra government delegation in Beed, but warned that he would take the agitation to Mumbai if his demands were not addressed within three months. Jarange, who was on his way to Mumbai, said the government must formally recognise historical records, including the Hyderabad, Satara and Aundh Gazettes, to enable Marathas to establish Kunbi lineage and claim OBC reservation benefits. “The government should give in writing that not a single ‘Kunbi’ record will be ignored. The chief minister should sign that paper,” he said. The delegation, which included ministers Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil and Dada Bhuse, told Jarange that work was underway on his demands and sought three representatives from his side to monitor the process.

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Cases in Supreme Court today

• Supreme Court to hear pleas against the policy requiring Class 9 students to study three languages, including two Indian languages.
• Challenges to the Special Intensive Revision in Uttar Pradesh and Kerala.
• Plea concerning remission for the convict in the Graham Staines murder case.
• Court to hear ED plea alleging obstruction by Mamata, Bengal officials during I-PAC search.
• Uddhav Thackeray-led faction’s pleas against the EC decision recognising Eknath Shinde’s faction as the Shiv Sena.

Live Updates
Sep 17, 2026 09:07 AM IST
Malayalam news channel MD arrested in liquor case after raids

The Managing Director of Malayalam news channel Reporter, Anto Augustine, was arrested by Excise officials in Kerala after 67 litres of liquor, allegedly above the permissible limit, was recovered from his ancestral home in Wayanad. The arrest came hours after the Special Investigation Team searched Augustine’s offices and residences in Kochi and Wayanad as part of a probe into alleged irregularities in the failed Argentina football event featuring Lionel Messi. Excise officials said a case was registered against Augustine under non-bailable provisions of the Abkari Act.

Sep 17, 2026 08:59 AM IST
Maratha quota activist ends 20-day fast, gives government 3-month deadline

Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange called off his 20-day hunger strike after talks with a Maharashtra government delegation in Beed, but warned that he would take the agitation to Mumbai if his demands were not addressed within three months. Jarange, who was on his way to Mumbai, said the government must formally recognise historical records, including the Hyderabad, Satara and Aundh Gazettes, to enable Marathas to establish Kunbi lineage and claim OBC reservation benefits. “The government should give in writing that not a single ‘Kunbi’ record will be ignored. The chief minister should sign that paper,” he said. The delegation, which included ministers Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil and Dada Bhuse, told Jarange that work was underway on his demands and sought three representatives from his side to monitor the process.

Sep 17, 2026 08:58 AM IST
PM Modi to hold 2-day Cabinet meet on reforms, governance

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair a two-day ‘Chintan Baithak’ of Union Cabinet ministers in New Delhi on September 23 and 24, with discussions expected to focus on reforms, governance and policymaking. Ministers are likely to make presentations on reforms undertaken by their ministries, while discussions may cover the implementation of government schemes, inter-ministerial coordination, public service delivery, time management and the roadmap ahead. It is not yet clear whether ministers of state will attend the session. (PTI)

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