New Delhi, Jun 8 (PTI) Following are the top stories at 9.15 pm: NATION MDS23 TN-2NDLD AMIT SHAH **** In 2026, NDA will form governments in Tamil Nadu, West Bengal: Amit Shah Madurai (Tamil Nadu): Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday asserted that the NDA would form governments in Tamil Nadu and West Bengal. **** CAL25 AS-LD FLOOD **** Assam: Flood situation improves marginally; 3 more deaths push toll to 26 Guwahati/Rangia: The flood situation in Assam continued to improve on Sunday as the number of affected people reduced to 2.59 lakh, even as the toll in this year’s deluge and landslides rose to 26 with three more fatalities, officials said. **** CAL18 SK-2ND LD EVACUATION **** 28 stranded people, 20 army personnel airlifted from landslide-hit Chaten in north Sikkim Gangtok: At least 28 people, stranded at Chaten in north Sikkim, and 20 army personnel were airlifted on Sunday as the road connectivity in the region had been snapped due to multiple landslides triggered by heavy rain, officials said. **** DEL23 AXIOM-SPACE-SHUKLA **** Extremely fortunate to be part of space mission: Indian astronaut Shukla ahead of Tuesday launch New Delhi: Ahead of his historic journey to the International Space Station (ISS), Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla has termed the preparations for the Axiom-4 mission as an “amazing journey” and that he was extremely fortunate to be part of something that is “much larger than yourself”. **** CAL22 MN-PROTESTS **** Meitei leaders’ arrest: Protests continue in Manipur defying prohibitory orders, internet suspended Imphal: Protests over the arrests of Meitei outfit leaders continued in Manipur on Sunday even as the administration imposed prohibitory orders and suspended internet services in five Imphal valley districts, officials said. **** CAL21 BH-LD CHIRAG **** People of Bihar will decide from which seat I should contest assembly polls: Chirag Paswan Ara (Bihar): Union minister Chirag Paswan on Sunday asserted that it is for the people of Bihar to decide from which seat he should contest the assembly elections due later this year. **** CAL24 OD-TEMPLE **** Odisha govt to ban non-veg food, liquor near Jagannath temple in Puri: Minister Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government will ban the sale of non-vegetarian food and liquor within a 2-km radius of the Jagannath temple in Puri, Law Minister Prithviraj Harichandan said on Sunday. **** MDS22 KL-TEMPLE-RITUAL **** Padmanabhaswamy Temple performs rare ‘Maha Kumbhabhishekam’ after 270 years Thiruvananthapuram, Jun 1 (PTI) Hundreds of devotees on Sunday thronged the famous Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple in Kerala to witness Maha Kumbhabhishekam held at the shrine after 270 years. **** BUSINESS DEL21 BIZ-BOB-HDFC-RATE **** Bank of Baroda, HDFC Bank reduce lending rate by up to 50 bps, 10 bps New Delhi: State-owned Bank of Baroda (BoB) on Sunday said it has cut its benchmark lending rate linked to repo rate by 50 basis points in line with the RBI’s rate reduction. **** FOREIGN FGN29 PAK-IMRAN **** Former Pak PM Imran Khan likely to be released on June 11, party colleague says Islamabad: Incarcerated former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan is likely to get bail on June 11 in the Al-Qadir Trust case, a top leader of his party has said here. Sajjad Hussain **** FES18 PAK-DEATHS **** At least 18 dead in separate incidents in Pakistan Peshawar: At least 18 people died and 48 injured in a series of road accidents, clashes between rival groups, and drowning incidents across Pakistan on the first day of Eid ul-Adha celebrations, government authorities said on Sunday. **** PTI AMJ AMJ AMJ