1. Opposition leaders meet: Opposition unity meeting in Bihar today. Six opposition CMs and leaders of several political parties are attending the event hosted by JD(U) chief and Bihar CM Nitish Kumar, with an agenda to fight the upcoming 2024 polls.
2. US to roll in-country H1-B Visa renewal: The US administration will introduce in-country renewal of H1-B Visas on a pilot basis. The move would benefit Indians, who now travel back home to renew their visas.
3. Siblings arrested for CoWin data leak: Two Bihar youths have been arrested for a CoWin data leak. The siblings stole their mother’s credentials — who works as a nurse and deployed for vaccination — to access Covid Vaccine beneficiary details.
4. Micron’s Semiconductor plant in India: Hours after the meeting between PM Modi and Micron CEO Sanjay Mehrotra, the chip manufacturer announced that it would invest in a $2.7 billion Semiconductor Assembly and Test plant in Gujarat.
5. All five in the missing submersible dead: All five people who undertook their deep sea voyage to the Titanic in the missing submersible are declared dead. According to the US coast guard, the vessel suffered a “catastrophic implosion.”
6. India and the US settle WTO trade disputes: India and the US settle six trade disputes at WTO. Meanwhile, India has agreed to remove retaliatory customs duty levied on as many as 28 American products.
7. Assam to receive more rains: Amid intense downpours in Assam, IMD has said that the seven sister states will receive light to moderate rainfall, with isolated thunderstorms and lightning for the next five days.
8. Maruti to launch its Hybrid MPV: Maruti Suzuki to launch its premium MPV Invicto in the first week of July. The hybrid vehicle has its design inspired by Grand Vitara and the outgoing Toyota Innova Hycross.
9. Microsoft to come with AI-powered ‘rap generator’: After Google’s AI-powered music generator MusicLM and Meta’s MusicGen, Microsoft’s AI project on Music called ‘Muzic,’ will bring out its AI-powered ‘rap generator’ DeepRapper.
10. WhatsApp has a new privacy feature: WhatsApp has a new feature that lets you silence unknown callers. Users can enable this feature in the calls section under privacy settings.