Enforcement Directorate summons Chanda Kochhar: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday summoned former ICICI bank Managing Director and CEO on June 10 in connection with the Rs 1,875 crore Videocon loan case. The case is related to the alleged irregularities and corrupt practices in the sanction of a Rs 1,875—crore loan disbursed by ICICI Bank to the Videocon Group between 2009 and 2011.

Japan, US likely to hold working-level trade talks: Japan and the United States are likely hold working-level talks on trade in the United States on June 10-11. During the talks, the two countries will discuss technical aspects of industrial and agricultural goods trade, Japan’s economy minister, Toshimitsu Motegi had announced last week.

Russian, Saudi energy ministries likely to meet in Moscow: Russia and Saudi Arabia’s energy ministers, Alexander Novak and Khalid al-Falih, will chair a trade and economy commission in Moscow on June 10.Novak and Falih will discuss bilateral trade and economic cooperation, joint projects in energy and agriculture, Russian energy ministry had announced the previous week.

Premium Processing for Remaining H-1B visas: On June 10, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will begin premium processing for all remaining FY 2020 H-1B cap-subject petitions.The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) approved 335,000 H-1B visas, which included both new and renewable, in the fiscal year 2018 which was 10 per cent less from 373,400 in the previous fiscal year of 2017, according to the USCIS’s annual statistical report.

Supreme Court to hear pleas challenging its order on Mahrashtra EWS quota row: The Supreme Court will on June 10 hear a batch of petitions seeking a modification of its order restricting students from changing their original options for admission in post-graduate medical and dental courses in Maharashtra and directing the state to conduct fresh counselling this year.

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