A woman named Nandini Jain confronted Zerodha co-founder and billionaire Nikhil Kamath about why he never replied to her 6.5-month-old email. "You...often reply to emails that say 'Here's 3 things I can do for you'...I did that same thing," she said at an event. "I'm sorry," Kamath responded, drawing laughter and added that it gets hard to read many emails.

Alienkind, a next-generation cafe brand, has raised nearly ₹30 crore in a pre-Series A funding round. The round saw participation from Super Money Founder Prakash Sikaria, Flipkart's senior Vice President Ravi Iyer, Bain & Company's global head of innovation Arpan Sheth, among others. The startup said it is targeting annual recurring revenue of $10 million by the end of FY27.

A recent remark by CRED Founder Kunal Shah, made during Groww India Investor Festival in May, has gone viral after he was appointed the Global CEO of WhatsApp. He noted that Indians' data consumption has hit 35 GB/person/month, which requires "a lot of time to be wasted". "The vocabulary of 'efficiency' and 'productivity' isn't in our core DNA," he added.

US private equity firm General Atlantic has appointed Novak Djokovic as a global strategic advisor. The tennis player will work with the firm's leadership, portfolio companies, and investors, drawing on his experience as an athlete, investor, and entrepreneur. The announcement comes days before Wimbledon, where Djokovic will seek a record-extending 25th Grand Slam singles title.

Several financial changes take effect from July 1. Taxpayers must file ITR-1 and ITR-2 by July 31, while July 7 is the deadline to deposit April-June TDS. EPFO's UPI-based PF withdrawal, a likely DA hike, and revisions in LPG, CNG, PNG and ATF prices are expected. Indian Railways has also doubled the minimum ticketless travel fine from ₹250 to ₹500.

US President Donald Trump threatened to impose 100% tariff on imports from countries that levy Digital Services Tax (DST) on US tech giants. India is unlikely to be affected, as it has already scrapped the 6% 'Google Tax' and agreed to phase out the remaining DST measures. Trump's warning is aimed at European countries, including France, Britain, Austria and Spain.

An economic blockade imposed in Manipur's Kuki-dominated Kangpokpi district caused a shortage of essential commodities, The Hindu reported, citing MLA Haokholet Kipgen. Prices of a 50-kg bag of rice jumped from ₹1,400-1,700 to ₹4,000, while LPG cylinders are available for ₹5,000 on the black market, he claimed. Civil society group's chief Thangminlen Kipgen claimed petrol now costs ₹250-280/litre.

Union Minister Piyush Goyal questioned the credibility of global rating agencies, saying their assessments had failed to adequately reflect India's growth trajectory. "Fitch, Moody's and [S&P Global]…They have been unfair to India," Goyal said while addressing a business session in London. He contrasted their assessments with those of domestic agencies, describing their ratings as more objective.

Volkswagen plans to fire one lakh employees, but is likely to face difficulties in executing the move. This is because the Volkswagen Law gives the state of Lower Saxony a 20% voting stake in Volkswagen, which carries with it the power to block major decisions. The law dictates that decisions requiring 3/4th majority must be passed by over 4/5th shareholders.

US authorities have cleared Elon Musk's planned acquisition of Mesh Optical Technologies, a startup building advanced optical systems for AI data centres and aerospace infrastructure. Mesh was founded last year by three former SpaceX engineers. Before launching the startup, its co-founders developed the optical communication links that keep thousands of SpaceX's Starlink satellites interconnected.