Keith David spent years flying around the globe on covert missions, making life-and-death decisions and overseeing multiple units unleashing airstrikes against insurgents. A growing number of US special forces veterans are veering off the traditional path of working for private security firms. -AP Keith David spent years flying around the globe on covert missions, making life-and-death decisions and overseeing multiple units unleashing airstrikes against insurgents. The former Navy SEAL now realizes it was the perfect training for a career in Silicon Valley. A growing number of US special forces veterans are veering off the traditional path of working for private security firms and law enforcement agencies, and instead are heading into the tech industry. Companies are discovering their abilities to build teams and think outside the box make them a good fit for the innovative businesses. "It's very adaptable and flexible, especially a startup, so it's kind of like the Wild West where there are not a lot of rules," David, 32, said of Silicon Valley, where he has worked at a robotics startup since October. "It's more about getting things done and executing them. It's very much like the SEAL teams in that there is not a lot of control from the top down." There is no hard data, but anecdotally Silicon Valley businesses and special forces' veterans say they are seeing more former SEALs, Army Rangers and other special ops seeking jobs at the likes of Facebook, Airbnb and small startups. "Special ops work in this blend of a big traditional structure and a small agile team. They grow up in this gray area that is a mix of big and stable and fast and light," Chris Fussell, a former SEAL and managing partner of the McChrystal Group founded by retired Gen. Stanley McChrystal. The consulting firm works with Silicon Valley companies.Former Marine Don Faul said he estimates 100 special operations veterans have gone into the tech industry in the past year or two. Faul - who served in a Force Reconnaissance company, which is similar to the SEALs - has worked at Google Inc., Facebook and Pinterest, and now is COO of Athos, a wearable technology startup. The military veterans fill a gap in leadership skills for many tech companies, especially startups that formed around an idea and are thin on structure, Faul said. On the flip side, Faul said the former special warfare operators might end up being good connections for the Pentagon, which opened an office in Silicon Valley a year ago to woo tech companies into working with the Defense Department to get more cutting-edge gadgets into the military but has struggled to wholesale instant electric heating water faucet win over the companies.A number of groups in the past three years have cropped up to groom veterans for tech jobs, including The Honor Foundation, which helped David, the former SEAL. David, who spent nine years in the Navy, went from managing multiple military units in Afghanistan, Iraq and elsewhere in the Middle East to directing marketing, robotics and other departments at Anki, a startup that makes smartphone-controlled toy cars.Anki received hundreds of resumes when it posted an opening for a program manager. The company interviewed a dozen candidates, including domain experts and engineers, said Craig Rechenmacher, Anki's chief marketing officer. David has a degree in chemistry and biology, and did not tick off many of the job qualifications. But Rechenmacher said he "blew them away with his passion and his ability to translate his military skills to the real world. We needed someone who could work with multiple disciplines and bring everyone together to work for one common vision."

Tech companies have been slow to tap into the military because veterans often do not know how to market themselves, said Joe Musselman, founder of The Honor Foundation, which offers a 15-week course to active-duty and retired special ops to help them transition to their next career.

Ruling out any conspiracy angle in the 2002 Gulberg Society massacre, a special court on Friday said firing by former Congress MP Ehsan Jafri, in which one person was killed, provoked and infuriated t Ruling out any conspiracy angle in the 2002 Gulberg Society massacre, a special court on Friday said firing by former Congress MP Ehsan Jafri, in which one person was killed, provoked and infuriated the mob that led it to the “killing frenzy”, but asserted that the firing cannot condone the acts of the mob.“It was the private firing by Shri Ehsan Jafri that acted as a catalyst and which infuriated the mob to such an extent that it went out of control, the limited police force available there had no means to control or disperse such mob, which had gathered in large numbers post the incident of private firing,” special SIT court judge P.B. Desai said in his order.“Shri Ehsan Jafri had perpetrated acts of firing from his weapon from different locations within Gulberg Society upon the mob, causing injuries and the death of one China Bathroom Basin Electric taps Manufacturers person, which in my opinion was the catalyst, which provoked the mob to such proportions that it went out of control and thus resulted into the killing frenzy, where a large number of innocent persons lost their lives,” the court said.Rejecting the conspiracy angle, the court said it was “unnatural” that things turned “ugly” all of a sudden after 1.30 (on February 28, 2002) pm “as if some tap was turned on, which resulted in a flood of water and the carnage was perpetrated”. The court, however, added that this fact cannot “in any manner excuse or condone the acts of the mob, which perpetrated the violence needlessly upon innocent men, women and children and hacked them to death and ensured that many others were burned to death in the carnage that followed such private firing.”“The incidence of Gulberg society is in fact a culmination of a series of incidents, which happened at different time frames... Suddenly transgressing into this grave and heinous carnage which has resulted in the death of such large number of women, children and elderly,” it said while rejecting conspiracy theory.“

The carnage took place on account of a spontaneous gathering of a large mob on accounts of the news having spread that number of persons of the majority community have been injured/killed in a private firing by Shri Ehsan Jafri, which further resulted in the entire carnage taking place,” it said, while rejecting the conspiracy theory.The court here today sentenced 11 convicts to life imprisonment in the case of burning alive of 69 people, including Jafri, in the 2002 post-Godhra violence.The court also awarded 10-year jail term to one of the 13 convicted for lesser offences while 12 others have been given seven-year sentence each.

Apple Inc CEO Tim Cook and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday discussed possibilities of manufacturing and retailing of Apple products in India. Apple Inc CEO Tim Cook and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday discussed possibilities of manufacturing and retailing of Apple products in India. Mr Cook shared Apple Inc’s future plans for India with the Prime Minister.The Apple CEO appreciated the breadth of young talent in India, and said youth have significant skills which Apple would like to tap. He mentioned the immense potential for “app-development” that exists in the country. He elaborated on the Map Development Centre that Apple Inc is setting up in Hyderabad. He also appreciated the Prime Minister’s initiatives in “ease of doing business”. The Modi government has been encouraging global mobile handsets manufacturers to set up plants in India as part of the “Make-in-India” programme. On its part, Apple has been keen to open its stores in India and also sell used phones in India as its growth is slowing down in other parts of the world where markets are maturing. However, the Indian government has not been keen to allow Apple to sell used phones in India as some quarters see it as dumping of e-waste in the country.During the meet, Mr Cook also launched an updated version of the “Narendra Modi mobile app”.According to a statement by the PMO, Mr Cook congratulated Mr Modi on the recent election results. He spoke about his visit to different parts of the country, and his meetings with people, including youth, business leaders China instant heating electric tap Manufacturers and actors. In particular, he mentioned his visit to the Siddhivinayak Temple in Mumbai, and watching a cricket match. Mr Modi said that in India, “seeing is believing”, adding that these experiences would definitely steer Mr Cook’s business decisions. Mr Cook also appreciated the PM’s initiatives for renewable energy. He said Apple runs on 93 per cent renewable energy, and spoke of plans to move Apple’s entire supply chain to the renewable energy.

Both Mr Cook and the Prime Minister shared some unique stories of entrepreneurship that they had come across in app-development and renewable energy,” said the statement from the PMO.The Prime Minister explained his Digital India initiative, and identified three key objectives of Digital India as e-education, health and increasing farmer incomes. He sought support from Apple in furthering these objectives. Issues regarding cyber-security and data encryption also came up for discussion. The Prime Minister encouraged Mr Cook to help the global community cope with the challenges of cyber-crime.

The Mahindra group sees northern Europe as the next market for its electric cars after choosing Britain for the China instant water tap electric faucet Manufacturers first stage of its expansion into Europe. The Mahindra group sees northern Europe as the next market for its electric cars after choosing Britain for the first stage of its expansion into Europe.The $17-billion automotive and technology company launched its e2o electric model in London, the latest automaker aiming to tap into the increasing popularity of greener cars especially in crowded urban centres.

Carmakers are hoping shorter charge times, greater ranges and the fallout from Volkswagen’s diesel emissions scandal will help to convert customers used to conventional cars.Mahindra already sells its vehicles in Bhutan, Nepal, Sri Lanka and India but sales have been hampered in some areas due to competition from cheaper conventional models and a lack of charging points and stable electricity supplies.The firm saw the advantages of more reliable infrastructure in Europe and was looking to Scandinavia and the Netherlands as the next places it could launch, group chairman Anand Mahindra said. “Norway, the Netherlands and Sweden, those are the kinds of markets we will look at next,” he said.The firm said it chose Britain first due to the country’s openness to new technology but Mr Mahi-ndra declined to say how many cars, which will be priced from £12,995 ($18,430), he hoped to sell.Less than three per cent of cars sold in Britain last year were alternative fuel models — primarily plug-in hybrid and electric cars — but sales have risen 24 per cent so far this year, said industry data.

French group Bollore said last week that a lack of agreement in London between the city’s boroughs had delayed its plans to put in place a city-wide network of 6,000 charging points.Mr Mahindra, showing off a small four-seater e2o, said that growing consumer demand would pressure London to act but that the firm was focusing on buyers who can easily charge their electric models at home. “One has to be nimble and offer your car to the 2.5 million people in the UK who have driveways or garages which you can charge your car in overnight.”

Bentley had produced a total of 10,001 units of its luxury cars for the global markets and this year it will be increased by 15 per cent. (Photo: CarDekho.com) Bentley had produced a total of 10,001 units of its luxury cars for the global markets and this year it will be increased by 15 per cent. New Delhi: Bullish on the Indian market, ultra luxury carmaker Bentley expects its sales in the country to cross 100 units a year mark by 2017. The company, which sells models such as luxury sedans Continental GT and Flying Spur China wholesale Tankless Electric Water Heater Faucet and the latest SUV Bentayga, which are priced Rs 3.55 crore onwards, has been growing at 15 per cent in the past four years.

Bentley's dealer in India, Exclusive Motors, is confident that it will continue with the same sales momentum this year too. "We have been growing at 15 per cent every year and our total sales this year will be in high double digits and we hope to cross the three digits mark in 2017," Exclusive Motors Managing Director Satya Bagla told PTI. He, however, did not share the exact sales in India, citing company policy. When asked if the negative sentiments around the automotive industry has had an impact on sales in India, he replied in the negative, saying the problem was more to do with meeting demand as Bentley cars always had limited production. "It is about finding the right people to sell to.

Our main problem today is meeting demand," Bagla said, adding that already the latest SUV Bentayga, priced at Rs 3.85 crore (ex-showroom Delhi) onwards, has confirmed bookings in "three digits". This year, Bentley is producing about 2,600-2,700 units of the Bentayga globally. It is targeting 3,000 units a year going forward. Last year, Bentley had produced a total of 10,001 units of its luxury cars for the global markets and this year it will be increased by 15 per cent. The company manufactures its cars at Crewe in the UK from where the units are shipped to the global markets.

There is competition for allocation of cars among the 200 dealers globally in 55 markets," he added. Bagla said India is growing aggressively in the luxury automobile space and in order to tap the opportunity, Bentley is expanding presence in the country. A new showroom with service facility is being set up at Hyderabad, which will be opened in about two months. This will add to the company's existing outlets in Delhi and Mumbai.