Saido Berahino: Drugs ban from a spiked drink, says Stoke striker

Berahino did not play for former club West Brom between September and January, when he joined Stoke for 12m. "To be banned for something you really haven't done is hard to take," the 23-year-old told BBC's Football Focus. He claims the level of drugs found was "really low", which he says proves there was no intent on his behalf. "You go on a night out, you don't know who you are around and there are people who are out to get you," said the former England Under-21 international. "Of course, I was in a nightclub, so I hold my hand up for being irresponsible. "From then on it all crashed down. To this day, I still cannot understand who would want to do that to me."

Saido Berahino: Drugs ban from a spiked drink, says Stoke

Berahino did not play for former club West Brom between September and January, when he joined Stoke for 12m. "To be banned for something you really haven't done is hard to take," the 23-year-old told BBC's Football Focus. He claims the level of drugs found was "really low", which he says proves there was no intent on his behalf. "You go on a night out, you don't know who you are around and there are people who are out to get you," said the former England Under-21 international. "Of course, I was in a nightclub, so I hold my hand up for being irresponsible. "From then on it all crashed down. To this day, I still cannot understand."

Dutch prosecutors seize gold bars and cars in 'tax evader' raids

They are investigating about 3,800 Dutch-linked accounts in an unnamed Swiss bank following a tip-off they could contain undeclared assets. Paintings, a gold bar, cash, a luxury car and jewellery have been seized. As well as the Netherlands, there have been searches in France, Germany, the UK and Australia. The Dutch government has passed information to the other countries about more than 50,000 suspect accounts at the bank. Meanwhile, UK authorities said the investigation was also targeting senior bank employees. The co-ordinated raids began on Thursday, the Dutch office for financial crimes prosecution (FIOD) said in a statement. It said the cross-border operation was being supported by Eurojust, the EU's judicial co-operation unit.

Dutch prosecutors seize gold bars and cars in 'tax evader'

They are investigating about 3,800 Dutch-linked accounts in an unnamed Swiss bank following a tip-off they could contain undeclared assets. Paintings, a gold bar, cash, a luxury car and jewellery have been seized. As well as the Netherlands, there have been searches in France, Germany, the UK and Australia. The Dutch government has passed information to the other countries about more than 50,000 suspect accounts at the bank. Meanwhile, UK authorities said the investigation was also targeting senior bank employees. The co-ordinated raids began on Thursday, the Dutch office for financial crimes prosecution (FIOD) said in a statement. It said the cross-border operation was being supported by Eurojust, the EU's judicial.

GST draft bills tabled in Parliament; peg peak rate at 40%

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today introduced in Lok Sabha four bills on Goods and Services Tax, providing for a maximum GST rate of 40 per cent, an anti- profiteering authority and arrests for evading taxes.

GST draft bills tabled in Parliament; peg peak rate at 40%

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today introduced in Lok Sabha four bills on Goods and Services Tax, providing for a maximum GST rate of 40 per cent, an anti- profiteering authority and arrests for evading taxes.

The court said the prosecution had "miserably failed" to

prove that Mohd Rafiq Shah was involved in the placing of the bomb in a DTC bus on the fateful evening and neither could it prove that Mohd Hussain Fazili was involved in any manner with the conspiracy behind blasts.

Farooq Ahmed Batloo and Ghulam Ahmed Khan had earlier pleaded guilty and were let off by the court for the period already undergone by them. Terror funding was the allegation against both these accused.

Three separate cases were registered by police after the blasts. The court had clubbed all the three cases for the purpose of recording of evidence.