From left: Sukhbir Badal, Gurcharan Singh Tohra, Parkash Singh Badal, Omar Abdulah, Shahnawaz Khan and Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa (standing) at a Youth Akali Dal meeting at Bhanor village, near Ludhiana, on Monday. — Tribune photo by Pradeep Tewari

SC asks for IIM revenue details
Says institutes not for elite alone
New Delhi, February 16
The Supreme Court today directed three petitioners in the IIM fee controversy to place before it complete data about the revenue generated by the six business schools annually and the balance sheets for the past 10 years to make a case for issuing notice to the government on its decision to slash the fee from Rs 1.50 lakh to Rs 30,000.

SC stays order on judge in Burail case
New Delhi, February 16
The Supreme Court today stayed an order of the Punjab and Haryana High Court impleading Chandigarh District and Sessions Judge (DSJ) H.S. Bhalla as party in a petition seeking CBI probe into the Burail Jail case in which four prisoners, including three accused in the Beant Singh assassination, had fled through a tunnel dug by them.

Professional tax in Haryana goes
Chandigarh, February 16
The Haryana Government today abolished professional tax. This was announced by Finance Minister Sampat Singh during his two-hour reply to the debate on the Budget estimates in the Vidhan Sabha, which was marked by a walkout by the Congress MLAs.

Navjot Sidhu to join BJP today New Delhi, February 16 Navjot Singh Sidhu, who took the art of cricket commentary to a new height after a glorious innings in the game representing India, will make his debut in politics by joining the BJP here tomorrow.