Top headlines at 1:30pm, Sep 9: Giving bribe is bigger crime than taking it, says BMC on Kapil row

Comedian Kapil Sharma, on Friday, alleged that a Bombay Municipal Corporation official demanded a bribe of Rs 5 lakh as bribe for opening his office. The comedian, known as India’s finest comedian in recent times, wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi in early hours on Friday complaining about the incident.