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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the Rashtriya Swachhata Kendra (RSK), an interactive experience centre on the Swachh Bharat Mission, on the occasion of the centenary celebrations of Mahatma Gandhi's Champaran Satyagraha, in New Delhi on Saturday, a statement from the Prime Minister's Office informed. In other stories, the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) will begin auditing the government’s expenditures incurred in combating the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020-21 itself, a top official source told ETV Bharat. Amidst vociferous protests from Pakistan's religious parties, the Parliament has approved a third Bill related to the tough conditions set by the global money laundering and terrorist financing watchdog FATF. These and more, get to know the top national stories at a glance.

1. PM Modi to inaugurate Rashtriya Swachhata Kendra on Saturday

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the Rashtriya Swachhata Kendra (RSK), an interactive experience centre on the Swachh Bharat Mission, on the occasion of the centenary celebrations of Mahatma Gandhi's Champaran Satyagraha, in New Delhi on Saturday, a statement from the Prime Minister's Office informed.

2 'CAG to begin audit of govt expenses on COVID-19 pandemic this year itself'

The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) will begin auditing the government’s expenditures incurred in combating the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020-21 itself, a top official source told ETV Bharat.

3. Serum Institute to provide Covid-19 vaccine below Rs 225 per dose

Pune-based Serum Institute of India (SII) on Friday announced that the company will be producing up to 100 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine for India and other low- and middle-income countries by 2021.

4. RBI reveals nation's mood: Rahul

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi claimed on Friday that the RBI has revealed the "mood of the nation" saying people's confidence is at an "all-time low" and insecurity high.

5. After offenders, system rapes victim: DCW chief Swati Maliwal

Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) chief Swati Maliwal said on Friday that the process of justice is such in our country that first a victim gets raped by an offender and later the entire system rapes the victim. She was speaking on the Paschim Vihar rape incident of a minor girl.

6. PM Oli opens new fronts of Indo-Nepal disputes

Needling India further, the K P Sharma Oli-led Nepal government has started the construction of a helipad at a disputed site in Bihar besides beginning the installation of 360-degree CCTV cameras in a no-man's Land near Uttarakhand along the India-Nepal border.

7. Pakistan parliament approves FATF-related Bill

Amidst vociferous protests from Pakistan's religious parties, the Parliament has approved a third Bill related to the tough conditions set by the global money laundering and terrorist financing watchdog FATF.

8. Fake followers racket case: Badshah arrives at Crime Branch in Mumbai

Rapper Badshah arrived at Crime Branch in Mumbai on August 07. On August 06, Crime Branch of Mumbai police has summoned the rapper Badshah in fake followers’ racket case. Reportedly, the Crime Branch has prepared a list of 238 questions for Badshah.

9. England white-ball tour to India postponed until early 2021

England's white-ball tour of India, originally scheduled for late September to early October this year, has been postponed until early 2021, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) confirmed on Friday.

10. Government gives principle permission to hold IPL 13 in UAE

The Indian Premier League (IPL) has received the Indian government's in-principle permission to conduct its 13th edition in the UAE, the Board of Control for Cricket in India sources confirmed on Friday.