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  Through the Global Pravasi Rishta portal and app, the government aims at connecting with the Indian community overseas. The Ministry of External Affairs on December 30, 2020, launched the Global Pravasi Rishta Portal and app in order to connect with nearly 3.12 crore Indians across the world. While speaking at the launch of the Global Pravasi Rishta app and portal, V Muraleedharan, the Minister of State for External Affairs stated that the app aims at creating a three-way communication between the Indian missions, ministry, and the Indian diaspora. The minister also informed that the app will be used by the Indian nationals and diaspora, while the portal will be used by the Indian missions. Currently, there are around 3.12 crore overseas Indians globally out of which 1.78 crores are NRIs and 1.34 crore are PIOs. Objective: According to the Minister of State for External Affairs, the government recognizes the significance of the Indian diaspora and has also been engaging them in vario

  Hamilton surpassed Michael Schumacher's all-time record of 91 wins in October 2020, taking his total win tally to 95. Seven-time Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton was awarded knighthood in the United Kingdom New Year Honours list. The award comes after an exceptional run this year, as Hamilton won his seventh world title this year, equaling Michael Schumacher's record.  Hamilton had won his first world title in 2008. He later won six world championships to equal Schumacher's record between 2014 and 2020 ushering in a period of dominance.  He had equaled Schumacher's record after an astounding performance in the Turkish Grand Prix in November 2020, which was also his 10th victory of the season.  Hamilton also surpassed Michael Schumacher's all-time record of 91 wins in October 2020, taking his total win tally to 95. Speaking on Lewis's honour, Formula 1's incoming CEO Stefano Domenicali said in an official statement that Lewis is a true giant of our sport

  In this year-ender, Jagranjosh brings to you a compilation of many firsts including Flight Lieutenant Shivangi Singh who became the first woman fighter pilot to fly the Rafale aircraft and Greta Thunberg who was named the winner of the first Gulbenkian Prize for Humanity.  Captain Tanya Shergill had become the  first Indian woman to command the Republic Day parade  in January 2020. Since then, the year has seen  many firsts  especially by women from around the world who achieved the unthinkable to pave way for a new world that is ripe with possibilities. In this year-ender, Jagranjosh brings to you a  compilation of many firsts  including  Flight Lieutenant Shivangi Singh  who became the first woman fighter pilot to fly the Rafale aircraft,  Greta Thunberg  who was named the winner of the first Gulbenkian Prize for Humanity,  Katerina Sakellaropoulou  who was elected as the first-ever woman president of Greece and  Kamala Harris  who became the first-ever female Vice President-Elect

  From Legion of Merit Award to PM Modi to Delhi Crime becoming the first Indian series to win the International Emmy award, go through the list of achievements, awards, books, rankings of the year 2020.  Apart from the pandemic, the year 2020 was eventful in every other sense. On the one hand, where PM Modi was honoured with the prestigious award by the US President, the wait was finally over for the actor Brad Pitt as he took his first-ever Oscar home.  To keep you up to date as we bid goodbye to this year, we have come up with the list of top awards, honours, rankings, achievements, prizes that recognized the hard work and efforts in various fields. These recognitions assure that pandemics cannot stop the innovations and the hunger for achieving more.  PM Modi awarded Legion of Merit by the President of United States •  The President of the United States, Donald Trump has honored PM Modi with the Legion of Merit Award. •  The honor has been given for PM Modi’s leadership in elevatin