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Aaj Tak, CNN-IBN, NDTV, Times Now bag top honours at NT Awards Indiantelevision.com Team (9 August 2008 11:30 pm) NEW DELHI:NDTV 24X7 has bagged the News Channel Popular – (English) award at the second News Television (NT) Awards held in Delhi today. CNN-IBN was adjudged the Numero Uno English News Channel of the year while Times Now was conferred the Best News Channel Critics – (English) award. In the Hindi news segment, Aaj Tak was honoured with the Best News Channel popular – (Hindi) award. Numero Uno Hindi News Channel of the year award went to NDTV India. Best Business news channel (Critic) award was bagged by CNBC TV18, while the Numero Uno Business Channel of the year honours were shared by CNBC TV18, NDTV Profit and CNBC Awaaz. TV Today Group editor-in-chief and chairman Aroon Purie was honoured with the NT Lifetime Achievement Award for his contribution to the TV news industry. He received the award from NDTV chairman Prannoy Roy. Purie said, " I love news. 24 hour news channels are the greatest invention of recent times. It has changed the way of public discourse. India is a great country to have so many news channels as many things keep happening every day at every hour. It is like a Formula1 race car, which never stops." Purie is among the select few who have been instrumental in redefining journalism in India. In 1975, he founded the India Today Group, which is now acknowledged as one of India's most diversified media conglomerates. Purie's understanding of the Indian media space is reflected in the number of media properties he has successfully started. The TV Today Group has launched a pack of four news channels, with Aaj Tak as a leader in the Hindi space. Among the luminaries who attended the glittering function at the Taj Palace were MP Rajeev Shukla, BJP spokesperson Rajiv Pratap Rudy, former IPS officer Kiran Bedi, former test cricketer Madan Lal, B.A.G Films and Media MD Anurradha Prasad and fashion designer Ritu Kumar among others. The show, anchored by Channel V veejays Lola Kutty and Juhi, saw spirited performances by A Band of Boys. Award List: Sr.no. Category Awardee News Channel 1 Movico Technology Award for Business News Channel To Watch Out for in the coming year UTVi UTVi 2 Movico Technology Award for Pioneering initiatives in Digital Technology NewsX NewsX 3 Movico Technology Award for Hindi News Channel To Watch Out for in the coming year Voice of India Voice of India 4 Best Crime Show - Hindi Criminal IBN 7 5 Best Crime Show - English India 60 Minutes (BMW Expose) NDTV 24x7 6 Best Auto Show - Hindi Chakke Pe Chakka Aaj Tak 7 Best Auto Show - English The Car & Bike Show NDTV Profit 8 Best Promo Campaign By a News Channel IBN CJ Concept CNN IBN 9 Best Promo for any News Show Aap Ka Budjet Aaj Tak 10 Best Promo for a Channel 21 Years Of Experience NDTV 24x7 11 Lifetime Contribution to Television News Aroon Purie, Chairman & Editor-in-Chief TV Today Network 12 Best Lifestyle & Fashion News Show - Hindi Zaika India Ka NDTV India 13 Best Lifestyle & Fashion News Show - English Business On Course NDTV Profit 14 Best Entertainment News Show - Hindi Jai Jawan NDTV India 15 Best Entertainment News Show – English Jai Jawan NDTV 24x7 16 Best Sports News Show - Hindi Jeet Lee Duniya NDTV India 17 Best Sports News Show – English Final Score CNN IBN 18 Best Talk Show on News Channel- Hindi Zindagi Live (Family Of Suicide Victims) IBN 7 19 Best Talk Show on News Channel- English State Of The Nation CNN IBN 20 Best Business Talk Show - Hindi Kaun Rahega Corepati CNBC Awaz 21 Best Business Talk Show - English Young Turks CNBC TV 18 22 Best Business News Programme - Hindi Stock Talk CNBC Awaz 23 Best Business News Programme - English UP South CNBC TV 18 24 Best Investigative News Report - Hindi Maya (Godmen OR Conmen) & Operation Kalank (Gujarat Riots) IBN 7 & Aaj Tak 25 Best Investigative News Report - English (NDTV Special) Bangladesh Special NDTV24x7 26 Best News Documentary Programme-limited Episodes - Hindi Khas Khabron Ki Khabar – Bundelkhand NDTV India 27 Best News Documentary Programme - limited Episodes - English Remembering 7/11: Let We Forget CNN IBN 28 Best Show On Environment Awareness - Hindi Shikhar Se Oonche NDTV India 29 Best Show On Environment Awareness - English A Question Of Land CNN IBN 30 Best Current Affaris Programme-Limited (Home & International) - Hindi Khas Khabron Ki Khabar – Sez NDTV India 31 Best Current Affairs Programme-limited (Home & International) - English Devil's Advocate CNN IBN 32 Best Daily Newscast – Hindi News Point NDTV India 33 Best Daily Newscast – English India 60 Minutes NDTV 24x7 34 Best-Presented Popular News Show - Hindi Khabardar NDTV India 35 Best-Presented Popular News Show - English Face The Nation (Chak Diya India Special) CNN IBN 36 Most Popular Entertainment News Show Saas Bahu aur Saazish Star News 37 Best TV News Reporter - Hindi Kamal Khan NDTV India 38 Best TV News Reporter - English Poonam Aggarwal NDTV 24x7 39 Best Sports News Show Presenter - Hindi Afshan Anjum (Jeet Lee Duniya) NDTV India 40 Best Sports News Show Presenter - English Sonali Chander (Sports Unlimited) NDTV 24x7 41 Best Entertainment News Show Host - Hindi Shekhar Suman Star News 42 Best Entertainment Critic Rajeev Masand CNN IBN 43 Best Business News Anchor - Hindi Mehraj Dubey NDTV India 44 Best Business News Anchor - English Shivnath Thukral NDTV Profit 45 Best TV News Anchor - Hindi Pankaj Pachauri NDTV India 46 The Indiantelevision.Com Editor's Special Award for Excellence as an Anchor Romana Issar Zee News 47 Best TV News Anchor - English Rajdeep Sardesai CNN IBN ------------------------------------ -- INFORMATION OVERLOAD? 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