Aaj Tak bags four Rapa awards

Here are some more awards for the lead Hindi news channel in the country, Aaj Tak. The channel has won four awards at the 29th All India Rapa Awards ceremony held in Mumbai on May 22. These awards comprise the Best Anchor Award, the Best Film-based Programme Award, the Best 'Telecast of Live Programme' Award and the Best Public Service Advertising Award.

While the Best Anchor Award was conferred on Aaj Tak's Ritul Joshi - who anchors the prime time news bulletin on the channel - the Best Film-based Programme trophy was given to Cinema Aaj Tak. Kyun Sune Aapki - which brought the then chief ministerial candidates of Delhi, Madan Lal Khurana and Sheila Dixit, face-to-face for a live debate - bagged the Best 'Telecast of Live Programme' Award. The Best Public Service Advertising Award was given to the public service films produced by Code Red Films for Aaj Tak. The films projected an aggressive protagonist who raises his voice against various social evils such as eve teasing, corruption and smoking in public places.