MUMBAI: India's newsleader India TV bagged the viewers’ choice best Hindi news channel award at the ITA Awards ceremony held in Mumbai.

The award was received by India TV chairman and editor-in-chief Rajat Sharma along with channel’s MD and CEO Ritu Dhawan.

The victory is significant owing to the fact that 15 consecutive times winner news channel -- Aaj Tak -- has been dislodged from the top slot, said sources quoted by indiatvnews.com.

Sharma said that the relentless pursuit for excellence in news gathering and delivery was at the core of their success. The viewers must also be congratulated to have made sure that the competition feels the heat, he added.

An elated Dhawan said that they had achieved many milestones in the past, and continued to do so. She claimed they had broken all ratings records.