It also covers the latest business deals and acts as a platform for companies to give their public results, with growth rate, net profit and others.

The first edition of this saw the awards being given to entrepreneurs by the Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.

Nandan Nilekani of Infosys was chosen the Viewers' Choice Best Global Indian.

The first American woman to receive the award was the Democratic Presidential nominee and campus activist, Farah Pandith.

Many financial scams and cases have been filed against the owners of NDTV by many people and organisations accusing them of involvement in cheating shareholders' money, money laundering and tax evasion by publishing fake profit and loss statement.