Spikes Asia announced the TOI Group as the winner for its initiative to bring a new breed of political leaders into the political arena by creating a highly-visible platform where new candidates could showcase their vision, ideas and skills to lead the country. Times Group was given the ‘‘Advertiser of the Year’’ award at the film festival which took place in Singapore.

The Times Group also walked away with seven more awards, including the Grand Prix in the Integrated and Direct Marketing categories for ‘‘Teach India’’; three silvers for the ‘‘Chennai Naka Muka’’ film (one in the Media and Publications category, two for craft, that is, best film and art direction); and two in the digital category for the Chennai website ‘‘Jallikattu’’.

Most of these Times campaigns had been designed by JWT, which won the ‘Agency Network of the Year.’