Kerala-based Malayala Manorama has followed up its Indian successes with a top place in WAN-Ifra's World Digital Media Awards.

Its manoramaonline.com took was named top news website at a ceremony during the World Publishing Expo in Vienna last night.

Innovative entries came from all over thw world including Oman, South Africa Mexico and Central Europe.

Best new product was Muy Liebre from La Nacion in Argentina, designed for a millennial audience as a user-generated space for all social media platforms.

World Digital Media Awards recognize publishers that have created ground-breaking digital products that engage readers while increasing online business, with winners drawn from regional events in Europe, Asia and Latin America and for the first time, from India, the Middle East and Africa.

This year's winners are:

1. Best News Website: Malayala Manorama Company Ltd, Kottayam, Kerala, India

Project: Manoramaonline.com, the hub for news in India. http://www.manoramaonline.com/

2. Best Entertainment and Lifestyle Website: Media24, Cape Town, South Africa

Project: Kick Off, the magazine's website that brings 24/7 coverage and information on football. http://www.kickoff.com/

3. Best use of online video: Guardian News & Media, London, United Kingdom

Project: Building the Atom Bomb: the full story of the Nevada Test Site https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2015/sep/21/building-the-atom-bomb-the-full-story-of-the-nevada-test-site

4. Best Data Visualisation Project: Muscat Press and Publishing House SAOC, Muscat, Oman

Project: The dress styles to mark the 45th National Day of Oman http://timesofoman.com/extra/OmaniDress/

5. Best News Mobile Service: Clarín A.G.E.A. SA, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Project: Clarín Balotaje en Telegram, the messaging app service to cover the presidential election.

6. Best Entertainment & Lifestyle Mobile Service: Media24, Cape Town, South Africa

Project: Men's Health - Belly Off, the mobile payment app about weight loss to build an alternative content and revenue stream. http://bellyoff.co.za/

7. Best in Tablet Publishing: WeltN24 GmbH, Berlin, Germany

Project: DIE WELT Edition, the new tablet edition to give its loyal audience a deep, lean-back reading experience.

8. Best Reader Engagement: Pictoline, Ciudad de México, Mexico

Project: Pictoline, the visual media company that produces winning visuals to share own social media platforms. www.pictoline.com

9. Best Digital Advertising Campaign: Quartz, London, United Kingdom

Project: Quartz/GE World in Motion, the partnership to create a global destination for GE storytelling and content discovery. http://qz.com/384580/world-in-motion/

10. Best New Product: S.A. La Nación, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Project: MUY LIEBRE, the millennial-focused product powered by user-generated content for all social media platforms http://www.muyliebre.com/