Bharat Express

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Bharat Express
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Country India
Broadcast areaIndia
NetworkSatellite and online
Headquarters Noida, India
Programming
Language(s) Hindi
History
Launched1 February 2023 (2023-02-01)
Links
Website bharatexpress.com

Bharat Express is an Indian Hindi news channel. Its headquarters is in Noida, India. The Editor-in-Chief of Bharat Express is Upendra Rai, [1] [2] who was formerly the Chief Executive Officer and Editor-in-Chief of Sahara News Network. [3] [4]

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History

The Bharat Express news channel was launched on 1 February 2023. [5] [6]

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