Upendra Rai

Upendra Rai
Upendra Rai in 2016
Born
Upendra Rai[1]

(1982-01-16) 16 January 1982 (age 42)
Sherpur, Ghazipur, India
NationalityIndian
EducationUniversity of Lucknow
SVKM's NMIMS
Occupation(s)CEO & Editor-in-Chief, Sahara News Network
Years active1997–present
Spouse(s)Dr. Rachana, Professor, JIIT, M.Sc., IIT Roorkee, Ph.D., IIT Bombay[2]

Upendra Rai (born 16 January 1982) is an Indian journalist and writer.[3] He is Chairman & Managing Director and Editor-in-Chief of Bharat Express News Network.[4][5] Earlier he was working as CEO and Editor-in-Chief at Sahara India Media.[6][7] He has worked as CEO and Editor-in-Chief at Tehelka.[8][9] Earlier he has also been with Sahara News Network as its Group CEO and Editor-in-Chief, looking after the functioning of Sahara Samay Channel along with Samay UP/ Uttarakhand, Samay Bihar/Jharkhand, Samay MP/CG, Samay Rajasthan, Aalami Samay and Rashtriya Sahara Hindi Daily.[10] He resigned from Sahara News Network in June 2016[11][12] and started his own media house, 'The Printlines Media Group' as its chairman and Editor-in Chief.[13]

  1. ^ "Media Accreditation".
  2. ^ "PROF. RACHANA". jiit.ac.in. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Media Accreditation".
  4. ^ https://www.exchange4media.com/media-tv-news/upendra-rai-to-set-up-media-venture-bharat-express-123111.html
  5. ^ https://www.exchange4media.com/media-tv-news/deepak-chaurasia-to-host-prime-time-show-on-upcoming-news-channel-bharat-express-123729.html
  6. ^ "वरिष्ठ पत्रकार उपेंद्र राय के बारे में आई ये बड़ी खबर". samachar4media.com. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  7. ^ "सहारा में बदला वरिष्ठ पत्रकार उपेंद्र राय का रोल". samachar4media.com. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  8. ^ "Upendra Rai joins Tehelka as CEO and Editor-in-Chief".
  9. ^ "नजरिया : नये विचारों से निकलेगा समाधान - Editorial News - Samay Live".
  10. ^ "Upendra Rai back with Sahara Group,Rejoins as CEO of Sahara Media". 6 November 2015.
  11. ^ "Court refuses scribe's CBI custody, sends him to 14-days in jail". 9 May 2018.
  12. ^ "HC grants bail to Upendra Rai". Business Standard India. business-standard.com. Press Trust of India. 12 July 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  13. ^ "Renowned journalist Upendra Rai established his own Media Gr". Retrieved 21 March 2018.