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The newspaper in India was first published on 29th January 1780 by James Augustus Hicky under the British Raj. Its name was “the Bengal Gazette” or Calcutta General Advertiser, generally known as the “Hicky's Gazette”.

Bengal Gazette was the first English Newspaper of India. The English Journal, The Bengal Gazette was also called as 'Calcutta General Advertiser' as it was filled with lots of advertisem*nts with this name. He was the sole editor, writer, and publisher of this newspaper.

About us. BCCL is one of India's largest media company with iconic brands like The Times of India and Economic Times. The story of BCCL goes back to Nov.

The so-called Fleet Street of India, where the offices of the Times of India, Indian Express, and a dozen smaller newspapers are located, Bahadurshah Zafar Marg was built on land perpetually leased to the newspapers by the Indian government shortly after Independence.

James Augustus Hicky is known as the father of Indian journalism. He launched India's first newspaper, the Bengal Gazette along with the Calcutta General Advertiser, in 1780. The paper lasted just two years before being seized by the British administration in 1782 for its outspoken criticism of the Raj.

The Hindu Group is an Indian publishing company based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Its first publication was The Hindu, a daily newspaper which began its publication in the year 1878.

The correct answer is Bipin Chandra Pal. Bipin Chandra Pal started New India(Weekly) and Annie Besant started New India(Daily) to spread patriotic feelings in the people of India.

Founded by Madan Mohan Malviya, the paper was published in Allahabad.

The Free Hindustan Newspaper, founded by Taraknath Das, stands as a resolute testament to the unwavering spirit of the Indian independence movement during the early 20th century. Das, a staunch nationalist and activist, took the initiative to establish the newspaper in 1908 while residing in the United States.

Rowshan Ali Chowdhury was the founder and chief editor of The Kohinoor. It was managed by a 35-member committee containing both Muslims and Hindus. Ismail Hossain Siraji, Maniruzzaman Islamabadi and Abdullah Al-Mamun Suhrawardy regularly contributed to the magazine.