Indian officials downplayed a deadly stampede at the world's largest religious festival because they wanted to protect the ...

Indian Newspaper Day is celebrated annually on January 29 to honour the launch of the country's first newspaper in 1780. On this day, an Irishman introduced Hicky's Bengal Gazette, India's first ...

This day promotes newspapers and encourages people to read them daily ... Hickey's Bengal Gazette Augustus Hicky, a James Irishman, is famously known as the 'father of the Indian press.' ...

The first-ever newspaper in India was called 'Hicky's Bengal Gazette', also known as 'Calcutta General Advertiser'. It was printed on 29th January 1780 in Kolkata which was the capital of India at ...

Celebrate Indian Newspaper Day on 29 January, reflecting on the birth of the Indian print media. Recognize its impact on democracy and communication.

But after seven years he had incurred debt which landed him in jail and he decided to publish the weekly Hicky’s Bengal Gazette, Asia’s first newspaper ... valued Indian laws and customs.