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The first newspaper in India was published in $1780$ by an English gentlemen called James Augustus Hickey. It was an English newspaper. What was the newspaper called?

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Hickey's Bengal Gazette

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India Gazette

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Calcutta Gazette

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Bengal Journal

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The correct option is A Hickey's Bengal Gazette
Hickey's Bengal Gazette was a weekly English newspaper published from Calcutta, India by the Irishman James Augustus Hickey.
It was the first newspaper of the sub-continent and was started in 1780. It was an inspiration for the Indians to launch newspaper of their own.

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