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Detailed explanation-1: -Who Published the First Newspaper in India Named The Bengal Gazette in 1780. James Augustus Hicky published the First Indian Newspaper in India named The Bengal Gazette in 1780.

Detailed explanation-2: -The early beginnings of the Society can be traced back to October 11, 1927, when a Society bearing the name, The India, Burma & Ceylon Newspapers’ London Committee came into being, the name of which was changed to Indian & Eastern Newspaper Society (IENS) on October 4, 1935.

Detailed explanation-3: -The first newspaper printed in India was Hicky’s Bengal Gazette, started in 1780 under the British Raj by James Augustus Hicky. Other newspapers such as The India Gazette, The Calcutta Gazette, The Madras Courier (1785), and The Bombay Herald (1789) soon followed.

Detailed explanation-4: -In 1609, Johann Carolus published the first regular newspaper in Strassburg, comprising brief news bulletins.