Multiple choice

Which among the following days commemorates the birth of the first newspaper in India (Indian Newspaper Day)?

  1. 29th January

  2. 2nd October

  3. 25th December

  4. 14th April

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Explanation

Indian Newspaper Day is observed on January 29 to commemorate the publication of India's first newspaper, Hickey's Bengal Gazette (also called the Calcutta General Advertiser), founded by James Augustus Hickey in 1780. This marked the beginning of print journalism in India.