Hicky’s Bengal Gazette: How India’s possibly Irish first newspaper editor fell foul of its British rulers
William Hicky, who launched Asia’s first newspaper, was prosecuted for libel and sparked a sensational eight-year trial ...
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Viewpoint: What India's first newspaper says about democracy
Known as Hicky's Bengal Gazette after its intrepid founder, James Augustus Hicky, the newspaper notoriously dogged the most powerful men in India. It dug into their private lives and accused them ...
Yesterdate: This day from Kolkata’s past, January 7, 1778
Robert Kiernander, son of John Zachariah Kiernander, Swedish Lutheran missionary in Bengal, wrote a letter to his missionary ...
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Good news for West Bengal state govt employees, salary to increase Rs 7000 from January; read details
West Bengal state government employees ... This salary will be effective from January 2025. Is this good news for the protesting employees demanding an increase in Dearness Allowance (DA) at ...