Hicky’s Bengal Gazette was the first newspaper in India. It was published in the year 1780. It was an English newspaper (weekly) published in Kolkata. James Augustus Hicky (Irish) was the publisher of the Newspaper. It was banned in 1782.
Sir Curzon Willie was associated with the arrest of Ganesh Savarkar. On 1 July 1909, Madan Lal Dhingra killed Sir Curzon Willie. Madan Lal Dhingra was executed on 17th August. He was considered the first martyr outside India.