Which of the following was the first Indian newspaper?

The history of the press in India is dated by when each publication began circulation — the paper that started printing and circulating earliest, regardless of the mother tongue of its editor or readers, is credited as India's first newspaper.

Among the newspapers listed, Bengal Gazette (also called Hicky's Bengal Gazette or the Calcutta General Advertiser) was founded by James Augustus Hicky and began publication in Calcutta in 1780, decades before any of the other three began circulation. This makes Bengal Gazette the first newspaper published in India. - Bengal Gazette (1780): founded by James Augustus Hicky in Calcutta — the earliest of the four. - Times of India (1838): began as the Bombay Times and Journal of Commerce in Bombay, renamed Times of India in 1861. - The Tribune (1881): founded by Dyal Singh Majithia in Lahore. - The Young India (1919): began publication in 1919; Mahatma Gandhi took over its editorship that year but was not its founder.

Ordering these publication dates confirms 1780 is the earliest, so Bengal Gazette is the first Indian newspaper.