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*The first Indian language newspaper
Ans : Samachar Darpan (Bengali)
*The oldest continously published newspaper in India
Ans : Bombay Samachar
*Boambay Samachar was started by
Ans : Fardunjee Marzban (1822)
*The state in which the most number of newspapers are published
Ans : Uttar Pradesh
*The state which publishes newspapers in most number of languages
Ans : New Delhi
*The state which does not publish any newspapers
Ans : Arunachal,Pradesh
*Indian News paper Day
Ans : January 29
*National Press Day
Ans : November 16
*World Press Freedom Day
Ans : May 3
News Agencies in India
Press Trust of India (PTI)
*PTI is the largest news agency in India.
*PTI was registered at Madras in
Ans : 27th August 1947
*PTI started functioning in
Ans : 1st February 1949
*Head Quarters of PTI
Ans : NewDelhi
United News of India (UNI) :
*UNI is a multilingual news agency in India.
*UNI was founded in 1961.
*UNI remains the first and only news agency in the world to supply news in Urdu.
Press Council of India (PCI) :
*It was constituted on 4th July 1966
*PCI helps newspapers to maintain their independence.
Indo - Asian News Service (IANS) :
*IANS was established in 1986.
*IANS provides news from India and South Asian regions.
Press Information Bureau (PIB) :
*A nodal agency of the Government of India which is based on National Media Center
*It collects the information of programms and achievements on government plans
*PIB was formed in 1919
*PIB headquarters is in New Delhi
*Father of Indian Journalism
Ans : Chalapathi Rao
*Grand Old Man of Indian Journalist
Ans : Thushar Kanti Ghosh
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*The state that has launched pink envelope for the delivery of documents, summons and notices for High Court purposes
Ans : Jharkhand
