Is it true that Bombay Samachar was the first weekly Indian paper published in India?

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Gangadhar Bhattacharya published the first Indian newspaper, the weekly Bengal Gazette. James Augustus Hickey took over as editor of the Bengal Gazette in 1780. It was a weekly publication that marketed itself as "a business paper open to all, but influenced by none." Thus, English printing in India was first introduced by a private English company proud of its independence from imperial influence. Hickey published numerous advertisements, some of which dealt with purchasing and selling "slaves". Hence, the statement is false.
The correct statement would be that Bombay Samachar was not the first weekly Indian paper published in India.

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