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*Nearly 4,000 entries transcribed from the Madras Courier have been uploaded to the FIBIS database website, see FIBIS database [https://search.fibis.org/frontis/bin/aps_browse_sources.php?mode=browse_components&id=1144&s_id=103 Madrid Courier 1792-1819] (broken range, 16 datasets).
*Added 30 January 2020, ''Madras Courier'' is available on [[Findmypast]], category "Newspapers & periodicals", with the same contents also available on the British Newspaper Archive, both pay websites. The date range is May 12, 1790 to December 29, 1818, with issues 1790-1795, 1798, 1800-1813, 1815-1816, 1818, with details on a [https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/titles/madras-courier BNA page]. 1817 further added 21 February 2020. It is possible to browse individual editions on BNA, in addition to searching. To browse the findmypast editions, use the filters under "Narrow your search results" (left hand side of the webpage) "By Newspaper" and "By Date". Also see [[Newspapers and journals online#Pay websites|Pay websites]], below.
==Madras Weekly Mail==''The Madras Weekly Mail'' was the weekly offshoot of India’s first evening paper ''The Madras Mail''. ''The Madras Mail'' became simply the ''The Mail'' in 1928, before eventually ceasing publication in 1981.<ref name=Jan4/><br>It is available on [[Findmypast]], category "Newspapers & periodicals", with the same contents also available on the British Newspaper Archive, both pay websites, (introduced Dec. 22, 2020), with initial date range January 8, 1876 to December 31, 1908, with 1876–1914 planned, with details on a [https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/titles/madras-weekly-mail BNA page]. It is possible to browse individual editions on BNA, in addition to searching. To browse the findmypast editions, use the filters under "Narrow your search results" (left hand side of the webpage) "By Newspaper" and "By Date".
==Naval & Military Gazette and East India and Colonial Chronicle==
*''Naval and Military Gazette and East India and Colonial Chronicle''. The earlier title of the publication following.
*''The Times of India'' is available on [[Findmypast]], category "Newspapers & periodicals", with the same contents also available on the British Newspaper Archive, both pay websites, (added 21January 2020). The date range is 18 May 1861 to 31 December 1888, with available years 1861-1865, 1867-1888, with details on a [https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/titles/times-of-india BNA page]. It is possible to browse individual editions on BNA, in addition to searching. To browse the findmypast editions, use the filters under "Narrow your search results" (left hand side of the webpage) "By Newspaper" and "By Date". Also see [[Newspapers and journals online#Pay websites|Pay websites]], below.
* A more extensive collection of ''The Times of India'' is available on the database Proquest Historical Newspapers, ''Times of India'' option. See [[Newspapers and journals online#Websites Accessible by participating Library Cardholders|Websites Accessible by participating Library Cardholders]], below, and for further details refer [[Subscription websites-online newspapers, journals and directories]].
==Voice of India==''The Voice of India'' was established in 1883 in Bombay and contained news from across the country of India, featuring a collection of snippets from other Indian newspapers, as well as offering a ‘Native Opinion’ section. ''The Voice of India'' was later incorporated with the ''Indian Spectator''. The title changed over time 1883–1902 ''The Voice of India''; 1902–04 ''The Voice of India, Indian Spectator & Champion''; 1904–13 ''The Indian Spectator, Voice of India & Champion''.<ref name=Jan4>[https://blog.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/2021/01/04/new-titles-4-january-2021/ "Hot Off The Press – New Titles This Week"] January 4, 2021. The British Newspaper Archive Blog (Scroll down)</ref> <br>It is available on [[Findmypast]], category "Newspapers & periodicals", with the same contents also available on the British Newspaper Archive, both pay websites, (introduced 31 Dec. 2020), with initial date range January 1, 1885 to December 27, 1913 (1885-1889, 1902-1913) with 1883-1913 planned, with details on a [https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/titles/voice-of-india BNA page]. It is possible to browse individual editions on BNA, in addition to searching. To browse the Findmypast editions, use the filters under "Narrow your search results" (left hand side of the webpage) "By Newspaper" and "By Date".
==Pay websites==
*[http://www.awin1.com/awclick.php?mid=2114&id=201071 Findmypast] - British Newspapers and Irish Newspapers are available to individuals with a Pro subscription (previously called World subscription, or the top subscription) but not via library and community subscriptions. (Previously British newspapers were also available with the British subscription, but this no longer applies for new subscriptions.) The newspapers are from the collection of the [[British Library]] and are the same newspapers as are included in the British Newspaper Archive<ref name=BNA>[https://blog.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/2017/05/28/webinar-qa/ Webinar Q&A] British Newspaper Archive blog May 28, 2017.</ref> see next item. The date ranges for the newspapers are directly available on the BNA. To browse the findmypast editions, use the filters under "Narrow your search results" (left hand side of the webpage) "By Newspaper" and "By Date". The Search may be better on the BNA, (BNA says it is "more sophisticated"<ref name=BNA/>) and some people are known to search on the BNA, and then access the images on findmypast.
:''Indian Statesman''
:''Madras Courier''
:''Madras Weekly Mail''
:''Naval & Military Gazette and Weekly Chronicle of the United Service''
:''The Times of India''
:''Voice of India''
:The India newspapers above may be located by filtering "By County": Karnataka, India; Lahore, Pakistan; Maharashtra, India; Tamil Nadu, India; West Bengal, India. However note ''Indian Statesman'', although published in Bombay , has been classified as part of West Bengal.
:There is also the Findmypast category "Newspapers & Periodicals"/US & World newspapers, whose newspapers are '''not''' available on the British Newspaper Archive, as possibly they do not come from the British Library. See [[China]] for some publications.
*[http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/help/about British Newspaper Archive], a findmypast company, is a pay site, with newspapers from the collection of the [[British Library]]. The majority of the newspapers were published 1830-1950 and now includes some Irish, Canadian, Jamaican etc newspapers, which are listed under individual newspaper titles, or under Regions. However the website does include some published pre 1800 and some post 1950, with details on this [http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/home/NewspaperTitles list of publications]. See Findmypast above, for the India related newspapers. BNA classifies those published in India and Pakistan into four Regions which can be selected for Searching: "Eastern, India" (''Calcutta Gazette, Englishman's Overland Mail, Friend of India and Statesman, Indian Daily News'');"Southern, India" (''Bangalore Spectator, Madras Courier, Madras Weekly Mail''); "Western, India" (''Bombay Gazette, Times of India, Voice of India''); "Punjab, Pakistan" (''Civil & Military Gazette''). However note ''Indian Statesman'', although published in Bombay , has been classified as part of "Eastern, India".
:This website may also be accessed (free) from the [[British Library]] Reading Rooms.
*[http://www.newspaperarchive.com/Default.aspx NewspaperArchive] is an American pay website which includes British newspapers and other publications. British newspapers may include information about people and events in India. A researcher found the newspaper ''Week's News'' contained B,M,D announcements for India. The following volumes with a (probable) India connection were noted, all published in Britain:
