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*[https://www.jstor.org/site/south-asia-open-archives/saoa/selections-native-newspapers-26318838/ Selections from the native newspapers published in the United Provinces of Agra & Oudh] 1903-1912.
==The Times of India==
*''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 21 January 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]].
==Thacker's Overland News for India and the Colonies==
''Thacker's Overland News for India and the Colonies'' was published weekly in London from the 1850s onward, for British people living in India.<ref>[https://blog.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/2021/08/23/new-titles-23-aug-2021/ "Hot Off The Press – New Titles This Week"] August 23, 2021. British Newspaper Archive Blog (Scroll down).
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''Thacker's Overland News …'' is available on [[Findmypast]], category "Newspapers & periodicals", with the same contents also available on the British Newspaper Archive, both pay websites, (introduced 18 August 2021) with initial date range 3 Jan. 1860 to 26 Dec. 1863 with 1857-63 planned, with details on a [https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/titles/thackers-overland-news-for-india-and-the-colonies 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".
==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>
:''Naval & Military Gazette and Weekly Chronicle of the United Service''
:''The Times of India''
:''Thacker's Overland News for India and the Colonies''
:''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 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] ''Government Gazette (India)'', 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:
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