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Thursday, September 18, 2025
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Topic: Plagiarism

What copyright, plagiarism mean for art and artists

Columbia Law School professor Timothy Wu, referring to a copyright dispute in the US, had said ‘if the underlying art is recognisable in the new art, then you have got a problem’.

ED attaches Rs 10 cr worth of assets of Tamil director in Rajinikanth-starrer Robot plagiarism case

The ED case stems from a 2011 complaint by writer Aarur Tamilnadan, who accused director Shankar in a Chennai court of copying the plot of the 2010 film Robot from his story.

India’s research crime is getting worse. Scientists are gaming peer review system

International watchdogs are flagging India as a top producer of ‘low-quality and fraudulent’ research. Last year, India ranked behind only China and the US.

Plagiarism, ‘racial animus’, Zionism & Claudine Gay: Why Harvard’s first black president resigned

Gay was forced to resign due to allegations of plagiarism & how she dealt with supposed antisemitism, but process has been labelled a witch hunt by many.

‘Inaccurate references & cumbersome’, say students. Why ChatGPT might be losing its sheen

Within a week of its November 2022 launch, this AI-based tool had over 1 mn users. Months on, students discover how either the data is old or process too lengthy to depend upon.

Plagiarism challenge or opportunity?: AI platform ChatGPT has academics & tech analysts divided

With the chatbot quickly gaining popularity among students in India, academics are worried about the tool ‘killing creativity’ while cybersecurity analysts call for better regulatory norms. 

Vikram Sampath’s brutal targeting wasn’t academic activism. It was antithesis of restraint

Those who accuse Vikram Sampath of plagiarism must know that when academia is politicised, the biggest loser is academic integrity.

Rapper KR$NA says this year’s IPL anthem is ‘plagiarised’ from his 2017 song

The IPL launched its theme song named 'Aayenge Hum Waapas' Sunday. It has over 1.3 lakh views on YouTube and more than 3.6 lakh views on Twitter.

Re-publishing own work will now be called self-plagiarism, could affect promotions: UGC

UGC notice says it will soon issue set of parameters to evaluate instances of self-plagiarism. It had earlier made research ethics and plagiarism mandatory part of students’ coursework.

Annamalai University accused of plagiarism, data manipulation in over 200 research papers

Microbiologist & image forensics expert Elizabeth Bik has traced duplication and manipulation in papers published by Annamalai University researchers.

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Is India recalibrating Russian oil import strategy? Saudi Arabia discount offer is key

India has indicated several times that it makes decisions to purchase oil from Russia based on commercial reasons and not geopolitics.

At launch of NITI Aayog report, Sitharaman calls for regulation to run at par with AI adoption

FM adds that AI-assisted technologies should be adopted in all districts to bring development & highlights importance of collaborative ecosystems in tech innovation.

India looks to ink deal for 114 Rafale as early as next year, some to come in fly-away condition

The Standard F4 plus version will come equipped with longer-range air-to-air missiles (two) and air-to-ground munitions than currently in service with India, ThePrint has learnt.

Gen Zs have taken down the Nepal regime. Here’s why this will never happen in India

To be truly functional and durable, even eternal, a state doesn’t just need a leader, a party or an ideology. It needs functional and robust institutions.