Plagiarism

'Sab yaad rakha jayega' poet Aamir Aziz accuses artist of lifting his work

Aamir Aziz alleged that his poem had been renamed and re-contextualised in the gallery, making it appear as if it were Anita Dube's original creation

Writer of 'Laapataa Ladies' Goswami refutes allegations of plagiarism

Biplab Goswami, who penned the story of Kiran Rao's critically-acclaimed film "Laapataa Ladies", on Saturday dismissed the claims that the movie's plot has been plagiarised. Many social media users earlier this week shared a short clip from 2019 Arabic short film "Burqa City", noticing similarities between the stories of the two movies. In "Burqa City", a newlywed man sets out to find his wife after she is mistaken for another woman in a burqa. Similarly, "Laapataa Ladies" follows Deepak as he searches for his new bride, who is accidentally swapped with another ghoonghat-clad woman on a train. In a statement, posted on his official Instagram page, Goswami said the allegations are completely "untrue". "Our story, characters, and dialogues are 100% original. Any allegations of plagiarism are completely untrue. These allegations not just undermine my efforts as a writer, but also the tireless efforts of the entire filmmaking team," he said. Goswami also said the screenplay for "Laap

Kiran Rao's Laapataa Ladies faces plagiarism with Arabic film, Burqa City

A video went viral with Kiran Rao's Laapataa Ladies visuals resembling the 2019 Arabic film 'Burqa City', leading to accusations of plagiarism. On March 1, 2024, the Kiran Rao-directed film was releas

South Korea's impeached president's wife found guilty of plagiarism

Sookmyung Women's University shared findings from a 2022 investigation into Kim Keon-hee's 1999 master's thesis, granting her until January's end to appeal

Harvard plagiarism row: Gay defends research, calls it 'ideological battle'

The school's first Black president stepped down after allegations of plagiarism in her work and anger over the university's handling of antisemitism on campus following Hamas's Oct. 7 attack on Israel

Harvard to move past firestorm brought on by Claudine Gay's resignation

Harvard University on Wednesday sought to move beyond the firestorm brought on by the plagiarism allegations, congressional testimony and resignation of Claudine Gay, the school's first Black president, as it seeks a new leader and tries to heal divisions at the elite Ivy League school. The search for a new president will begin "in due course" and will include "broad engagement and consultation with the Harvard community", the Harvard Corporation, the school's 11-member governing board said in statement on Tuesday, adding that it will be driven by "core values of excellence, inclusiveness, and free inquiry and expression". "At a time when strife and division are so prevalent in our nation and our world, embracing and advancing that mission -- in a spirit of common purpose -- has never been more important," leadership said. As it looks for a new president, the corporation also needs to examine its role in Gay's appearance before Congress, according to Khalil Gibran Muhammad, who ...

Harvard Prez Claudine Gay resigns amid backlash over antisemitism testimony

Harvard University President Claudine Gay resigned on Tuesday amid plagiarism accusations and criticism over testimony at a congressional hearing where she was unable to say unequivocally that calls on campus for the genocide of Jews would violate the school's conduct policy. Gay announced her departure, which came just months into her tenure, in a letter to the Harvard community. She and the presidents of MIT and the University of Pennsylvania came under fire last month for their lawyerly answers to a line of questioning from New York Rep. Elise Stefanik, who asked whether calling for the genocide of Jews would violate the colleges' code of conduct. The three presidents had been called before the Republican-led House Committee on Education and the Workforce to answer accusations that universities were failing to protect Jewish students amid rising fears of antisemitism worldwide and fallout from Israel's intensifying war in Gaza, which faces heightened criticism for the mounting ...

Indian designers get lawyers on board, declare war against plagiarism

The battle is tough though, with laws limiting and the market for fakes vast

Ex-German Minister's PhD degree revoked after plagiarism scandal

PhD degree of former German Minister for Family Affairs Franziska Giffey had her doctoral was revoked after an investigation into her doctoral thesis on European politics found evidence of plagiarism

Theft-proof ideas? Citi takes plagiarism test in spat with Matheno Films

A filmmaker has accused Citi India of 'picking up' his idea for their advertisement. But the production house has denied this vehemently and threatened legal action

25% researchers worldwide unaware, confused what is plagiarism: Survey

Majority reported that reusing text from their own previously published study is not plagiarism, irrespective of whether the study is cited

How seriously do we take UGC's new guidelines against plagiarism?

The new guidelines against plagiarism at universities are a first step in a journey that needs to cover a lot more ground

Plagiarism software unveils a new source for 11 of Shakespeare's plays

Authors Dennis McCarthy and June Schlueter are not suggesting that Shakespeare plagiarised but rather that he read and was inspired by manuscript

Plagiarism to cost students, faculty dearly

Pupils would face cancellation of registration, staff denied increments, barred from publication of papers