Fake degrees and copied dissertations: World leaders have a history of academic fraud

Vladimir Putin is accused of getting his dissertation ghostwritten. What helped him was a photocopy machine.

Ararat Osipian, The Conversation

· Apr 06, 2019 · 09:30 pm

‘96’ plagiarism row: Director Prem Kumar denies charges, asks accuser to show proof

The Tamil film, starring Vijay Sethupathi and Trisha Krishnan, was released in October and became a box-office hit.

Scroll Staff

· Nov 01, 2018 · 04:11 pm

Christian Dior settles plagiarism dispute with Indian design studio People Tree

Graphic designer Orijit Sen, co-founder of People Tree, announced the settlement in a Facebook post, but did not give more details.

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· May 29, 2018 · 08:41 am

Varun Dhawan-starrer ‘October’ is plagiarised from my movie, Marathi director claims

‘October’ director Shoojit Sircar denies the allegation, says he knows nothing about the Marathi movie.

Devarsi Ghosh

· Apr 20, 2018 · 09:37 am

Plagiarism by professor cannot be tolerated, can invite criminal action, says Delhi High Court

A plea was filed by a JNU scholar alleging that a professor of the varsity had plagiarised from 15 different sources in his thesis.

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· Apr 14, 2018 · 11:06 am

‘India, We Need to Talk About Plagiarism’: Watch this cinema lover’s warning to Indian filmmakers

YouTuber Corrie Hinschen, who regularly reviews Asian films, has a strong message for the Indian film industry and viewers.

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· Jan 28, 2018 · 10:15 am

An Indian designer has accused global fashion house Christian Dior of copying its print

People Tree founders have alleged that the print on a dress worn by Sonam Kapoor on the cover of Elle India is uncannily similar to one of their creations.

Maria Thomas, qz.com

· Jan 25, 2018 · 01:30 pm

‘The Shape of Water’ compared to 2015 Dutch short, Netherlands academy shuts down plagiarism murmurs

The Netherlands Film Academy organised a screening of Guillermo Del Toro’s acclaimed movie and a discussion with the director.

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· Jan 23, 2018 · 11:55 am

‘Agnyaathavaasi’ plagiarism row: Director of French original ‘Largo Winch’ wants legal action

The Pawan Kalyan starrer has already been a major flop.

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· Jan 22, 2018 · 07:24 pm

Ankit Tiwari has indeed reworked his old tune for ‘Piya More’ from ‘Baadshaho’

We tune into ‘Nasha Sar Pe Chadke Bole’, which featured in the obscure movie ‘Dee Saturday Night’.

Devarsi Ghosh

· Jul 27, 2017 · 02:15 pm

Win for ‘Hindi Medium’ as Bengali film ‘Ramdhanu’ withdraws plagiarism charge

The directors of ‘Ramdhanu’ had moved the court against Saket Chaudhary’s ‘Hindi Medium’ in early July.

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· Jul 24, 2017 · 07:18 pm

Yet another plagiarism allegation against Akshay Kumar’s ‘Toilet Ek Prem Katha’

Jaipur-based filmmaker Praatik Sharma has moved court against the makers of the August 11 release.

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· Jul 18, 2017 · 05:49 pm