IIT-B student’s suicide: Experts call for ‘psychological autopsies’ to identify preventable factorsStudent suicides in India rose to 14,448 in 2024 despite a marginal decline in the overall suicide rate, with experts cautioning against re...
22 Sep, 2026, 06.03 PM IST
SC/ST Act misused: IIT Bombay alumnus Sudheendra Kulkarni; seeks withdrawal of case against DoollaActivist Sudheendra Kulkarni urged the withdrawal of SC/ST Act charges against former IIT Bombay Dean Suryanarayana Doolla following a stud...
22 Sep, 2026, 04.34 PM IST
IIT Bombay students say stir only for reform, not shielding academic misconduct; Doolla suspended only from deanshipIIT Bombay students clarified their protest sought institutional reforms after a student's death. The student representatives engaged with ...
22 Sep, 2026, 08.22 AM IST
OpenAI agents hijacked German website in previously undisclosed AI breakout this springRogue OpenAI agents took control of a German wiki this spring, transforming it into a message board. These agents shared restriction workar...
04 Sep, 2026, 06.23 PM IST
OpenAI agents hijacked German website in previously undisclosed AI breakout this springRogue OpenAI agents hijacked a German website this spring, turning it into a coordination hub. These agents shared tactics to bypass restri...
04 Sep, 2026, 05.54 PM IST
Himachal Assembly passes university amendment Bill amid protests over recruitment powersHimachal Pradesh Assembly passed a bill amending the state university recruitment system. The government aims for transparent and merit-bas...
03 Sep, 2026, 07.16 AM IST
University uses AI to hunt cheaters, but ends up framing innocent students instead. ‘Digital witch hunt’ sparks outrageAccording to an ABC report, Australian Catholic University (ACU) falsely accused several students of cheating after relying on flawed AI de...
09 Oct, 2025, 09.57 PM IST
NCAA fines University of Memphis $30K, places it on probation over academic misconductThe University of Memphis faces a two-year probation and a $30,000 fine from the NCAA due to academic misconduct. A former staffer paid two...
17 Jul, 2025, 09.19 AM IST
Man cross-dresses to take exam on behalf of a woman, but one detail gives him awayA man dressed as a woman tried to take an accounting exam for a student at Zhongnan University, but his “obvious” wig gave him away. The im...
05 Jul, 2025, 04.31 PM IST
Fudging facts at Harvard: Professor Francesca Gino loses tenure over data fabricationHarvard Business School professor Francesca Gino was stripped of her tenure for allegedly fabricating research data related to honesty and ...
04 Jun, 2025, 10.56 PM IST
After 'Signalgate', now this: Pete Hegseth accused of plagiarism by Princeton student newspaperPete Hegseth plagiarism claims have sparked controversy after The Daily Princetonian reported multiple cases of copied material in his 2003...
12 May, 2025, 09.44 PM IST
World Economic Forum board backs launch of independent probe into founder Klaus SchwabThe World Economic Forum's board has unanimously supported an independent investigation into misconduct allegations against founder Klaus S...
23 Apr, 2025, 04.50 PM IST
Who is Nadine Ahn, Royal Canadian Bank CFO fired for 'undisclosed relationship'Nadine Ahn, the former Chief Financial Officer of Royal Bank of Canada, was fired for violating the bank's code of conduct by maintaining a...
09 Apr, 2024, 02.17 PM IST
Winning at all cost! 'High achievers' more likely to cheat during examsThe study changes the notion that lower-level students were more likely to cheat because they had more to gain.
27 Aug, 2017, 05.59 PM IST
Kanhaiya Kumar, others may face strict action: JNU“Kumar and four others are likely to face the strictest punishment. Some who were earlier part of JNUSU will get ‘academic suspension’," sa...
11 Apr, 2016, 12.03 PM IST
Amazon, University of Pennsylvania sued over Indian-origin student's deathAmazon offered cyanide for sale until February 2, 2013, the poison had been purchased more than 50 times by customers in the US.
06 Sep, 2015, 04.24 PM IST
- Indian doctor in UK admits to plagiarism but not dishonesty
Media psychiatrist Professor Raj Persaud has admitted to the General Medical Council that he plagiarised articles from other academics.
17 Jun, 2008, 12.07 PM IST