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OSCAR NOMINEE: A short film by director Gregg Halvey called Kavi has been nominated for an Oscar.

OSCAR NOMINEE: A short film by director Gregg Halvey called Kavi has been nominated for an Oscar.

Kavi, the only Oscar entry from India

India's only hopes to win an Oscar this year were quashed after AR Rahman was voted out of the Oscar race. But, there's still an Indian connection---a short film by director Gregg Halvey called Kavi about an Indian boy forced to work as a modern day slave, that's been nominated for an Oscar.

SEED TO SAPLING: Madonna planted a sapling, vowed  to provide same education opportunities that she got.

Madonna launches girls school in Malawi

Facility will provide education for 200 very poor local girls, will cost $13.5 million to build.

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