*CURRENT AFFAIRS (11:03:2014)

1. Afghanistan's Vice President Mohammad Qasim Fahim dies aged 56.
He, a leader of the Tajik ethnic minority, earlier was one of the most
feared warlords.
2. Supreme Court directs lower courts to complete the trial of
legislators within a year of framing of charges.
- The move is seen as a momentous step in the process of
decriminalisation of politics
- Though Chief Justice of high court will have the authority to extend
the deadline on proper grounds.
3. Vishnu Prasad wins Motorsport 'person of the year' award at the
FMSCI (Federation of Motor Sports Club of India) awards 2013.
- Gaurav Gill becomes the first Indian driver to win the FIA
Asia-Pacific Rally Championship (APRC) title.
4. A team of researchers at University of Notre Dame discovers a new
class of antibiotics named "Oxadiazoles" to fight drug-resistant
bacteria such as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA).
- The research team was led by Mayland Chang and Shahriar Mobashery.