*CURRENT AFFAIRS (31:03:2014)

1. Indian shooter Heena Sidhu captures a silver medal in the women's
final of the 10m air pistol event at the ISSF World Cup being held in
Fort Benning, US.
- Its her 3rd medals at the ISSF World Cup; Gold in 2013 (Germany) and
silver in 2009 (Beijing) and now in US.
- She, the world number two air pistol shooter, is the only Indian
pistol shooter to bag 3 medals in World Cup.
2. Novak Djokovic humbles Rafael Nadal to clinch his 4th Miami Masters
(Sony Open) title.
- Its the 4th straight final defeat for the numero uno Nadal here
after losing the finals in 2008, 2009 and 2011.
- In the women's singles, Serena Williams beat Chinese Li Na to
capture her 59th WTA title.
3. N Lavanya (Jharkhand) clinches gold medal in the women recurve
event at the 2nd National Ranking Tournament.
- Rahul Banerjee wins the gold in men's recurve event.
4. Saudi king 'Abdullah' anoints his half-brother Moqren as the
crown-prince of the kingdom.
- Moqren is presently the 2nd deputy Prime Minister of the largest
crude oil exporter of the world.