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President election in the US begin with Iowa Caucuses.
The caucuses are part of a four-stage election of state delegates to send to the national convention of each party. These delegates then officially nominate their national candidate. The caucuses are held in 10 US states (out of 50) — Iowa, Alaska, Colorado, Hawaii, Kansas, Maine, Minnesota, Nevada, North Dakota and Wyoming. In the remaining 40 states, primaries, a statewide process in which voters cast secret ballots, are used.
The Iowa caucus marked the start of the US presidential race. It’s the first time that voters got to have a say in the electioneering process of their parties. Registered voters physically assembled in 1,681 precincts, including churches, libraries and other smaller venues, across the state.
Republican Ted Cruz, the maverick Texas senator, used his formidable ground game to beat the bombastic property tycoon Donald Trump into second place in the Republican race, with Mark Rubio still in the third place.
Hilary Clinton on the other hand was paused to the limit when she had to satisfy herself with a tie with Bernie Sanders.
Senior IPS officer Archana Ramasundram was on Monday appointed Director-General of Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB), the first woman to head a paramilitary force. 58-year-old Ramasundram is the first woman police officer to have been appointed as the chief of a paramilitary force. The SSB is entrusted with guarding the country’s frontiers with Nepal and Bhutan.
Former President APJ Abdul Kalam's book 'Transendence' was launched in Johannesburg with religious leaders, politicians, diplomats and businessmen from all communities sharing the lessons from the book based on his spiritual experiences with Pramukh Swami Maharaj. The book, in which Dr Kalam details his experiences with Pramukh Swami Maharaj, leader of the global Bochasanwasi Shri Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha (BAPS), was lauded by speakers who said they had benefited from the advice and wisdom of both the leaders. 
Chinese researchers have engineered a liver tissue in the lab which closely mimics the organ's complicated functions more effectively - a finding that can lead to the development of functional liver tissue for clinical applications and drug screening. Engineered liver tissue could have a range of important uses, from transplants in patients suffering from the organ's failure to pharmaceutical testing. It successfully simulated how a real liver would react to various drug combinations, the findings, published in the journal Analytical Chemistry. 
Britain’s fertility regulator has approved a scientist’s application to edit the human genetic code using a new technique that some fear crosses too many ethical boundaries. In a statement on Monday, the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority says it has granted research led by scientist Kathy Niakan to try to understand the genes that human embryos need to develop successfully. Last year, Chinese researchers made the first attempt at modifying genes in human embryos. Their laboratory experiment didn’t work but raised the prospect of altering genes to repair the genes of future generations.
India has signed two bilateral advance pricing agreements (APAs) with the United Kingdom in its efforts to provide certainty and stability in tax policies to foreign investors. The two bilateral APAs were signed with two Indian group entities of a UK based Multi-National Company (MNC). The APAs have been entered into soon after the Competent Authorities of India and United Kingdom finalised the terms of the bilateral arrangement under the Mutual Agreement Procedure (MAP) process contained in the India-UK DTAA. 
Vietnam has formally lifted the ban on import of Indian Groundnut, thereby providing market access after nine months. The Vietnam Ministry of Agriculture & Rural Development (MARD) have formally communicated the decision to the Indian Government stating that Plant Protection Department of Vietnam (PPD) will issue import permits for groundnuts. Vietnam had temporarily suspended import of groundnuts from India w.e.f, 6th April, 2015 due to interceptions of quarantine pests living Caryedon serratus and Trogodrma granarium intercepted in consignments of groundnuts exported since January, 2015.
The Real Poseidon is India's first undersea dinner which has been carved within the earth's belly, 20 feet below ground level, in Ahemdabad, owned by Bharat Bhatt.
Djokovic equaled Roy Emerson’s long-standing record of six Australian Open titles and increased his career haul to 11 Grand Slam titles, after winning the 2016 Australian Open by defeating Andy Murray. Murray succumbed to his fifth loss in five Australian Open finals, and fourth against the Serbian world number one, who claimed his 11th Grand Slam title to draw level with the totals of Australian Rod Laver and Swede Bjorn Borg.
