Amit Shah holds ‘positive’ meet with angry ally Uddhav Thackeray BJP President Amit Shah met ally in Maharashtra Shiv Sena’s Chief Uddhav Thackeray on Wednesday night in a determined move to improve the strained relations between them after, ahead of 2019 general elections. Shah, accompanied by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, arrived at Thackeray’s residence, Matoshree and the leaders held talks behind closed doors. News reports quoted the BJP calling the meeting ‘positive’, and more meetings will be held in the next 2-3 days. The ‘Sampark for Samarthan’ program by the BJP chief is being seen as a outreach tactic after a miffed Sena earlier this year had announced that they would contest all elections up to 2019 independently. _______________ Trump holds first Iftar amid tense relations with Muslim American community President Trump hosted a number of diplomats from Muslim countries on Wednesday night for the administration's first iftar, an evening meal that breaks t...