Pawar, the 66-year-old chief of his faction of the Nationalist Congress Party, was flying in a Bombardier Learjet 45 when the jet crashed amid poor visibility. All five occupants of the plane, including the pilot-in-command and the first officer, died in the crash.

A new flyover in Mumbai’s Mira Bhayander has caught public attention due to its reduction from being four lanes to two lanes. A video of the flyover with two lanes has gone viral, and social media users have been criticising the change. Responding to the video, MMRDA has clarified its stance.

As per the government’s instructions, state mourning will be observed from January 28 to January 30, during which the national flag will be flown at half-mast on all buildings where it is flown regularly, the department said in an official communication.