A Father's Day celebration turned fatal when a bridge collapse in Pune claimed the lives of a father and his son, among others. The incident also left several injured.

Former Maharashtra minister Ravindra Chavan on Tuesday demanded a probe into why the construction of a new bridge over the Indrayani river in Pune did not commence despite Rs 8 crore being sanctioned for it last year.

Mumbai: The Uddhav Thackeray's Shiv Sena on Tuesday led a scathing attack against the Mahayuti government over the death of four tourists and injuries to 51 others in the Pune bridge collapse, saying that people with cruel hearts are ruling Maharashtra and the deaths of tourists due to the government’s inaction to repair the dilapidated bridge was a crime of culpable homicide.

According to the details, PM Modi, who is currently in Cyprus, was briefed on the ongoing efforts to assist those affected.

An iron bridge across the Indrayani river collapsed on Sunday afternoon in Pune’s Maval tehsil, killing at least two people and perhaps sweeping away many more, according to officials.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday inaugurated the final 76-km-long stretch of the Samruddhi Mahamarg, making the entire 701-km Mumbai-Nagpur corridor fully functional and bringing down the travel time between the two cities to 8 hours from around 18 hours.