Police had reached the spot and an investigation was underway, PTI news agency reported officials as saying.

Tejashwi Yadav posted on X over the incident and said, “In the demonic rule of NDA, the morale of the criminals protected by the government is so high that in the high security zone, at a short distance from the Governor’s residence Raj Bhawan, Chief Minister’s residence, Leader of the Opposition’s residence, Judge’s residence and the airport, the dreaded criminals are roaming around openly firing. Beware! What if someone calls it Jungle Raj? Anyway, the Prime Minister is coming to Bihar tomorrow.”

The incident comes ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s scheduled visit on June 20 to poll-bound Bihar.

RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Wednesday hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and said that he is coming to attend the “National Daamad Aayog” (NDA) meeting.

The former Bihar deputy chief minister said that PM Modi is not coming to distribute employment, end poverty, or stop migration, but to “cheat” the people of Bihar once again.

Tejashwi Yadav’s 1 Polo Road bungalow was in news in last October last year as well when he faced allegations of replacing new air conditioners (ACs) with old ones while vacating his previous official residence at 5 Deshratna Marg.

Despite only a few days’ rest for both teams, the attacks each made advances in the early proceedings of the night. Cal Jennings’ shot in the 9th minute was saved, while Jonathan Ricketts’ shot in the 11th minute was also saved.

Juan David Torres tested goalkeeper Bill Hamid in the 21st minute with a strong strike from outside the box that was saved.

The tempo of the game began to slow as halftime drew closer, but picked up again in the 41st minute when MD Myers nearly broke the deadlock. Myers’ run came after some effective building out of the back, but the shot was kick-saved by Hamid.

The sides went into the break scoreless, with Charleston holding roughly 63% possession at the end of the first half.

Play resumed in the second half with the hosts out on the front foot. Miami managed to take a 1-0 lead in the 51st minute via Marias Romero’s opener.

Charleston found themselves in a difficult position after going down. The Battery tried to get back into the game but recorded only one shot in the second half through the 75th minute, an attempt on target by Torres in the 57th minute that was saved.

Aaron Molloy almost leveled the score in the 86th minute with a near-perfect free kick that hit off the crossbar.

The Battery threw numbers forward in search of a late equalizer, but were met with stern resistance. Molloy looked to find the back of the net again in stoppage time, but his shot off the volley, which appeared to be on target, in the 98th minute was blocked.

Miami held off to secure the 1-0 win, ending the Battery’s league runs of nine consecutive games undefeated and 17 consecutive games with a goal.

Head Coach Ben Pirmann and defender Leland Archer discussed the match after the final whistle, with key quotes to follow.

Coach Pirmann on his assessment of the match…

Difficult night is a good way to describe it. Full credit to Miami, they made the big play, and scored a great goal, and they deserved to win the game, which is disappointing for us, internally.

You can’t control the result, but you can control your performances. I thought we learned from Saturday to have a stronger performance, but we just weren’t good enough tonight. I thought our attention to detail was too loose, we tried to overcomplicate things. We knew going in that they were a well-organized defensive team, and we knew going in it would probably be 0-0 at halftime, and that we’d have to manufacture some things. I don’t think we were willing enough to win ugly, which was the positive at Hartford, we found a way to win ugly.

Tonight, I didn’t think we made the right runs, were selfless enough with our passing and had too many turnovers. Like I said, I feel we overcomplicated things in possession. We’re good when we’re simple, moving the ball and creating overloads, and then having better reactions on the counter-press when we lose it.

So, it’s disappointing. We knew going into this month that there would be very tough games. We knew this week was probably going to be our toughest week of the year, and I thought we had set up the team for success tonight, but we didn’t. We didn’t perform, a good team beat us on the road and we took a step back tonight.

Coach Pirmann on the changes to the game from the first half to the second half…

I thought for the tilt of the game, things were almost identical. We had the ball for two-thirds of the game. We had the ball in areas that maybe we need to be a little bit stronger in because they’re organized, and they covered the gaps well. But, still, you can go around them and be brave in your one-on-ones with the ball at your feet.

A bad turnover in the build-up to give them possession up high, and they won the ball and made a nice attack, and the guy put one in the top corner. But, that was the difference in the game. I don’t think they really had many other chances, but we also didn’t create anywhere near enough, especially on the road. MD had a breakaway, Molloy hit the crossbar, a couple of shots here and there, but just nowhere near enough where you want to be threatening.

So, it’s disappointing. There’s no other way to describe it besides that. We took a step back in terms of making improvements each week. We took a step back in some of our goals for the year, but it’s one 90-minute performance, and we’re just going to have to get better for a really tough game on Saturday.

Archer on the difficulties faced on the night…

They made it tough on us a lot tonight. They defended space really well, which was their approach to the game. Unfortunately, they outworked us tonight. We are a bit disappointed, they made it difficult for us tonight, and we’ve just got to regroup.

Archer on making his first start since April 26…

It was good to get the start. I would have wanted it to be a win, but it’s good to get some of this back again and hopefully keep pushing my minutes up. I felt good out there. Some fatigue kicked in towards the second half, but other than that, good, I feel ready.

Archer on the team’s outlook going forward into Saturday’s game…

The mindset is to win on Saturday at home. That’s always the mindset we have as a team, to win every game possible. That’s going to continue going into Saturday, especially after a loss like tonight, which will give some extra motivation.

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Pay boost for minimum wage workers

Almost three million Aussies are set to enjoy a nice lil’ pay bump, after the minimum wage increases by 3.5 per cent from next month.

The Fair Work Commission approved the increase in the national minimum award earlier this month, which will rise from $24.10 to $24.94 per hour. Weekly pay for a full-time employee will go up to $948 per week, based on a 38-hour work week.

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Minimum wage is set to rise from $24.10 to $24.94 per hour. (Source: iStock Images)

“The principal decision which has guided our decision is the fact that, since July 2021, the real value of modern award wages … has declined by 4.5 percentage points relative to inflation,” said the Fair Work Commission panel.

“The result has been that living standards for employees dependent on modern award wages have been squeezed and the low paid have experienced greater difficulty in meeting their everyday needs.”

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Superannuation increase

If your superannuation balance suddenly starts looking a little different next month, here’s why. The proportion of your salary that must be paid into your super account by your employer is going up, rising from 11.5 per cent to 12 per cent.

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It marks the fifth such incremental increase since 2021, when the rate was 9.5 per cent, and has been going up 0.5 per cent each year.

The new rate will apply to all salary and wages paid on or after 1 July, even if the work was performed before that date.

There’s also good news coming for parents, with the federal government kicking off super payments on its paid parental scheme for the first time from July 1.

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The super guarantee’s going up to 12 per cent. (Source: iStock Images)

Changing power bills

Your dreaded electricity bill might be rising, depending on your state and provider, under hikes to the default market offer (DMO). Set by the Australian Energy Regulator, the DMO essentially sets the maximum price energy retailers can charge customers.

Some NSW customers will face the highest increase in bills from July, which are expected to be between 8.3 per cent to 9.7 per cent, followed by South Australia’s expected rises of around 2.3 per cent and 3.2 per cent.

South-east Queenslander could be slugged with rises between 0.5 per cent and 3.7 per cent.

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According to Canstar, this will translate to an average increase of up to $228 for NSW households, $77 for Queensland households and $71 for South Australian households. (Victorians are expected to see an average bump of one per cent in bills, with some consumers potentially looking at a price drop, according to the Essential Services Commission.)

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Energy Minister Chris Bowen has pledged to reform how these energy prices are set, with changes expected next year, per Sydney Morning Herald.

At least we’ve got the rebates from last year’s budget, which are set to continue in some form. While it’s lesser than last year and will apply for around six months till 31 December this year, households can expect to see $150 in energy rebates automatically applied to their electricity bills.

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This will in two quarterly instalments of $75 from July 1.

Road rules

Your morning drive could change too, with Australia set to usher in a bunch of major road rule changes.

Nationally, detection of mobile phone use will be boosted with the help of AI-powered surveillance cameras being rolled out across the country, per news.com.au.

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These cameras will be able to detect and identify drivers who are using, holding or touching their mobile phones behind the wheel.

Those who are caught driving while using their phone — and yup, this includes if you’ve stopped at the traffic lights — can be fined up to $1,209 and lose up to five demerit points, per the publication.

Around 626,500 people will soon be eligible to donate plasma, according to Kirby Institute research. (Source: iStock Images)

Blood donation

Plus, in a world-first move kicking off next month, gay and bisexual men in Australia will soon be able to donate blood and plasma.

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Lifeblood will revoke its rule that sexually active gay and bisexual men, transgender women and sex workers cannot donate plasma if they have had sex with men within three months from July 14.

Following research and risk assessments by Lifeblood, the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) approved its removal, with findings confirming that Australia’s blood supply would remain just as safe due to an added safety measure known as pathogen deactivation in plasma processing.

“We now anticipate an extra 24,000 donors and 95,000 extra donations of plasma to be made each year,” Lifeblood’s chief medical officer Dr Jo Pink told the Sydney Morning Herald.

Minister of Works, David Umahi, has ordered termination of the contract with Levant construction Ltd on Benin-Sapele-Warri section 1 road for non-performance.

The project was being executed under the Road Infrastructure Development and Refurbishment Investment Tax Credit Scheme.

During a meeting with the Chief Executives of GELD Construction Ltd and SKECC Nigeria Ltd, Umahi expressed disapproval over failure of the contractors to live up to expectation in their contractual duties.

“Despite warnings and notices, Levant Construction Ltd failed to respond, leading to the decision to terminate the contract.

“I have directed the Permanent Secretary to get the job properly terminated and write a letter for joint measurement. Additionally, we will request repayment of the APG, and if necessary, the matter will be taken to EFCC.

“Conversely, I expressed satisfaction with the outcome of discussions with SKECC Nigeria Ltd and Geld Construction Ltd, who have agreed to step up work on their respective sections of the road project. I commend the Governors of Delta State and Edo State for their interventions on some kilometers of the road project.”

He described allegations of marginalisation of some regions of the country in road infrastructure development as untrue.

“I want to assure Nigerians that the Renewed Hope administration is committed to inclusive development across the six geo-political zones. We are executing numerous road projects in the North, including the Abuja-Kaduna-Zaria-Kano road, Sokoto-Zamfara-Katsina-Kaduna road, and Kano Northern Bypass, among others.

“In fact, the North has 52 perfection of the four legacy projects of Mr. President, while the South has 48 perfection. I urge Nigerians to see these projects as national endeavors, benefiting the entire country.

“I remain committed to the Ministry’s mission of restoring confidence in Nigeria’s road infrastructure and showcasing the transformational power of the Renewed Hope administration.”

Procurement for roads maintenance work worth up to £3 billion in the UK county of Essex is now underway.

A contractor will be appointed to maintain and improve the road network in Essex as well as related assets from 1 April 2027. The new contract will run for seven years, ending on 31 March 2034. It is valued at £2.5 billion excluding VAT, or £3 billion including VAT.

The local authority plans to replace its current Highways Strategic Transformation Contract, which expires on 31 March 2027. The existing highways service is delivered through an integrated partnership contract between the council and Ringway Jacobs.

Under the new deal, the chosen contractor will carry out reactive and planned maintenance across the network, including the design and delivery of improvement schemes. They will be expected to deliver the service in line with Essex County Council’s policies and growth strategy.

Flooding has been a serious issue in Essex in recent times. This has caused damage to roads and infrastructure. Maintenance works will include ensuring that the road system is more climate resilient.