| Welcome to the Evening Wrap newsletter, your guide to the day's biggest stories with concise analysis from The Hindu. We hope you are staying home and staying safe. Here are the big stories that you need to follow today: Cyclone Nisarga watchCyclone Nisarga is expected to cross the north Maharashtra and south Gujarat coasts tomorrow. The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) has placed 10 teams on standby, while the Mumbai Police has started relocating the homeless to temporary shelters. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has kept its disaster management control room and all necessary departments on high alert. All 24 ward offices have been ordered to relocate people living in flood-prone areas to nearby schools. Cyclone Nisarga will cross north Maharashtra and south Gujarat coasts late in the evening on June 3. Prime Minister Narendra Modi today spoke with the chief ministers of Maharashtra and Gujarat and assured them all possible help from the Centre. Modi also spoke with the administrator of Daman, Diu Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Praful K Patel, the Prime Minister's Office said. Meanwhile, the Western Naval Command on Tuesday said it had mobilised adequate resources for flood relief, rescue, and diving assistance in coordination with the respective State governments. Trump threatens to deploy the army  Police clear demonstrators from Lafayette Park as they protest the death of George Floyd, Monday, June 1, 2020, in Washington Large scale protests over the killing of George Floyd continued to paralyse several cities across the United States. The Associated Press reports that President Donald Trump threatened the nation's governors on Monday that he would deploy the military if they did not stamp out violent protests. Reports indicate that Trump used some colourful language, berating governors for looking "weak" and saying they needed to "dominate". He said if the governors were unable to do this, the U.S. military would step in to "quickly solve the problem for them." What's happening in the U.S. now has sharp parallels to the year 1968. Protests against the Vietnam war were already underway when, on April 4, civil rights leader Martin Luther King was assassinated at a motel in Memphis, Tennessee. Two months later, presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy was shot and killed in Los Angeles. King's assassination had triggered "the Holy Week Uprising", a series of violent protests across American cities. "Washington DC, Chicago, Kansas City, and Baltimore, among several other cities, saw violent unrest, mostly led by black youth, at an intensity unseen since the Civil War years. Dozens were killed, thousands were injured," our International Affairs editor Stanly Johny writes in an analysis piece today. Covid Watch: Numbers and Developments India's total count of cases stood at 2,04,685 at the time of publishing this newsletter, and the death toll had reached 5,769. The country could soon have 1 lakh active Covid-19 cases. Meanwhile, Kerala today registered the biggest single-day rise in infections with 86 cases, the PTI reports. The total number of coronavirus cases in the state is now 1,412, with 11 deaths. 'Govt. ready to make more reforms'  Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressing the annual session of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) on its 125th anniversary via video link, in New Delhi, Tuesday, June 2, 2020. The government is ready to undertake more structural reforms to make India self-reliant, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said today while outlining his vision for an Atma Nirbhar Bharat. He was speaking at the 125th annual session of the industry body, Confederation of Indian Industries (CII). "I request you to come with a detailed study across sectors. We will take up more structural reforms that will change the course of the country and make India self-reliant," the PM said. Outlining the five 'I's for Atma Nirbhar Bharat — Intent, Inclusion, Investment, Infrastructure and Innovation —Modi said he was confident the Indian economy would bounce back very soon. Jessical Lal killer walks free  Protesters lighting candles, demanding justice for Jessica Lal at India Gate in New Delhi. File. The Home Department of the Delhi government has ordered the release of 19 convicts, including Siddhartha Vashishtha, also known as Manu Sharma, who was serving a life sentence in the 1999 Jessica Lal murder case. It was acting on the recommendation of the Sentence Reviewing Board (SRB). According to Sandeep Goel, the Director General of Tihar Jail, Sharma was released on Monday evening. His term was scheduled to get over on May 6, 2023. The recommendations of the SRB were approved by Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal. According to the Home department's order in this regard, only one of the 19 life convicts whose release was ordered had served their full sentence. Assam landslideA series of landslips due to heavy rainfall killed at least 20 people and injured a dozen in southern Assam's Barak Valley early on Tuesday. Officials said seven people were killed in Cachar, and another seven in Hailakandi district, while six died in Karimganj district. These three districts comprise the valley, which is surrounded by hills. "We have admitted 12 people to local hospitals. Most of the victims were asleep when the tragedy struck," said a rescue official in Cachar district. Evening Wrap will return tomorrow. | 
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