FRONT PAGE Cong. backs JD(S) as BJP falls short in Karnataka NATIONAL Fitting reply to divisive politics: PM INTERNATIONAL Sharma to head USIBC in India OPINION Pieces of a scattered mandate A triple blow to job guarantee scheme ‘Sri Lanka is the only country that has eradicated terrorism’ At last, a scheme Third-place winner? Wuhan’s promise Singing with the Chief Minister Nuclear treaty: U.S. reply to India BUSINESS Rupee weakens to 68.07; stocks slide