:root {
  --brand: #7a0000;
  --navy: #0d2a40;
  --brand-2: #a52a2a;
  --accent: #e8792b;
  --ink: #16161a;
  --ink-2: #4a4a55;
  --muted: #74747f;
  --line: #e4e2dd;
  --bg: #ffffff;
  --bg-soft: #f6f4f0;
  --serif: "Merriweather", Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;
  --sans: "Inter", system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, sans-serif;
  --wrap: 1200px;
}
*, *::before, *::after { box-sizing: border-box; }
html { -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; }
body { margin: 0; background: var(--bg); color: var(--ink); font: 16px/1.55 var(--sans); }
img { max-width: 100%; height: auto; display: block; }
a { color: inherit; text-decoration: none; }
a:hover { color: var(--brand-2); }
button { font: inherit; cursor: pointer; }
.wrap { max-width: var(--wrap); margin: 0 auto; padding: 0 16px; }
.narrow { max-width: 820px; }
.sr { position: absolute; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow: hidden; clip: rect(0 0 0 0); white-space: nowrap; }
.skip { position: absolute; left: -999px; top: 0; background: var(--ink); color: #fff; padding: 8px 12px; z-index: 99; }
.skip:focus { left: 8px; }
.muted { color: var(--muted); }
.small { font-size: 13px; }

/* top bar + masthead */
.topbar { background: var(--ink); color: #cfcfd6; font-size: 12.5px; }
.topbar-in { display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: center; min-height: 32px; gap: 12px; }
.topbar-left { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 14px; min-width: 0; }
.wx { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 6px; padding-left: 14px; border-left: 1px solid #3a3a44; white-space: nowrap; }
.wx-now { color: #fff; font-weight: 600; }
.wx select { background: transparent; color: #cfcfd6; border: 0; font: inherit; padding: 2px 0; cursor: pointer; max-width: 9.5em; }
.wx select:focus { outline: 1px solid var(--accent); }
.wx select option { color: var(--ink); }
.copy a { color: #cfcfd6; text-decoration: underline; }
.topbar nav { display: flex; gap: 16px; flex-wrap: wrap; }
.topbar a:hover { color: #fff; }
.masthead { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); }
.masthead-in { display: grid; grid-template-columns: auto 1fr auto; align-items: center; gap: 20px; padding-top: 16px; padding-bottom: 16px; }
.logo { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 10px; color: var(--ink); }
.logo:hover { color: var(--ink); }
.logo-mark { height: 48px; width: auto; }
.logo-word { height: 30px; width: auto; }
.logo-light .logo-mark { background: #fff; border-radius: 50%; padding: 4px; }
.tagline { margin: 0; color: var(--muted); font-size: 13px; border-left: 2px solid var(--accent); padding-left: 12px; }
.search { display: flex; border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: 999px; overflow: hidden; background: var(--bg-soft); }
.search input { border: 0; background: transparent; padding: 9px 14px; font: inherit; width: 220px; outline: none; }
.search button { border: 0; background: transparent; padding: 0 14px; color: var(--ink-2); }
.mast-tools { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 10px; justify-self: end; }
.lang-switch { display: inline-flex; border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: 999px; overflow: hidden; background: var(--bg-soft); flex: none; }
.lang-switch button { border: 0; background: transparent; padding: 8px 12px; font-size: 13.5px; font-weight: 600; color: var(--ink-2); line-height: 1.2; }
.lang-switch button[lang="hi"] { font-family: "Noto Sans Devanagari", var(--sans); }
.lang-switch button[aria-pressed="true"] { background: var(--brand); color: #fff; }
.lang-switch button:not([aria-pressed="true"]):hover { color: var(--brand); }
/* Google Translate: keep its top bar and hover tooltips out of the layout */
body { top: 0 !important; position: static !important; }
iframe.skiptranslate, .goog-te-banner-frame, #goog-gt-tt, .goog-te-balloon-frame { display: none !important; }
font[style] { background: none !important; box-shadow: none !important; }
.menu-btn { display: none; background: none; border: 0; padding: 6px; }
.menu-btn span { display: block; width: 22px; height: 2px; background: var(--ink); margin: 4px 0; }

/* nav + ticker */
.nav { background: var(--brand); position: sticky; top: 0; z-index: 20; box-shadow: 0 2px 6px rgba(0,0,0,.12); }
.nav-in { display: flex; overflow-x: auto; scrollbar-width: none; }
.nav-in::-webkit-scrollbar { display: none; }
.nav a { color: #fff; font-weight: 600; font-size: 14.5px; padding: 12px 14px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: 3px solid transparent; }
.nav a:hover, .nav a.on { background: rgba(0,0,0,.18); border-bottom-color: var(--accent); color: #fff; }
.ticker { background: var(--bg-soft); border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); font-size: 14px; }
.ticker-in { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 14px; min-height: 40px; }
.ticker strong { background: var(--accent); color: #fff; font-size: 11.5px; letter-spacing: 1px; text-transform: uppercase; padding: 3px 8px; border-radius: 3px; flex: none; }
.ticker-track { overflow: hidden; flex: 1; mask-image: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, #000 4%, #000 96%, transparent); }
.ticker-move { display: inline-flex; gap: 18px; white-space: nowrap; animation: tick 60s linear infinite; }
.ticker-track:hover .ticker-move { animation-play-state: paused; }
.ticker-move span { color: var(--muted); }
@keyframes tick { to { transform: translateX(-50%); } }
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) { .ticker-move { animation: none; } }

/* ads */
.ad { margin: 20px auto; text-align: center; }
.ad-label { display: block; font-size: 10.5px; letter-spacing: 1px; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--muted); margin-bottom: 4px; }
.ad-box { display: grid; place-items: center; border: 1px dashed #c9c5bc; background: repeating-linear-gradient(45deg, #faf8f4, #faf8f4 10px, #f3f0ea 10px, #f3f0ea 20px); color: var(--muted); font-size: 13px; }
.ad-top .ad-box, .ad-bottom .ad-box { height: 90px; max-width: 728px; margin: 0 auto; }
.ad-side .ad-box { height: 250px; }
.ad-inline .ad-box { height: 120px; }
.ad-inline { margin: 28px 0; }

/* cards */
.kicker { color: var(--brand-2); font-weight: 700; font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: .6px; text-transform: uppercase; }
.label { margin-left: 8px; font-size: 11px; font-weight: 600; color: var(--ink-2); background: var(--bg-soft); border: 1px solid var(--line); padding: 1px 6px; border-radius: 3px; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: .5px; }
.meta { display: block; color: var(--muted); font-size: 12.5px; margin-top: 6px; }
.thumb { display: block; overflow: hidden; border-radius: 4px; background: var(--bg-soft); aspect-ratio: 1200 / 630; }
.thumb img { width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; transition: transform .3s; }
.card:hover .thumb img, .lead:hover .thumb img { transform: scale(1.03); }
.card h3 { font: 700 17px/1.35 var(--serif); margin: 6px 0 0; }
.card p { color: var(--ink-2); font-size: 14.5px; margin: 8px 0 0; }
.card-body { padding-top: 10px; }
.card-row { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 130px 1fr; gap: 14px; padding: 14px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); }
.card-row .card-body { padding-top: 0; }
.card-row h3 { font-size: 15.5px; }
.card-row-lg { grid-template-columns: 260px 1fr; }
.card-row-lg h3 { font-size: 20px; }

/* home */
.home-top { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1.6fr 1fr 300px; gap: 28px; padding: 20px 0 8px; }
.lead h2 { font: 900 30px/1.2 var(--serif); margin: 8px 0; }
.lead p { color: var(--ink-2); font-size: 16.5px; margin: 0; }
.thumb-lead { margin-bottom: 14px; }
.side-title { font: 900 18px/1.2 var(--serif); margin: 0 0 6px; padding-bottom: 8px; border-bottom: 3px solid var(--brand); }
.top-stories .card-row { grid-template-columns: 100px 1fr; }
.top-stories .card-row:last-child { border-bottom: 0; }
.latest { list-style: none; counter-reset: n; margin: 0; padding: 0; }
.latest li { counter-increment: n; position: relative; padding: 12px 0 12px 36px; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); font-weight: 600; font-size: 14.5px; line-height: 1.4; }
.latest li::before { content: counter(n); position: absolute; left: 0; top: 10px; font: 900 22px/1 var(--serif); color: var(--accent); }
.home-section { border-top: 1px solid var(--line); padding: 24px 0 8px; margin-top: 16px; }
.section-head { display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: baseline; margin-bottom: 14px; }
.section-head h2 { font: 900 24px/1 var(--serif); margin: 0; padding-left: 12px; border-left: 5px solid var(--brand); }
.more { color: var(--brand-2); font-weight: 600; font-size: 14px; }
.section-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1.3fr 1fr; gap: 28px; }
.card-wide h3 { font-size: 22px; }
.section-list .card { padding: 12px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); }
.section-list .card .card-body { padding: 0; }

/* layout with sidebar */
.layout { display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) 300px; gap: 40px; padding: 8px 0 24px; }
.sidebar { position: relative; }
.sidebar .side-box { margin-bottom: 24px; }
.crumbs { font-size: 13px; color: var(--muted); padding: 16px 0 4px; }
.crumbs a { color: var(--brand-2); }
.page-head { padding: 8px 0 12px; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); margin-bottom: 8px; }
.page-head h1 { font: 900 36px/1.15 var(--serif); margin: 0 0 8px; }
.page-head p { color: var(--ink-2); margin: 0; }
.page-head a, .prose a, .correction-note a, .footer p a { color: var(--brand-2); text-decoration: underline; text-underline-offset: 2px; }

/* article */
.story-head h1 { font: 900 38px/1.18 var(--serif); margin: 10px 0 12px; letter-spacing: -.3px; }
.standfirst { font-size: 19px; line-height: 1.5; color: var(--ink-2); margin: 0 0 16px; }
.byline { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 6px 16px; font-size: 13.5px; color: var(--muted); padding: 12px 0; border-top: 1px solid var(--line); border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); }
.byline a { color: var(--ink); font-weight: 600; }
.share { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 8px; margin: 14px 0; }
.share a, .share button { font-size: 13px; font-weight: 600; padding: 6px 12px; border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: 999px; background: #fff; color: var(--ink-2); }
.share a:hover, .share button:hover { border-color: var(--brand); color: var(--brand); }
.story-art { margin: 8px 0 24px; }
.story-art img { border-radius: 4px; width: 100%; }
.story-art figcaption { font-size: 12.5px; color: var(--muted); margin-top: 6px; }
.prose { font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.72; }
.prose p { margin: 0 0 1.1em; }
.prose h2 { font: 900 24px/1.3 var(--serif); margin: 1.6em 0 .6em; }
.prose h3 { font: 700 19px/1.35 var(--serif); margin: 1.4em 0 .5em; }
.prose ul, .prose ol { padding-left: 1.3em; margin: 0 0 1.1em; }
.prose li { margin: .35em 0; }
.prose blockquote { margin: 1.4em 0; padding: 4px 0 4px 18px; border-left: 4px solid var(--accent); font: 700 20px/1.5 var(--serif); color: var(--ink); }
.prose blockquote p { margin: 0; }
.sources { background: var(--bg-soft); border-left: 4px solid var(--brand); padding: 16px 20px; margin: 28px 0 16px; border-radius: 0 4px 4px 0; }
.sources h2 { font: 700 15px/1 var(--sans); text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 1px; margin: 0 0 10px; }
.sources ul { margin: 0; padding-left: 18px; font-size: 14.5px; }
.sources a { color: var(--brand-2); text-decoration: underline; }
.tags { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 8px; }
.tags span { font-size: 12.5px; background: var(--bg-soft); border: 1px solid var(--line); padding: 3px 10px; border-radius: 999px; color: var(--ink-2); }
.correction-note { font-size: 14px; color: var(--muted); border-top: 1px solid var(--line); padding-top: 14px; }
.related { border-top: 3px solid var(--ink); padding: 18px 0 32px; }
.related-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr); gap: 24px; margin-top: 12px; }
.page { padding-bottom: 32px; }
.page h1 { font: 900 36px/1.2 var(--serif); margin: 8px 0; }
.page .prose { font-size: 17px; }
.search-page { border-radius: 4px; margin: 12px 0 24px; }
.search-page input { width: 100%; padding: 12px 14px; }
.search-page .btn { border-radius: 0; }

/* footer + cookie */
.footer { background: #121216; color: #bdbdc6; margin-top: 32px; padding: 40px 0 24px; font-size: 14px; }
.footer-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1.6fr 1fr 1fr 1fr; gap: 32px; }
.footer h3 { color: #fff; font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: 1px; text-transform: uppercase; margin: 6px 0 12px; }
.footer ul { list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; }
.footer li { margin: 6px 0; }
.footer a:hover { color: #fff; }
.footer p a { color: #fff; }
.parent-org { margin: 24px 0 0; font-size: 14px; color: #cfcfd6; }
.parent-org a { color: #fff; font-weight: 600; text-decoration: underline; text-underline-offset: 3px; }
.copy { border-top: 1px solid #2a2a31; margin-top: 28px; padding-top: 16px; font-size: 12.5px; color: #8b8b95; }
.btn, .btn-ghost { border: 1px solid var(--brand); background: var(--brand); color: #fff; padding: 9px 16px; border-radius: 4px; font-weight: 600; font-size: 14px; }
.btn-ghost { background: #fff; color: var(--brand); }
.cookie { position: fixed; left: 16px; right: 16px; bottom: 16px; max-width: 760px; margin: 0 auto; background: #fff; border: 1px solid var(--line); box-shadow: 0 10px 30px rgba(0,0,0,.18); border-radius: 8px; padding: 16px 18px; display: flex; gap: 16px; align-items: center; z-index: 50; font-size: 14px; }
.cookie[hidden] { display: none; }
.cookie p { margin: 0; flex: 1; }
.cookie a { color: var(--brand-2); text-decoration: underline; }
.cookie div { display: flex; gap: 8px; flex: none; }

/* responsive */
@media (max-width: 1080px) {
  .home-top { grid-template-columns: 1.4fr 1fr; }
  .home-side { grid-column: 1 / -1; display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 300px; gap: 28px; }
  .related-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); }
}
@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .tagline { display: none; }
  .masthead-in { grid-template-columns: auto 1fr; }
  .layout { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .footer-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; }
}
@media (max-width: 720px) {
  .topbar nav { display: none; }
  .today { display: none; }
  .wx { border-left: 0; padding-left: 0; }
  .masthead-in { grid-template-columns: auto 1fr; gap: 12px; padding-top: 12px; padding-bottom: 12px; }
  .menu-btn { display: block; }
  .logo-mark { height: 38px; }
  .logo-word { height: 22px; }
  .mast-tools { grid-column: 1 / -1; justify-self: stretch; }
  .masthead .search { flex: 1; min-width: 0; }
  .masthead .search input { width: 100%; }
  .nav-in { padding: 0; }
  body.menu-open .nav-in { flex-direction: column; }
  .home-top, .section-grid, .home-side { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .lead h2 { font-size: 24px; }
  .story-head h1, .page-head h1, .page h1 { font-size: 28px; }
  .standfirst { font-size: 17px; }
  .prose { font-size: 17px; }
  .card-row-lg { grid-template-columns: 120px 1fr; }
  .card-row-lg h3 { font-size: 16px; }
  .card-row-lg p { display: none; }
  .related-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 16px; }
  .footer-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .cookie { flex-direction: column; align-items: stretch; }
}
.story-art figcaption a { color: inherit; text-decoration: underline; text-underline-offset: 2px; }

/* house promo: advertise with us */
.promo { border: 1px solid var(--line); border-top: 4px solid var(--brand); background: var(--bg-soft); padding: 18px 20px; border-radius: 4px; margin: 0 0 24px; }
.promo-main { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 4px; color: var(--ink); }
.promo-main:hover { color: var(--ink); }
.promo-kicker { font-size: 12px; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 1px; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--brand); }
.promo-main strong { font-family: var(--serif); font-size: 20px; line-height: 1.3; }
.promo-cta { align-self: flex-start; margin-top: 8px; background: var(--brand); color: #fff; font-weight: 700; font-size: 14px; padding: 8px 14px; border-radius: 4px; }
.promo-main:hover .promo-cta { background: var(--brand-2); }
.promo-contact { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 8px 18px; margin: 14px 0 0; font-size: 14.5px; font-weight: 600; }
.promo-contact a { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 6px; color: var(--ink); word-break: break-all; }
.promo-contact a:hover { color: var(--brand); }
.promo-contact svg { color: var(--brand); flex: none; }
.promo-wide { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; gap: 12px 32px; margin-top: 24px; padding: 22px 28px; }
.promo-wide .promo-main { flex-direction: row; flex-wrap: wrap; align-items: center; gap: 6px 18px; }
.promo-wide .promo-main strong { font-size: 22px; }
.promo-wide .promo-cta { margin-top: 0; }
.promo-wide .promo-contact { margin: 0; }
@media (max-width: 720px) { .promo-wide { padding: 18px; } .promo-wide .promo-main strong { font-size: 19px; } }
.story-fig { margin: 24px 0; }
.story-fig img { display: block; max-width: 100%; max-height: 640px; width: auto; height: auto; margin: 0 auto; border-radius: 4px; }
.story-fig figcaption { font-size: 12.5px; color: var(--muted); margin-top: 6px; }