:root{--brand:#d3202a;--brand-dk:#a8141d;--ink:#161a1f;--ink2:#4a5360;--mute:#7b8591;--line:#e2e5e9;--bg:#fff;--soft:#f4f5f7;--dark:#12161b;
--sans:"Noto Sans","Noto Sans Malayalam",system-ui,-apple-system,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Arial,sans-serif;
--serif:"Noto Serif","Noto Serif Malayalam",Georgia,serif;--r:4px}
*{box-sizing:border-box}html{-webkit-text-size-adjust:100%}
body{margin:0;font-family:var(--sans);color:var(--ink);background:var(--bg);line-height:1.55;font-size:16px}
img,video,iframe{max-width:100%;display:block}a{color:inherit;text-decoration:none}
h1,h2,h3,h4{line-height:1.3;margin:0}ul,ol{margin:0;padding:0;list-style:none}
.wrap{width:100%;max-width:1240px;margin:0 auto;padding:0 16px}.narrow{max-width:860px}
.skip{position:absolute;left:-999px}.skip:focus{left:8px;top:8px;background:#fff;padding:8px;z-index:99}
:focus-visible{outline:3px solid #1b6ef3;outline-offset:2px}
.ico{display:inline-block;vertical-align:middle}

/* top bar + masthead */
.topbar{background:var(--dark);color:#c9d0d8;font-size:13px}
.topbar .wrap{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:center;min-height:34px}
.social{display:flex;gap:6px}.social a{display:grid;place-items:center;width:28px;height:28px;border-radius:50%;color:inherit}
.social a:hover{background:var(--brand);color:#fff}
.masthead{background:#fff;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}
.masthead .wrap{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:18px;padding-top:14px;padding-bottom:14px}
.brand{flex:1}.brand img{max-height:56px;width:auto}
.brand-text{font:700 28px/1 var(--sans);color:var(--brand);letter-spacing:-.5px}
.search{display:flex;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:999px;overflow:hidden;background:var(--soft);width:280px}
.search input{border:0;background:transparent;padding:9px 14px;flex:1;min-width:0;font:inherit;font-size:14px}
.search input:focus{outline:none}.search button{border:0;background:var(--brand);color:#fff;width:42px;cursor:pointer}
.burger{display:none;background:none;border:0;padding:8px;cursor:pointer}
.burger span{display:block;width:24px;height:2px;background:var(--ink);margin:5px 0;transition:.2s}

/* nav */
.mainnav{background:var(--brand);position:sticky;top:0;z-index:50;box-shadow:0 2px 6px rgba(0,0,0,.12)}
.mainnav ul.sub{display:none}
.mainnav>.wrap>ul{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap}
.mainnav a{display:block;color:#fff;padding:12px 14px;font-weight:500;font-size:15px;white-space:nowrap}
.mainnav a:hover,.mainnav a.on{background:var(--brand-dk)}
.mainnav li{position:relative}
.has-sub:hover>.sub,.has-sub:focus-within>.sub{display:block}
.sub{position:absolute;left:0;top:100%;min-width:190px;background:#fff;box-shadow:0 8px 20px rgba(0,0,0,.18);border-top:3px solid var(--dark);z-index:60}
.mainnav .sub a{color:var(--ink);padding:10px 16px;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}
.mainnav .sub a:hover{background:var(--soft);color:var(--brand)}
.sub-toggle{display:none}
.scrim{display:none}

/* ticker */
.ticker{background:#fff;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);font-size:14px}
.ticker .wrap{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:12px;height:40px;overflow:hidden}
.ticker strong{background:var(--brand);color:#fff;padding:3px 10px;border-radius:var(--r);flex:none;font-size:13px}
.ticker-track{overflow:hidden;flex:1}
.ticker-move{display:inline-flex;gap:40px;white-space:nowrap;animation:tick 40s linear infinite}
.ticker-track:hover .ticker-move{animation-play-state:paused}
.ticker-move a:hover{color:var(--brand)}
@keyframes tick{to{transform:translateX(-50%)}}

/* section titles */
.sec-title{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:center;font-size:20px;font-weight:700;border-bottom:2px solid var(--line);margin:0 0 16px;position:relative}
.sec-title>a:first-child,.sec-title>span{display:inline-block;padding:0 0 8px;border-bottom:3px solid var(--brand);margin-bottom:-2px}
.sec-title .more{font-size:13px;font-weight:500;color:var(--brand);padding-bottom:8px}
.sec-title .more:hover{text-decoration:underline}
.sec-title.light{border-color:#2a313a;color:#fff}.sec-title.light .more{color:#ff8a90}
.page-title{font-size:32px;margin:6px 0 16px}
.crumbs{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:6px;font-size:13px;color:var(--mute);padding:14px 0 4px}
.crumbs>*+*::before{content:"/";margin-right:6px;color:#b9c0c8}.crumbs a:hover{color:var(--brand)}

/* layout */
.layout{display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1fr) 320px;gap:32px;margin:18px 0 32px}
.block{margin:0 0 34px}
.grid2,.grid3,.grid4{display:grid;gap:20px}
.grid2{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr)}.grid3{grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr)}.grid4{grid-template-columns:repeat(4,1fr)}
.stack{display:grid;gap:16px}
.hero{display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(0,2fr) minmax(0,1fr);gap:28px;margin:20px 0 26px}
.hero-top .card.row{padding:12px 0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}.hero-top .card.row:last-child{border:0}
.strip{padding:22px 0;border-top:1px solid var(--line);border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);margin-bottom:28px}
.block-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:24px}
.list .card.row{padding:10px 0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}.list .card.row:first-child{padding-top:0}.list .card.row:last-child{border:0}
.lead-wide{margin-bottom:22px}

/* cards */
.card a{display:block}
.card h3{font-size:17px;font-weight:700;margin:4px 0}.card:hover h3,.card.big:hover h2,.ranked a:hover{color:var(--brand)}
.thumb{display:block;position:relative;aspect-ratio:16/9;overflow:hidden;background:var(--soft);border-radius:var(--r)}
.thumb img{width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;transition:transform .35s}
.card:hover .thumb img{transform:scale(1.04)}
.kicker{display:block;font-size:12px;font-weight:700;color:var(--brand)}
.meta{display:block;font-size:12px;color:var(--mute);margin-top:2px}
.card .txt{display:block;padding-top:10px}
.card.big .thumb{aspect-ratio:16/10;border-radius:var(--r)}
.card.big .over{position:absolute;left:0;right:0;bottom:0;padding:60px 22px 20px;color:#fff;background:linear-gradient(transparent,rgba(0,0,0,.85))}
.card.big a{position:relative}.card.big h2{font-size:30px;font-weight:700;margin:4px 0}
.card.big .kicker{color:#ffd0d3}.card.big .meta{color:#d8dde3}.card.big:hover h2{color:#fff}
.card.row a{display:grid;grid-template-columns:112px 1fr;gap:12px;align-items:start}
.card.row .txt{padding:0}.card.row h3{font-size:15px;margin:0 0 2px;display:-webkit-box;-webkit-line-clamp:3;-webkit-box-orient:vertical;overflow:hidden}
.card.text{padding:10px 0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}.card.text h3{font-size:15px;font-weight:500}
.card:not(.big):not(.row):not(.text):not(.blogcard):not(.vcard) h3{display:-webkit-box;-webkit-line-clamp:3;-webkit-box-orient:vertical;overflow:hidden}
.badge-type{position:absolute;left:8px;bottom:8px;background:rgba(0,0,0,.72);color:#fff;border-radius:999px;font-size:12px;display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:4px;padding:3px 8px}
.badge-type .ico{width:14px;height:14px}.badge-type.blog{background:var(--brand);border-radius:var(--r);font-weight:700}
.badge-type.play.big{left:50%;top:50%;bottom:auto;transform:translate(-50%,-50%);width:52px;height:52px;justify-content:center;background:rgba(211,32,42,.92)}
.badge-type.play.big .ico{width:24px;height:24px}
.card.blogcard a{padding:18px;border:1px solid var(--line);border-top:3px solid var(--brand);border-radius:var(--r);height:100%}
.card.blogcard h3{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:19px;margin:6px 0}.card.blogcard p{color:var(--ink2);font-size:14px;margin:0 0 8px}
.card.blogcard:hover a{background:var(--soft)}

/* sidebar */
.widget{margin-bottom:30px}
.ranked{counter-reset:r}.ranked li{counter-increment:r;display:grid;grid-template-columns:34px 1fr;gap:6px;padding:10px 0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);font-weight:500}
.ranked li::before{content:counter(r);font:700 24px/1 var(--sans);color:var(--brand)}

/* videos band */
.videos-band{background:var(--dark);color:#fff;padding:30px 0 34px;margin:10px 0 34px}
.videos-band .card h3{color:#fff;font-size:16px}.videos-band .card:hover h3{color:#ff8a90}.videos-band .meta{color:#9aa4af}
.vcard h3{font-size:16px}

/* chips & pager */
.chips{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:8px;margin-bottom:6px}
.chips a{border:1px solid var(--line);padding:6px 14px;border-radius:999px;font-size:14px}
.chips a:hover{border-color:var(--brand);color:var(--brand)}.chips a.on{background:var(--brand);border-color:var(--brand);color:#fff}
.pager{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:6px;justify-content:center;margin:30px 0}
.pager a,.pager .cur{min-width:38px;text-align:center;padding:8px 12px;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:var(--r);font-size:14px}
.pager a:hover{border-color:var(--brand);color:var(--brand)}.pager .cur{background:var(--brand);border-color:var(--brand);color:#fff}
.empty{text-align:center;padding:60px 16px;color:var(--ink2)}.empty h2{margin-bottom:8px;color:var(--ink)}.empty a{color:var(--brand);text-decoration:underline}
.muted{color:var(--mute)}

/* story */
.story h1{font-size:36px;font-weight:700;margin:8px 0 10px;letter-spacing:-.3px}
.pill{display:inline-block;background:var(--brand);color:#fff;padding:2px 10px;border-radius:var(--r);font-size:12px;font-weight:700}
.standfirst{font-size:19px;color:var(--ink2);margin:0 0 12px;font-family:var(--serif)}
.byline{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:6px 16px;font-size:13px;color:var(--mute);padding:10px 0;border-top:1px solid var(--line);border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);margin-bottom:16px}
.byline strong{color:var(--ink)}
.hero-img{margin:0 0 16px}.hero-img img{width:100%;border-radius:var(--r)}
.player{position:relative;aspect-ratio:16/9;background:#000;border-radius:var(--r);overflow:hidden;margin-bottom:16px}
.player iframe,.player video{position:absolute;inset:0;width:100%;height:100%;border:0}
.share{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:8px;margin-bottom:20px;font-size:13px;color:var(--mute)}
.share a,.share button{display:grid;place-items:center;width:36px;height:36px;border-radius:50%;background:var(--soft);border:0;color:var(--ink);cursor:pointer}
.share a:hover,.share button:hover{background:var(--brand);color:#fff}
.body{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:18px;line-height:1.85;overflow-wrap:anywhere}
.body p{margin:0 0 1.1em}.body h2,.body h3{font-family:var(--sans);margin:1.4em 0 .5em}
.body img{height:auto;border-radius:var(--r);margin:1em auto}.body iframe{width:100%;aspect-ratio:16/9;height:auto;border:0}
.body blockquote{margin:1.2em 0;padding:4px 18px;border-left:4px solid var(--brand);color:var(--ink2);background:var(--soft)}
.body a{color:var(--brand);text-decoration:underline}.body table{border-collapse:collapse;max-width:100%;display:block;overflow-x:auto}
.body td,.body th{border:1px solid var(--line);padding:6px 10px}
.body .ql-align-center{text-align:center}.body .ql-align-right{text-align:right}.body .ql-align-justify{text-align:justify}
.body .ql-size-large{font-size:1.4em}.body .ql-size-huge{font-size:1.9em}.body .ql-size-small{font-size:.8em}
.type-blog .body{font-size:19px}.type-blog .story h1{font-family:var(--serif)}
.gallery{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:10px;margin:24px 0}
.gallery figure{margin:0}.gallery img{width:100%;aspect-ratio:4/3;object-fit:cover;border-radius:var(--r)}
.gallery figcaption{font-size:13px;color:var(--mute);padding-top:4px}
.tags{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:8px;margin:20px 0 30px}.tags a{background:var(--soft);padding:4px 12px;border-radius:999px;font-size:13px}.tags a:hover{background:var(--brand);color:#fff}
.lb{position:fixed;inset:0;background:rgba(0,0,0,.92);z-index:200;display:none;align-items:center;justify-content:center;flex-direction:column;padding:16px}
.lb.on{display:flex}.lb img{max-height:80vh;max-width:100%;object-fit:contain}.lb p{color:#ddd;margin:10px 0 0;text-align:center}
.lb button{position:absolute;background:rgba(255,255,255,.12);color:#fff;border:0;font-size:28px;width:46px;height:46px;border-radius:50%;cursor:pointer}
.lb .x{top:14px;right:14px}.lb .pv{left:12px;top:50%}.lb .nx{right:12px;top:50%}

/* footer */
.site-foot{background:var(--dark);color:#b9c1ca;margin-top:40px;font-size:14px}
.foot-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.4fr 1fr 1fr 1.4fr;gap:28px;padding:36px 16px}
.site-foot h4{color:#fff;margin-bottom:12px;font-size:16px}.site-foot li{margin-bottom:7px}.site-foot a:hover{color:#fff;text-decoration:underline}
.site-foot .brand-text{color:#fff;margin-bottom:8px}.foot-logo{max-height:52px;margin-bottom:10px}
.site-foot address{font-style:normal}.site-foot p{margin:0 0 8px}
.site-foot .social a{background:#252c34}
.copy{border-top:1px solid #252c34;padding:14px 0;font-size:13px}

/* ---------- responsive ---------- */
@media (max-width:1024px){
 .layout{grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1fr) 270px;gap:24px}
 .grid4{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr)}.foot-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}
 .card.big h2{font-size:25px}.story h1{font-size:30px}
}
@media (max-width:820px){
 .hero{grid-template-columns:1fr}.layout{grid-template-columns:1fr}
 .grid3{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr)}
 .burger{display:block}.search{width:100%;order:3}.masthead .wrap{flex-wrap:wrap;gap:10px}
 .brand{order:1;text-align:left}.burger{order:0}.brand{flex:1}
 .mainnav{position:fixed;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;width:82%;max-width:320px;transform:translateX(-102%);transition:transform .25s;overflow-y:auto;z-index:120;box-shadow:none}
 .mainnav.open{transform:none;box-shadow:6px 0 24px rgba(0,0,0,.35)}
 .mainnav>.wrap{padding:0}.mainnav>.wrap>ul{display:block;padding-top:8px}
 .mainnav a{border-bottom:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.14);padding:14px 18px}
 .has-sub{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap}.has-sub>a{flex:1}
 .sub-toggle{display:block;width:52px;background:rgba(0,0,0,.14);border:0;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.14);cursor:pointer;position:relative}
 .sub-toggle::after{content:"";position:absolute;left:19px;top:20px;width:9px;height:9px;border:solid #fff;border-width:0 2px 2px 0;transform:rotate(45deg);transition:.2s}
 .sub-toggle[aria-expanded=true]::after{transform:rotate(-135deg);top:24px}
 .has-sub:hover>.sub,.has-sub:focus-within>.sub{display:none}
 .has-sub.open>.sub{display:block}
 .sub{position:static;width:100%;box-shadow:none;border:0;background:rgba(0,0,0,.18)}
 .mainnav .sub a{color:#fff;padding-left:32px;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.1)}.mainnav .sub a:hover{background:rgba(0,0,0,.2);color:#fff}
 .scrim.on{display:block;position:fixed;inset:0;background:rgba(0,0,0,.5);z-index:110}
 .mainnav{position:fixed}
 .topbar .today{font-size:12px}
 .gallery{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr)}
}
@media (max-width:560px){
 body{font-size:15px}.wrap{padding:0 12px}
 .grid2,.grid3,.grid4,.block-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}
 .grid4.strip,.videos-band .grid4{grid-template-columns:1fr}
 .card.big h2{font-size:21px}.card.big .over{padding:40px 14px 14px}
 .page-title{font-size:26px}.story h1{font-size:25px}.body{font-size:17px}
 .card.row a{grid-template-columns:96px 1fr}
 .foot-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}.brand-text{font-size:23px}
 .sec-title{font-size:18px}.gallery{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:6px}
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){*{animation:none!important;transition:none!important}}
@media print{.topbar,.mainnav,.ticker,.sidebar,.share,.site-foot,.masthead .search{display:none}.layout{display:block}}