:root{--red:#E12828;--red-d:#B81E1E;--bg:#fff;--surf:#F6F6F6;--text:#141414;--sub:#5C5C5C;--line:#E8E8E8}
@media(prefers-color-scheme:dark){:root{--bg:#0F0F0F;--surf:#1A1A1A;--text:#F2F2F2;--sub:#B4B4B4;--line:#2A2A2A}}
*{box-sizing:border-box}body{margin:0;background:var(--bg);color:var(--text);font:16px/1.6 Inter,"Noto Sans Malayalam","Noto Sans Tamil",system-ui,sans-serif}
a{color:inherit}.skip{position:absolute;left:-999px}.skip:focus{left:10px;top:10px;background:#fff;padding:8px;z-index:9}.vh{position:absolute;width:1px;height:1px;overflow:hidden;clip:rect(0 0 0 0)}
.top{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:16px;padding:12px max(16px,calc(50% - 600px));border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);flex-wrap:wrap}.brand img{height:42px;width:auto;display:block;border-radius:5px}
.search{flex:1;max-width:380px}.search input{width:100%;border:0;background:var(--surf);border-radius:999px;padding:10px 16px;font:inherit;color:var(--text)}
.langs{display:flex;gap:10px;font-size:.9rem}.langs a{text-decoration:none;color:var(--sub)}.langs a[aria-current]{color:var(--red);font-weight:600}.reader{margin-left:auto;background:var(--red);color:#fff;text-decoration:none;padding:9px 16px;border-radius:999px;font-weight:600;font-size:.9rem}
.cats{display:flex;gap:24px;padding:0 max(16px,calc(50% - 600px));border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);overflow-x:auto}.cats a{padding:12px 0;text-decoration:none;font-weight:600;color:var(--sub);white-space:nowrap}.cats a:hover{color:var(--red)}
main{max-width:1200px;margin:0 auto;padding:24px 16px}h1,h2,h3{font-family:Fraunces,"Noto Sans Malayalam","Noto Sans Tamil",Georgia,serif;line-height:1.3}
.feat{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.6fr 1fr;gap:24px}.grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fill,minmax(260px,1fr));gap:24px}.sec{margin:34px 0 14px;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);padding-bottom:6px}
.card a{text-decoration:none;display:block}.card img{width:100%;height:auto;aspect-ratio:16/9;object-fit:cover;border-radius:10px;background:var(--surf)}.card h3{font-size:1.08rem;margin:6px 0}.card.big h2{font-size:1.8rem;margin:8px 0}.card a:hover h2,.card a:hover h3{color:var(--red)}
.meta{font-size:.75rem;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:.04em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--sub);margin:10px 0 0}.meta a{color:var(--red);text-decoration:none}.brk{background:var(--red);color:#fff;padding:1px 6px;border-radius:4px}
.story{max-width:760px;margin:0 auto}.story h1{font-size:2.2rem;margin:8px 0}.byline{color:var(--sub);font-size:.9rem}.story figure{margin:18px 0}.story img{width:100%;height:auto;border-radius:12px}figcaption{font-size:.8rem;color:var(--sub)}
.lead{font-size:1.15rem;font-weight:500}.body p{line-height:1.85}.corr{border-left:3px solid var(--red);padding:8px 12px;background:#FDECEC;color:#141414}.share{display:flex;gap:10px;flex-wrap:wrap}.share a{border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:999px;padding:7px 14px;text-decoration:none;font-size:.88rem}
.crumb{font-size:.85rem;color:var(--sub)}.crumb a{color:var(--red)}.pager{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;margin-top:24px}.btn{background:var(--red);color:#fff;padding:10px 18px;border-radius:999px;text-decoration:none}
.foot{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;gap:20px;flex-wrap:wrap;background:#141414;color:#ccc;padding:30px max(16px,calc(50% - 600px));font-size:.9rem}.foot img{height:38px;width:auto;border-radius:5px}.foot nav{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:14px}.foot a{color:#ccc}
@media(max-width:800px){.feat{grid-template-columns:1fr}.story h1{font-size:1.7rem}.reader{margin-left:0}}
.adslot:empty{display:none}.adlabel,.adslot .lab{font-size:.68rem;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#8A8A8A}.more{font-family:Inter,sans-serif;font-size:.85rem;color:var(--red);text-decoration:none;margin-left:8px}
.empty{color:var(--sub);padding:30px 0}.subs a{display:inline-block;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:999px;padding:5px 12px;margin:0 6px 6px 0;text-decoration:none}.small{font-size:.8rem;color:#999}
.policy h2{font-size:1.25rem;margin-top:28px}.policy table{width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;margin:14px 0;font-size:.92rem}.policy th,.policy td{border:1px solid var(--line);padding:9px 10px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top}.policy th{background:var(--surf)}
.policy mark.ph{background:#FFF3DC;color:#7A4E00;padding:0 3px;border-radius:3px}.policy .group{font-family:Fraunces,serif;font-size:1.05rem;color:var(--red);margin-top:30px}
.plist{list-style:none;padding:0}.plist li{padding:14px 0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}.plist span{color:var(--sub)}
.lead-form{display:grid;gap:10px;margin-top:18px}.lead-form input,.lead-form textarea{padding:11px;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:10px;font:inherit}
.social{display:flex;gap:16px;flex-wrap:wrap;margin:12px 0}.social a{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:6px;color:#fff;text-decoration:none;font-weight:600}.social a:hover{color:#E12828}
/* v6.7 ad slots */
.adslot{margin:22px 0;min-height:0}.adslot:empty{display:none}.adlabel{display:block;font:700 .66rem/1 Inter,sans-serif;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#8a8a8a;margin-bottom:8px}
.adcard{display:block;border:1px solid #e8e8e8;border-radius:12px;overflow:hidden;text-decoration:none;color:inherit}.adcard img,.adcard video{width:100%;display:block}.adcard b{display:block;padding:10px 12px 2px}.adcard small{display:block;padding:0 12px 10px;color:#8a8a8a}
.adconsent{border:1px dashed #ccc;border-radius:12px;padding:16px;text-align:center;font-size:.9rem}.adconsent p{color:#5c5c5c;margin:6px 0 12px}.adconsent .ghost{background:transparent;color:inherit;border:1px solid #ccc}
.adslot ins,.adslot iframe{max-width:100%}