@charset "utf-8";
/* CSS Document */

/******* import fonts *********/

@import url("../fonts/roboto_stylesheet.css");
@import url("../fonts/noto_sans_stylesheet.css");
@import url("../fonts/quicksand-stylesheet.css");
@import url("../fonts/mitr-stylesheet.css");
@import url("../fonts/gabarito-stylesheet.css");
/******* import fonts *********/

/*======= root variables ========== */

:root {
    /* ===== Brand Colors ===== */
    --color-primary: #001e5a;
    --color-secondary: #179ce2;

    /* ===== Colors ===== */
    --color-primary-dark: #000f3a;
    --color-primary-light: #00307a;

    --color-secondary-dark: #0f7fb8;
    --color-secondary-light: #4bb5f0;

    /* ===== Supporting Blues ===== */
    --color-blue-400: #00464b;
    --color-blue-700: #0042a4;
    --color-blue-600: #005594;
    --color-blue-500: #0089d0;

    /* ===== Accent ===== */
    --color-teal: #17c8c3;

    /* ===== Alerts / Breaking ===== */
    --color-danger: #cd0000;
    --color-danger-bright: #ff0000;

    /* ===== Neutral / Background ===== */
    --color-dark: #170000;
    --color-light-100: #e7f2f0;
    --color-light-200: #edeff3;
    --color-white: #ffffff;

    /* ===== Background ===== */
    --bg-dark: var(--color-primary);
    --bg-light: var(--color-light-100);
    --bg-gray: var(--color-light-200);

    /* ===== Text ===== */
    --text-heading: var(--color-dark);
    --text-light: var(--color-secondary);
    --danger-bright: var(--color-danger-bright);

    /* ===== Typography ===== */
    --font-primary: 'Gabarito';
    --font-secondary: 'Noto Sans Condensed', sans-serif;
    --font-tertiary: "Lyons Serif Regular", serif;
    --font-newsheading: 'Gabarito';
}

.add-con {
    position: sticky;
    top: 10px;
    z-index: -19999;
}


/******************************/
/*******common css*************/

html {
    overflow-x: clip;
}

body {
    color: var(--color-dark);
    font-family: var(--font-newsheading);
    overflow-x: clip;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    min-height: 100vh;
}

.modal-open {
    padding-right: 0 !important;
}

a {
    text-decoration: none;
    transition: 0.2s ease-in-out all;
}

p {
    font-size: 14px;
}

h1 {
    font-family: var(--font-primary);
    color: var(--text-heading);
    font-size: 35px;
}

h2 {
    color: var(--text-heading);
    font-size: 27px;
}

h3 {
    color: var(--text-heading);
    font-size: 19px;
    font-weight: 600;
}

h4 {
    color: var(--text-heading);
    font-size: 19px;
    font-weight: 600;
    margin-bottom: 0;
}

.primary_font{
    font-family: 'Gabarito' !important;
    font-weight: 800 !important ;
}

.sec_font{
    font-family: var(--font-secondary) !important;
}

.blue_text_top {
    color: var(--color-blue-400);
}

.blue_text_light {
    color: var(--color-secondary-light);
}

.blue_text_dark {
    color: var(--color-primary);
}

.text_secondary {
    color: var(--color-secondary);
}

.danger_bright {
    color: var(--danger-bright) !important;
}

.text_light {
    color: var(--text-light);
}

.text_yellow{
    color: #ffa40d;
}

.sub_heading {
    font-size: 19px;
    font-family: var(--font-secondary);
    text-transform: uppercase;
}

.sub_heading a:hover {
    color: var(--color-primary);
}

body.corporate_insight {
    font-family: "Roboto" !important;
}

.corporate_insight h1,
.corporate_insight h2,
.corporate_insight h3,
.corporate_insight h4,
.corporate_insight p,
.corporate_insight a,
.corporate_insight span {
    font-family: "Roboto" !important;
}

/* background colors */

.bg_light {
    background-color: var(--bg-light);
}

.bg_gray {
    background-color: var(--bg-gray);
}

/* ========================= */

.box_devider {
    height: 1px;
    width: 100%;
    border: 1px solid #dedede;
    opacity: 1;
    margin-top: 20px;
    margin-bottom: 20px;
}

/* buttons */

.show_more_btn {
    background-color: var(--color-light-100);
    color: var(--color-secondary-dark);
    font-family: var(--font-primary);
    font-weight: 600;
    font-size: 16px;
    padding: 10px 20px;
    border: none;
    border-radius: 6px;
    cursor: pointer;
    transition: 0.2s ease-in-out all;
}

.show_more_btn:hover {
    background-color: var(--color-secondary-dark);
    color: var(--color-white);
}

.dark_btn {
    background-color: var(--color-blue-500);
    color: var(--color-white);
    font-weight: 600;
    font-size: 15px;
    padding: 10px 15px;
    border: none;
    border-radius: 6px;
    cursor: pointer;
    transition: 0.2s ease-in-out all;
}

.dark_btn:hover {
    background-color: var(--color-blue-600);
    color: var(--color-white);
}

.dark_blue_btn {
    background-color: var(--color-primary);
    color: var(--color-white);
    font-weight: 600;
    font-size: 15px;
    padding: 10px 15px;
    border: none;
    border-radius: 6px;
    cursor: pointer;
    transition: 0.2s ease-in-out all;
}

.dark_blue_btn:hover {
    background-color: var(--color-primary-dark);
    color: var(--color-white);
}

.btn-close {
    box-shadow: none !important;
}

/* =============== */

hr {
    color: #dedede;
    opacity: 1;
}

.col_divider {
    border-right: 1px solid #dedede;
}

.blue_topline {
    position: relative;
}

.blue_topline::after {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    width: 66%;
    height: 5px;
    border-radius: 0;
    background-color: var(--color-secondary);
}

.yellow_topline {
    position: relative;
}

.yellow_topline::after {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    width: 66%;
    height: 5px;
    border-radius: 0;
    background-color: #FFC606;
}

/* ================================== */
/* ================================== */

/* news box */

.news_box a {
    width: fit-content;
    transition: 0.2s ease-in-out all;
}

.news_box h2,
.news_box h3,
.news_box h4 {
    display: inline-block;
}

.news_box h2 a,
.news_box h3 a,
.news_box h4 a {
    color: var(--text-heading);
    text-decoration: none;
}

.news_box h2 a:hover,
.news_box h3 a:hover,
.news_box h4 a:hover {
    text-decoration: underline;
}

.news_box.bg_light {
    background-color: var(--bg-light);
    padding: 5px 10px;
    border-top: 6px solid var(--color-blue-500);
}

.news_box h3,
.news_box h4 {
    font-family: var(--font-newsheading);
}

.news_box h2 {
    font-family: var(--font-primary);
    font-weight: 800;
}

.news_box .date {
    font-family: var(--font-newsheading);
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: 1px;
    color: #809d99;
    text-transform: uppercase;
}

.news_detail_box p {
    font-family: 'Quicksand' !important;
    padding-left: 50px;
    font-size: 18px;
    color: #323232;
    font-weight: 600;
}

.news_detail_box ul{
    padding-left: 50px;
    font-size: 18px;
    font-family: 'Quicksand';
    font-weight: 600;
    color: #323232;
}

.news_detail_box{
    width: 100% !important;
}

/* list news */

.news_list_div {
    display: flex;
    gap: 15px;
    border-bottom: 1px solid #dedede;
    padding: 14px 0;
    justify-content: space-between;
}

.news_list_div .news_side_img img {
    width: 120px;
    height: 90px;
    object-fit: cover;
}

.news_list_div .news_box {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    justify-content: space-between;
}

.news_list_div .members_tag {
    background-color: var(--color-danger);
    font-family: var(--font-secondary);
    font-size: 12px;
    color: var(--color-white);
    padding: 2px 6px;
    letter-spacing: 1px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    display: inline-block;
    margin-bottom: 5px;
    vertical-align: middle;
}

.fixed-img-size {
    width: 100%;
    aspect-ratio: 1280 / 720;
    object-fit: cover;
    display: block;
}

.full_members_tag .members_tag {
    background-color: var(--color-danger);
    font-family: var(--font-secondary);
    font-size: 12px;
    color: var(--color-white);
    padding: 2px 6px;
    letter-spacing: 1px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    display: inline-block;
    margin-bottom: 5px;
    vertical-align: middle;
}

.news_list_div h3 {
    margin-bottom: 15px;
}


.author {
    margin-bottom: 0;
    vertical-align: middle;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    /* vertical center */
}

.author span {
    font-family: var(--font-secondary);
    font-size: 11px;
    color: #747474;
    letter-spacing: 1px;
    margin-right: 17px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    position: relative;
}

/* .author span::after {
    position: absolute;
    content: "";
    width: 6px;
    height: 1px;
    background-color: var(--color-blue-500);
    right: -11px;
    top: 8px;
} */

.author a {
    font-size: 13px;
    color: var(--color-blue-600);
    font-family: var(--font-newsheading) !important;
    font-weight: 600;
}

.author a:hover {
    color: var(--color-blue-400);
    text-decoration: underline;
}

.dual_news_col img {
    width: 100%;
    aspect-ratio: 16 / 9;
    object-fit: cover;
}

/* ================================== */
/* ================================== */

.subcast_heading {
    font-family: var(--font-secondary);
    text-transform: uppercase;
}

.stats_table .heading {
    background-color: var(--bg-light);
    padding: 8px;
    position: relative;
}

.stats_table .heading h3 {
    color: var(--color-secondary);
    margin-bottom: 0;
}

.stats_table .heading::after {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    width: 66%;
    height: 5px;
    border-radius: 0;
    background-color: var(--color-secondary);
}

.stats_table td {
    color: var(--text-heading);
    font-size: 15px;
    border: none;
    vertical-align: middle;
}

.table-striped > tbody > tr:nth-of-type(even) > * {
    --bs-table-color-type: var(--bs-table-striped-color);
    --bs-table-bg-type: var(--bs-table-striped-bg);
}

.table-striped > tbody > tr:nth-of-type(odd) > * {
    --bs-table-color-type: #ffffff !important;
    --bs-table-bg-type: #ffffff !important;
}

/* ================================== */
/* ================================== */

/* header sec */

.nav_gap{
    gap: 25px;
}

/* ── Nav link bar horizontal scroll ── */
.nav_link_wrapper {
    position: relative;
    flex: 1;
    min-width: 0;
    overflow-x: clip;
    overflow-y: visible;
}

.nav_link_bar {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    overflow-x: auto;
    scroll-behavior: smooth;
    white-space: nowrap;
    scrollbar-width: none;
    -ms-overflow-style: none;
}

.nav_link_bar::-webkit-scrollbar {
    display: none;
}

.nav_scroll_arrow {
    display: none;
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    bottom: 0;
    width: 36px;
    border: none;
    cursor: pointer;
    z-index: 2;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    font-size: 12px;
    color: var(--color-primary);
    transition: opacity 0.2s;
}

.nav_scroll_arrow:hover {
    opacity: 1 !important;
}

.nav_scroll_left {
    left: 0;
    background: linear-gradient(to right, var(--bg-light) 40%, transparent);
    padding-right: 10px;
}

.nav_scroll_right {
    right: 0;
    background: linear-gradient(to left, var(--bg-light) 40%, transparent);
    padding-left: 10px;
}

.nav_scroll_arrow.visible {
    display: flex;
}

/* Dark nav variant (middle nav) */
.middle_nav .nav_scroll_arrow {
    color: var(--color-white);
}

.middle_nav .nav_scroll_left {
    background: linear-gradient(to right, var(--bg-dark) 40%, transparent);
}

.middle_nav .nav_scroll_right {
    background: linear-gradient(to left, var(--bg-dark) 40%, transparent);
}

.top_nav {
    background-color: #ffffff;
    padding: 17px 0;
    border-bottom: 5px solid #17aeeb;
}

/* .top_nav {
    background-color: var(--bg-light);
    padding: 17px 0;
} */

.top_nav a {
    font-family: var(--font-secondary), sans-serif;
    display: inline;
    font-size: 15   px;
    font-weight: 900;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    transition: 0.2s ease-in-out all;
}

.top_nav a:hover {
    color: var(--color-danger);
}

.top_nav_gap{
    gap: 45px;
}

.middle_nav {
    background-color: var(--bg-dark);
}

.middle_nav_row,
.bottom_nav_row {
    font-family: var(--font-secondary);
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 20px;
    padding-top: 8px;
    padding-bottom: 8px;
}

/* Make the navbar container inside middle_nav_row fill remaining space */
.middle_nav_row > .nav_gap,
.bottom_nav_row > .nav_link_wrapper,
.nav_gap > .nav_link_wrapper {
    flex: 1;
    min-width: 0;
}

.bottom_nav_row .nav_dropdown_ul.mega-menu {
    margin-top: 0px !important;
}

.middle_nav a {
    color: var(--color-white);
    font-family: 'Noto Sans Condensed';
    display: inline;
    font-size: 16px;
    font-weight: 600;
}

.bottom_nav_row a{
    font-weight: 600;
}

.middle_nav a:hover {
    color: var(--color-light-100);
}

.bottom_nav_row a:hover {
    color: var(--color-blue-600);
}

.middle_nav_row a {
    font-size: 16px;
}

.bottom_nav_row a {
    font-size: 16px;
}

.nav_dropdown_ul {
    padding: 0;
    border: none;
    border-radius: 0;
    box-shadow: rgb(33 35 38 / 5%) -2px 4px 7px 0px;
    transform: translate3d(0px, 4px, 0px) !important;
}

.nav_dropdown_ul a {
    font-family: var(--font-secondary);
    color: var(--color-blue-600);
    font-size: 14px;
    width: 100%;
    display: block;
    padding-top: 14px;
    padding-bottom: 14px;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--color-light-200);
}

.nav_dropdown_ul a:hover {
    color: var(--color-secondary-dark);
}

.nav_dropdown:hover {
    position: relative;
    transition: 0.2s ease-in-out all;
}

.nav_dropdown {
    position: relative;
}

.mega_nav_link {
    position: relative;
}

.mega_nav_link::after {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    bottom: -2px;
    left: 0;
    width: 100%;
    height: 4px;
    border-radius: 0;
    background-color: var(--color-teal);
    transition:
        opacity 0.3s ease,
        left 0.3s ease;
    opacity: 0;
}

.mega_nav_link:hover::after,
.mega_nav_link.active::after {
    width: 100%;
    left: 0;
    opacity: 1;
}

.nav_dropdown_ul {
    display: block !important;
    opacity: 0;
    visibility: hidden;
    transform: translateY(8px);
    transition:
        opacity 0.25s ease,
        transform 0.25s ease,
        visibility 0.25s ease;
    pointer-events: none;
}

.nav_dropdown_ul.show {
    opacity: 1;
    visibility: visible;
    transform: translateY(0);
    pointer-events: auto;
}

.bottom_nav {
    background-color: var(--bg-gray);
}

.bottom_nav p {
    font-size: 15px;
    color: var(--color-blue-500);
}

.search_div {
    background-color: #ffffff;
    border: 1px solid #dfdfdf;
    border-radius: 3px;
}

.search_div .form-control {
    background-color: transparent;
    color: var(--color-primary);
    width: 270px;
}

.search_div .form-control::placeholder {
    font-size: 14px;
    color: #575757;
    opacity: 1;
}

.search_div .news_list_div .news_side_img img {
    width: 100px;
    height: 60px;
}

.search_div .news_list_div:hover .headline_link {
    color: var(--color-danger-bright);
}

.search_div .news_list_div .headline_link {
    font-family: var(--font-secondary);
    text-transform: none;
    font-size: 14px;
    color: var(--text-heading);
    line-height: 15px;
    transition: 0.2s ease-in-out;
    margin-bottom: 7px;
    font-weight: 600;
}

.search_div .news_list_div .date {
    font-family: var(--font-secondary);
    font-size: 11px;
    color: #686868;
    margin-bottom: 0;
    text-transform: none;
    font-weight: 100;
}

.search_div .news_list_div {
    padding: 6px 0;
}

.search_div .dropdown-menu.show {
    width: 450px;
    padding: 9px 20px 14px 20px;
}

/* Large "Mega-menu" style dropdown */
.nav_dropdown_ul.mega-menu {
    max-width: 800px; /* Or a reasonable maximum container width */
    position: absolute;
    padding: 20px;
    border: 1px solid #ddd;
    border-top: none;
    border-radius: 0;
    margin-top: 0 !important;
    transition: opacity 0.3s ease-in-out, visibility 0.3s ease-in-out, transform 0.3s ease-in-out;
}

/* Escape the overflow clipping inside scrollable nav bars */
.nav_link_bar .nav_dropdown_ul.mega-menu {
    position: fixed;
}

/* Prevent last mega-menu from overflowing outside the viewport */
.nav_dropdown:last-child .nav_dropdown_ul.mega-menu,
.nav_dropdown:nth-last-child(2) .nav_dropdown_ul.mega-menu {
    left: auto;
    right: 0;
}

.contact_box {
    border: 1px solid #d8dde4;
    background-color: #ffffff;
}

.contact_box_icon i {
    color: var(--color-secondary);
}

.contact_box_name {
    font-family: var(--font-secondary);
    font-size: 22px;
    font-weight: 700;
    color: var(--color-primary);
}

.contact_box_item a:hover {
    color: #005594 !important;
    transform: translateX(2px);
}

/* Flex container for the two main sections */
.mega-menu-content {
    display: flex;
    gap: 20px;
}

.mega-menu-half {
    width: 200px;
}

.mega_menu_right_half {
    width: 450px;
}

.sections-links-container {
    display: flex;
    gap: 20px;
}

.sections-column {
    flex: 1;
}

.section-header {
    color: var(--color-primary);
    text-transform: uppercase;
    font-weight: bold;
    font-size: 18px;
    margin-bottom: 10px;
    display: block;
}

.mega-menu ul {
    list-style: none;
    padding: 0;
    margin: 0;
}

/* Styling for individual links */
.mega-menu li {
    margin-bottom: 5px;
}

.mega-menu a {
    text-decoration: none;
    color: var(--color-primary);
    font-size: 17px;
    display: block;
    padding: 2px 0;
    white-space: normal;
}

.sections-links-container a:hover{
    color: var(--color-teal) !important;
}

.mega_menu_left_link{
    color: var(--color-secondary-dark) !important;
}

/* Vertical line separator */
.vertical-separator {
    width: 1px;
    background-color: #d1d1d1;
    margin: 0 10px;
}

/* Right-side specific: Add the '>' symbol before "Most Read" links */
.most-read-list a::before {
    content: "› "; /* Add the symbol */
    color: #a00; /* Dark red/maroon color from the image */
    font-weight: bold;
    margin-right: 5px;
}

/* Adjustments for Bootstrap dropdown class on list items */
.nav_dropdown_ul .mega-menu-content ul li {
    position: relative;
}
/* FIXED NAVBAR */

.fixed-nav {
    position: fixed;
    top: -80px;
    left: 0;
    width: 100%;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    padding: 0 48px;
    background: var(--bg-dark);
    backdrop-filter: blur(18px) saturate(160%);
    -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(18px) saturate(160%);
    border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(200, 245, 74, 0.08);
    z-index: 1000;
    transition:
        top 0.38s cubic-bezier(0.22, 1, 0.36, 1),
        box-shadow 0.38s ease;
}

.fixed-nav.visible {
    top: 0;
    box-shadow: 0 4px 40px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
}

.fixed-nav h1 {
    font-size: 27px;
}

.fixed-nav .middle_nav_row a {
    font-size: 14px;
}

.fixed-nav .middle_nav_row {
    gap: 20px;
}

/* alert con */

.alert_con {
    background-color: var(--bg-gray);
    border-top: 5px solid var(--color-primary);
    padding: 3px 0;
}

.alert_con p {
    font-size: 15px;
    font-family: var(--font-primary);
    font-weight: 500;
    color: var(--color-danger-bright);
}

.alert_con .container {
    overflow: hidden;
}

.alert_con p a {
    font-size: 15px;
    font-family: var(--font-newsheading);
    font-weight: 600;
    color: var(--color-blue-700);
    transition: 0.3s ease-in-out all;
}

.alert_con p a:hover {
    color: var(--color-blue-400);
    text-decoration: underline;
}

/* ========================================================== */
/* ========================================================== */

/* footer */

footer{
    margin-top: auto;
}

footer a {
    color: var(--color-primary);
    letter-spacing: 0.3px;
    font-size: 14px;
}

footer a:hover {
    color: var(--color-secondary);
}

/* ========================================================== */
/* ========================================================== */

/* hambureger menu */

.hamburger-btn {
    background: none;
    border: none;
    cursor: pointer;
    padding: 0px;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 5px;
    position: relative;
    z-index: 1;
}

.hamburger-btn span {
    display: block;
    width: 28px;
    height: 2px;
    background: #ffffff;
    border-radius: 2px;
    transition:
        transform 0.35s ease,
        opacity 0.35s ease,
        width 0.35s ease;
    transform-origin: left center;
}

.hamburger-btn[aria-expanded="true"] span:nth-child(1) {
    transform: rotate(45deg) translate(1px, -1px);
    width: 28px;
}

.hamburger-btn[aria-expanded="true"] span:nth-child(2) {
    opacity: 0;
    transform: scaleX(0);
}

.hamburger-btn[aria-expanded="true"] span:nth-child(3) {
    transform: rotate(-45deg) translate(1px, 1px);
    width: 28px;
}

/* Hamburger menu */

/* news marquee */

.alert_con .d-flex > div:nth-child(2) {
    overflow: hidden;
    flex-grow: 1;
}

.marquee {
    overflow: hidden;
    width: 100%;
}

.marquee__inner {
    display: inline-block;
    white-space: nowrap;
    animation: marquee-scroll 25s linear infinite;
}

.marquee__inner:hover {
    animation-play-state: paused;
}

.marquee__seperator {
    margin: 0 25px;
}

.marquee__item {
    display: inline-block;
}

@-webkit-keyframes marquee-scroll {
    0% {
        transform: translateX(0);
    }
    100% {
        transform: translateX(-50%);
    }
}

@keyframes marquee-scroll {
    0% {
        transform: translateX(0);
    }
    100% {
        transform: translateX(-50%);
    }
}

/* hamburger menu */

.logo_text a {
    color: var(--color-primary);
    letter-spacing: 1.5px;
    text-decoration: none;
}

.logo_text a:hover {
    color: var(--color-blue-600);
}

.menu_close_btn:hover {
    color: var(--color-danger) !important;
    opacity: 1;
}

/* ── Two-column layout ── */
#mainMenu > .container {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    flex: 1;
    min-height: 0;
    overflow: hidden;
}

#mainMenu .offcanvas-body {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    flex: 1;
    min-height: 0;
    overflow-y: auto;
    scrollbar-width: none; /* Firefox */
    -ms-overflow-style: none; /* IE/Edge */
}

#mainMenu .offcanvas-body::-webkit-scrollbar {
    display: none; /* Chrome/Safari/Webkit */
}

.nav-body {
    display: flex;
    flex: 1;
    min-height: 0;
    overflow: hidden;
}

.nav-left,
.nav-right {
    scrollbar-width: none;           /* Firefox */
    -ms-overflow-style: none;        /* IE/Edge */
}

.nav-left::-webkit-scrollbar,
.nav-right::-webkit-scrollbar {
    display: none;                   /* Chrome/Safari */
}

/* LEFT column */
.nav-left {
    width: 400px;
    flex-shrink: 0;
    background: #fff;
    border-right: 1px solid var(--color-primary-dark);
    padding: 10px 0;
    overflow-y: auto;
}

.nav-left-item {
    display: block;
    padding: 0px 28px 0px 0px;
    font-size: 25px;
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: 1.4px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--cnbc-navy);
    text-decoration: none;
    cursor: pointer;
    position: relative;
    border-right: 3px solid transparent;
    transition: 0.3s ease all;
    user-select: none;
    text-align: right;
    color: var(--color-primary);
    height: 52px;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: flex-end;
}

.nav-left-item:hover,
.nav-left-item.active {
    border-right-color: var(--color-primary-dark);
    color: var(--color-primary);
    font-size: 32px;
}

/* RIGHT panel */
.nav-right {
    flex: 1;
    overflow-y: auto;
    padding: 20px 30px;
}

.nav-panel {
    display: none;
    animation: fadeIn 0.2s ease;
}

.nav-panel.active {
    display: block;
}

.panel-title {
    font-size: 11px;
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: 2.5px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: #8fa0c0;
    margin-bottom: 0;
    padding-bottom: 8px;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--divider);
}

.sub-link {
    display: block;
    padding: 11px 14px;
    font-size: 18px;
    font-weight: 500;
    letter-spacing: 1.2px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--color-secondary-dark);
    text-decoration: none;
    border-radius: 5px;
    transition:
        background 0.12s,
        color 0.12s,
        transform 0.12s;
    width: fit-content;
    position: relative;
}

.sub-link:hover {
    color: var(--color-teal);
    transform: translateX(4px);
}

/* footer */

.footer_logo{
    width: 200px;
}

.social_icon_div {
    gap: 15px;
}

.social_icon_div i {
    font-size: 18px;
}

.footer_nav {
    background-color: var(--bg-dark);
}

.footer_nav a {
    color: var(--color-white);
    font-family: var(--font-secondary);
    display: inline;
    font-size: 13px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    width: fit-content;
}

.footer_nav.second_row a {
    font-size: 14px;
}

.contact_title {
    font-family: var(--font-secondary);
    font-size: 18px;
}

.title_line {
    display: inline-block;
    width: 40px;
    height: 2px;
    background: #fff;
    vertical-align: middle;
    margin-left: 8px;
}

.contact_btn {
    font-size: 13px;
    letter-spacing: 0.5px;
    padding: 10px 30px;
    border-radius: 0;
}

.footer_nav_dark {
    background-color: #001448;
}

.footer_nav_dark h6 {
    font-size: 11px;
    color: #c7c7c7;
}

/* ============================================== */
/* ============================================== */
/* ============================================== */
/* ================ SUB PAGES =================== */

.fiscal {
    align-items: center;
}

.fiscal h6 {
    color: #ffa40d;
    font-weight: 900;
    font-size: 16px;
    font-family: var(--font-secondary);
}

.fiscal p {
    color: var(--color-blue-500);
    font-size: 16px;
    font-family: var(--font-secondary);
    font-weight: bold;
}

.story_heading {
    font-family: var(--font-newsheading) !important;
    font-size: 35px;
    font-weight: 900 !important;
}

/* comment */

.green_tag {
    background-color: #84b48a;
    padding: 5px;
    color: #ffffff;
    border-radius: 10px;
    font-size: 13px;
    white-space: nowrap;
}

.blue_tag{
    background-color: var(--color-secondary);
    padding: 2px 7px;
    color: #ffffff;
    border-radius: 10px;
    font-size: 13px;
    white-space: nowrap;
}

.comment_btn {
    min-width: 177px;
}

.comment-card {
    padding: 20px 24px;
}

.avatar {
    width: 42px;
    height: 42px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    background: var(--bg-dark);
    color: #fff;
    font-weight: 700;
    font-size: 1rem;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    flex-shrink: 0;
}

.commenter-name {
    font-weight: 600;
    margin-bottom: 1px;
}

.comment-time {
    font-size: 0.78rem;
    color: var(--text);
}

.comment-text {
    font-size: 0.92rem;
    line-height: 1.65;
    color: #374151;
    margin-top: 10px;
}

.read-more {
    font-weight: 600;
    color: var(--text);
    cursor: pointer;
    text-decoration: none;
}

/* ── Vote buttons ── */
.vote-btn {
    background: none;
    border: 1px solid #e5e7eb;
    border-radius: 5px;
    padding: 4px 14px;
    font-size: 0.82rem;
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 5px;
    cursor: pointer;
    transition:
        border-color 0.2s,
        color 0.2s;
}

.vote-btn:hover {
    border-color: var(--primary);
    color: var(--primary);
}

.vote-btn.like {
    background-color: #00cd18;
    color: var(--color-white);
}

.vote-btn.dislike {
    background-color: #cd0000;
    color: var(--color-white);
}

.reply-btn {
    background: none;
    border: none;
    font-size: 0.82rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    color: var(--muted);
    cursor: pointer;
    padding: 4px 4px;
    transition: color 0.2s;
}

.reply-btn:hover {
    color: var(--primary);
}

.comment-actions {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 10px;
    margin-top: 14px;
}

.sponsor_div {
    border-top: 1px solid var(--color-blue-500);
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--color-blue-500);
    padding-top: 30px;
    padding-bottom: 30px;
    margin-bottom: 30px;
}

.comment-input-area {
    overflow: hidden;
    max-height: 0;
    transition:
        max-height 0.3s ease,
        padding 0.3s ease;
    padding: 0;
}
.comment-input-area.open {
    max-height: 200px;
    padding: 12px 0 0;
}
.comment-input-area textarea {
    width: 100%;
    box-sizing: border-box;
    border: 1px solid #ddd;
    border-radius: 8px;
    padding: 10px 12px;
    font-size: 14px;
    resize: vertical;
    min-height: 80px;
}
.input-actions {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: flex-end;
    gap: 8px;
    margin-top: 8px;
}

/* scroll bar style */

::-webkit-scrollbar {
    background: #000000;
    height: 5px;
    width: 5px;
}

::-webkit-scrollbar-track {
    box-shadow: inset 0 0 2px #73a9ad;
}

::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb {
    background: #73a9ad;
    border-radius: 2px;
}

::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb:hover {
    background: #73a9ad;
}

/* scroll bar style */

/* pagination */

.pagination .page-link {
    border-radius: 2px !important;
    box-shadow: none !important;
    color: var(--color-primary);
    font-weight: 500;
    font-size: 14px;
}

.active>.page-link, .page-link.active{
    background: var(--color-primary);
    color: var(--color-white);
    border-color: var(--color-primary);
    box-shadow: none !important;
}

/* pagination */

.modal_logo{
    width: 250px;
}

/* VerificationModal */

.otp_modal .form-control {
    font-size: 25px;
    height: 55px;
    text-align: center;
}

/* news letter modal */

.news_letter_modal h2 {
    font-family: var(--font-newsheading);
    color: var(--color-primary);
    font-size: 21px;
}

.news_letter_modal .link_btn {
    color: var(--color-danger);
    font-size: 13px;
    padding: 10px 15px;
    border: none;
    border-radius: 6px;
    cursor: pointer;
    transition: 0.2s ease-in-out all;
    text-decoration: underline;
}

.news_letter_modal .link_btn:hover {
    color: var(--color-danger-bright);
}

/* .news_letter_modal .btn_div{
    width: 300px;
} */

.news_letter_modal .icon {
    width: 200px;
    margin-bottom: 15px;
}

/* news letter modal */

.form-control {
    background-color: transparent;
    color: #464646;
    font-size: 14px;
    height: 45px;
    box-shadow: none !important;
}

.form-control::placeholder {
    font-size: 13px;
}

.form-check-input {
    box-shadow: none !important;
}

.form-floating {
    background-color: transparent;
    color: #464646;
    font-size: 14px;
    height: 45px;
    box-shadow: none !important;
}

.form-floating input {
    font-size: 14px;
}

/* share modal */

.share-btn {
    background-color: var(--color-light-100);
    color: var(--color-primary);
    font-weight: 500;
    border: none;
    border-radius: 5px;
    padding: 10px 20px;
    cursor: pointer;
    transition:
        background-color 0.2s,
        color 0.2s;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 8px;
}

.share-btn:hover {
    background-color: var(--color-primary);
    color: var(--color-white);
}

.print-btn {
    background-color: var(--color-light-100);
    color: var(--color-primary);
    font-weight: 500;
    border: none;
    border-radius: 5px;
    padding: 10px 20px;
    cursor: pointer;
    transition:
        background-color 0.2s,
        color 0.2s;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
}

.print-btn:hover {
    background-color: var(--color-primary);
    color: var(--color-white);
}

.share-link {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 0px;
    border-radius: 5px;
    background-color: var(--color-light-100);
    color: var(--color-primary);
    font-weight: 500;
    text-decoration: none;
    transition:
        background-color 0.2s,
        color 0.2s;
    width: 100% !important;
    height: 100%;
    padding: 14px 0;
}

.share-link:hover {
    background-color: var(--color-primary);
    color: var(--color-white);
}

.share-link p {
    margin-bottom: 0;
}

.copy_link_btn {
    background-color: var(--color-primary-light);
    color: var(--color-light-100);
    font-weight: 500;
    border: none;
    border-radius: 5px;
    padding: 10px 0 !important;
    cursor: pointer;
    transition:
        background-color 0.2s,
        color 0.2s;
    width: 110px;
}

.copy_link_btn:hover {
    background-color: var(--color-primary);
    color: var(--color-white);
}

/* pro content */
/* Container for the gated content */
.pro-content-gate {
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
    /* max-height: 2000px; /* Limits how much of the "blurred" content shows */
    height: 390px;
}

/* The actual content being hidden */
.restricted-content {
    filter: blur(4px); /* Slight blur for the text behind */
    pointer-events: none; /* Prevents selecting text */
    user-select: none;
    opacity: 0.6;
}

/* The White Blur Overlay */
.paywall-overlay {
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    background: linear-gradient(to bottom, rgb(255 255 255 / 79%) 0%, rgba(255, 255, 255, 1) 80%);
    z-index: 10;
}

/* The Message Box */
.paywall-card {
    max-width: 450px;
    border-top: 4px solid var(--color-blue-500);
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: center;
}

.paywall-card h3 {
    font-family: var(--font-newsheading);
    color: var(--text-heading);
    font-size: 22px;
    margin-bottom: 10px;
}

.paywall-card p {
    font-size: 14px !important;
    text-align: center;
    margin-bottom: 20px;
    padding-left: 0;
}

.paywall-card .icon_div {
    width: 60px;
}

/* Remove "Read AI Summary" if it's pro content to clean up the UI */
.pro-content-gate ~ .btn_div {
    display: none;
}

.comment_count {
    display: flex;
    gap: 6px;
}

.comment_count img {
    width: 20px;
}

.comment_count_link {
    color: var(--color-primary-dark);
}

.comment_count_link:hover {
    color: var(--color-blue-500);
}

.live_news_detail_box {
    position: relative;
    padding-top: 40px !important;
    padding: 20px;
    background-color: var(--color-light-100);
}

.live_news_detail_box .time {
    background-color: var(--color-danger-bright);
    color: #ffffff;
    font-size: 13px;
    width: fit-content;
    position: absolute;
    left: 0;
    top: 0;
    padding: 6px 12px;
}

.live_news_detail_box::after {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    width: 100%;
    height: 2px;
    background-color: var(--color-danger-bright);
}

.live_news_box {
    padding-top: 40px !important;
    padding: 20px;
    background-color: var(--color-light-100);
    position: relative;
}

.live_news_box::before {
    content: "LIVE";
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    padding: 4px 10px;
    color: var(--color-white);
    font-weight: 600;
    background-color: var(--color-danger-bright);
    font-size: 13px;
}

.live_news_box::after {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    width: 100%;
    height: 2px;
    background-color: var(--color-danger-bright);
}

.live-indicator-block {
    position: absolute;
    left: -3px;
    top: -20px;
}

.live-indicator-block .live-indicator {
    font-family: "Roboto", sans-serif;
    background: #ea2429;
    color: #fff;
    padding: 9px 7px;
    line-height: 0;
    border-radius: 6px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    display: inline-flex;
    font-size: 12px;
    font-weight: bold;
    width: auto;
    align-items: center;
}

.live-indicator-block .live-indicator .blink {
    animation: blinker 0.8s cubic-bezier(0.5, 0, 1, 1) infinite alternate;
    font-size: 8px;
    margin-right: 5px;
}

@keyframes blinker {
    from {
        opacity: 1;
    }
    to {
        opacity: 0;
    }
}

/* Prevent scrolling on the background */
.no-scroll {
    overflow: hidden;
}

/* mobile menu */

.mobile_menu button{
    color: var(--color-primary);
    font-family: "Noto Sans Condensed";
    text-transform: uppercase;
    font-weight: 600;
    font-size: 16px;
}

.mobile_menu .accordion-button.no-arrow::after {
    display: none !important;
}

.mobile_menu .accordion-button.no-arrow {
    cursor: default;
}

.accordion-button {
    box-shadow: none !important;
    border-bottom: 1px solid #ececec;
    font-size: 18px;
    font-weight: 500;
}

.accordion-item {
    border: none !important;
}

.mobi_menu_list li a {
    font-size: 15px;
    position: relative;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    font-weight: 600;
    font-family: "Noto Sans Condensed";
    color: var(--color-secondary-dark);
}

.mobi_menu_list li a::after {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    top: 16px;
    left: -17px;
    width: 5px;
    height: 5px;
    background-color: var(--color-primary-light);
    border-radius: 50%;
}

.accordion-button::after{
    opacity: .25 !important;
}

.accordion-button:not(.collapsed) {
    font-weight: bolder;
    background-color: transparent;
}

.mobi_menu_list {
    border-left: 1px solid #ececec;
    padding-left: 14px;
}

.form-label,
.form-check-label {
    font-size: 13px;
    margin-bottom: 3px;
}

.restricted-contents {
    height: auto !important;
    max-height: none !important;
    overflow: visible !important;
    display: block !important;
    -webkit-line-clamp: unset !important;
}

.restricted-contents * {
    height: auto !important;
    max-height: none !important;
    overflow: visible !important;
}
.blurred-content {
    max-height: 500px;
    overflow: hidden;
}

.blurred-content::after {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    bottom: 0;
    left: 0;
    width: 100%;
    height: 250px;
    background: linear-gradient(
        to bottom,
        rgba(255, 255, 255, 0),
        rgba(255, 255, 255, 1)
    );
}

.more-images-section {
    margin-top: 30px;
}

.more-image-card {
    overflow: hidden;
    border-radius: 10px;
}

.more-image-preview {
    width: 100%;
    height: 220px;
    object-fit: cover;
    transition: 0.3s;
    border-radius: 10px;
}

.more-image-preview:hover {
    transform: scale(1.03);
}

/* normal website */
/* website view */
#printArea {
    display: none;
}



.popup-ad-overlay {
    position: fixed;
    inset: 0;
    background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.7);
    z-index: 999999;

    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
}

.popup-ad-box {
    width: 500px;
    max-width: 90%;
    position: relative;
    background: white;
    padding: 10px;
}

.popup-ad-img {
    width: 100%;
    display: block;
}

.popup-close {
    position: absolute;
    right: 10px;
    top: 5px;
    background: white;
    border: 0;
    font-size: 30px;
    cursor: pointer;
}

.link{
    transition: .3s ease-in-out all;
}

.link:hover{
    text-decoration: underline;
}

/* new css */

.full_story_heading{
    font-size: 38px;
}

.img_caption{
    font-size: 13px;
    color: var(--color-blue-600);
}

.heading_date{
    font-size: 13px;
}

.pad_10{
    padding: 8px;
}

.sec_main_news{
    padding: 0 !important;
}

.sec_main_news .full_members_tag{
    padding: 5px 10px;    
}

.world-home-link{
    text-transform: uppercase;
}

.avatar {
    width: 30px;
    height: 30px;
    font-size: 14px;
}

.comment-text{
    margin-bottom: 0;
}

.header_logo{
    width: 263px;
    position: relative;
    bottom: -3px;
}

.mbl_single_link{
    padding: 14px 20px;
    border-bottom: 1px solid #ececec;
}

.mbl_single_link a{
    color: var(--bs-accordion-btn-color);
    font-family: "Noto Sans Condensed";
    text-transform: uppercase;
    font-weight: 600;
    font-size: 16px;
}

.comment_box .danger_bright{
    font-size: 13px !important;
    font-family: 'Quicksand' !important;
    font-weight: bold;
}

.comment_box .link{
    font-size: 14px !important;
}

.sticky_ad_con {
    bottom: 0; 
    left: 0; 
    z-index: 1040;  
    padding: 10px 0;
}

.sticky_ad_con img {
    width: auto;
    object-fit: contain;
}

.sticky_ad_close {
    top: -15px;
    right: 12px;
    z-index: 1041;
    padding: 8px;
    opacity: 1;
    border: 1px solid #ddd;
}

/* Modern Cookie Consent */
.modern-cookie-consent {
    position: fixed;
    bottom: 30px;
    left: 30px;
    max-width: 400px;
    background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.95);
    backdrop-filter: blur(10px);
    border-radius: 16px;
    padding: 24px;
    box-shadow: 0 10px 40px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.12);
    z-index: 9999;
    border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.5);
    display: none;
    transform: translateY(20px);
    opacity: 0;
    transition: all 0.4s cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1);
}

.modern-cookie-consent.show {
    transform: translateY(0);
    opacity: 1;
}

.cookie-header {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 12px;
    margin-bottom: 12px;
}

.cookie-icon {
    font-size: 24px;
}

.cookie-title {
    font-weight: 700;
    font-size: 18px;
    margin: 0;
    color: #1a1a1a;
}

.cookie-text {
    font-size: 14px;
    color: #555;
    margin-bottom: 20px;
    line-height: 1.5;
}

.cookie-text a {
    color: #0d6efd;
    text-decoration: none;
    font-weight: 500;
}

.cookie-text a:hover {
    text-decoration: underline;
}

.cookie-buttons {
    display: flex;
    gap: 12px;
}

.cookie-btn {
    flex: 1;
    padding: 10px 0;
    border-radius: 8px;
    font-weight: 600;
    font-size: 14px;
    border: none;
    cursor: pointer;
    transition: all 0.2s ease;
}

.cookie-btn-accept {
    background: #0d6efd;
    color: white;
}

.cookie-btn-accept:hover {
    background: #0b5ed7;
}

.cookie-btn-decline {
    background: #f1f3f5;
    color: #495057;
}

.cookie-btn-decline:hover {
    background: #e9ecef;
}

/* Mobile responsiveness */
@media (max-width: 576px) {
    .modern-cookie-consent {
        bottom: 15px;
        left: 15px;
        right: 15px;
        max-width: none;
    }
}

.related_story{
    background-color: #edeff3;
    padding: 25px;    
}

.related_story ul{
    margin-bottom: 0;
}

.related_story ul li{
    margin-bottom: 10px;
}

.related_story ul li a{
    color: var(--color-primary-dark);
    text-decoration: underline;
}

.related_story ul li a:hover{
    color: var(--color-primary-light);
}

.comment-text {
    display: -webkit-box;
    -webkit-line-clamp: 3;
    -webkit-box-orient: vertical;
    overflow: hidden;
    text-overflow: ellipsis;
    word-break: break-word;
}