:root {

    --ink: #151744;

    --paper: #f4f4fb;
    --paper-2: #ffffff;
    --white: #ffffff;

    --brick: #2418a8;
    --brick-dark: #181176;

    --indigo: #2016a0;
    --indigo-dark: #120d63;

    --brass: #3c32ba;
    --maroon: #0f0b54;

    --line: rgba(32, 22, 160, 0.14);

    --text-muted: rgba(21, 23, 68, 0.60);
    --text-soft: rgba(21, 23, 68, 0.76);

    --white-85: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.85);
    --white-80: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.80);
    --white-75: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.75);
    --white-60: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.60);
    --white-15: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.15);

    --shadow: rgba(15, 11, 84, 0.12);

}


/* =========================================================
   GLOBAL
========================================================= */

* {
    box-sizing: border-box;
}


html {
    scroll-behavior: smooth;
}


html,
body {
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
}


body {

    background: var(--paper);

    color: var(--ink);

    font-family: 'Hind', sans-serif;

    -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;

}


img {

    max-width: 100%;

    height: auto;

}


a {
    color: inherit;
}


.wrap {

    max-width: 1280px;

    margin: 0 auto;

    padding: 0 24px;

}


.eyebrow {

    font-family: 'Work Sans', sans-serif;

    font-weight: 700;

    font-size: 16px;

    letter-spacing: 0.12em;

    text-transform: uppercase;

}


.meta {

    font-family: 'Work Sans', sans-serif;

    font-size: 12px;

    letter-spacing: 0.03em;

    color: var(--text-muted);

}



/* =========================================================
   ACCESSIBILITY
========================================================= */

.screen-reader-text {

    position: absolute !important;

    width: 1px;

    height: 1px;

    padding: 0;

    margin: -1px;

    overflow: hidden;

    clip: rect(0, 0, 0, 0);

    white-space: nowrap;

    border: 0;

}


.screen-reader-text:focus {

    clip: auto !important;

    width: auto;

    height: auto;

    margin: 0;

    padding: 10px 14px;

    top: 6px;

    left: 6px;

    background: #ffffff;

    color: #000000;

    z-index: 100000;

}


.skip-link {
    z-index: 100001;
}



/* =========================================================
   UPDATED SITE HEADER
   Desktop header styles for the updated header.php.
   Responsive header rules are located in responsive.css.
========================================================= */

.site-header {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 1000;
    width: 100%;
    background: #ffffff;
}

.site-header .wrap {
    width: 100%;
    max-width: 1315px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    padding-right: 24px;
    padding-left: 24px;
}


/* Header branding row */

.header-main {
    width: 100%;
    background: #ffffff;
}

.header-main-inner {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: minmax(460px, 1fr) 240px minmax(380px, 500px);
    align-items: center;
    gap: 34px;
    min-height: 142px;
    padding-top: 10px;
    padding-bottom: 10px;
}

.header-brand {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 5px;
    min-width: 0;
    color: inherit;
    text-decoration: none;
}

.header-brand:hover,
.header-brand:focus {
    text-decoration: none;
}

.header-logo {
    display: block;
    flex: 0 0 auto;
    width: 145px;
    height: 145px;
    object-fit: contain;
}

.header-title-image {
    display: block;
    width: min(100%, 340px);
    max-height: 130px;
    object-fit: contain;
    object-position: center;
}


/* Header flag */

.site-header .header-flag {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    justify-self: center;
    margin: 0;
}

.site-header .header-flag img {
    display: block;
    width: 145px;
    max-width: 100%;
    height: 100px;
    border-radius: 0;
    object-fit: contain;
}


/* Advertisement */

.header-ad {
    width: 100%;
    min-width: 0;
}

.header-ad > a {
    display: block;
    width: 100%;
    text-decoration: none;
}

.header-ad img {
    display: block;
    width: 100%;
    height: 120px;
    object-fit: cover;
}

.header-ad-placeholder {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    width: 100%;
    height: 120px;
    padding: 20px;
    color: #707078;
    background: #c9c8d1;
    font-family: 'Noto Serif Devanagari', serif;
    font-size: 20px;
    font-weight: 500;
    line-height: 1.4;
    text-align: center;
}


/* Navigation row */

.site-header .header-nav-row {
    width: 100%;
    background: #10075e;
    border: 0;
}

.site-header .header-nav-inner {
    position: relative;
    display: flex;
    align-items: stretch;
    justify-content: flex-start;
    min-height: 44px;
}

.site-header .primary-wrap {
    position: relative;
    display: flex;
    flex: 1 1 auto;
    width: auto;
    min-width: 0;
}

.site-header .primary {
    position: relative;
    display: flex;
    align-items: stretch;
    width: 100%;
    overflow: visible;
}

.site-header .primary .menu {
    display: flex;
    align-items: stretch;
    justify-content: flex-start;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    gap: 0;
    width: auto;
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
    list-style: none;
    font-family: 'Noto Serif Devanagari', serif;
    font-size: 16px;
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: 0;
    white-space: nowrap;
}

.site-header .primary .menu > li {
    position: relative;
    display: flex;
    align-items: stretch;
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
}

.site-header .primary .menu > li > a {
    position: relative;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    min-height: 44px;
    padding: 0 18px;
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.9);
    background: transparent;
    font-family: 'Noto Serif Devanagari', serif;
    font-size: 18px;
    font-weight: 600;
    line-height: 1.25;
    text-decoration: none;
    transition: color 0.2s ease, background-color 0.2s ease;
}

.site-header .primary .menu > li > a::before {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    right: 0;
    bottom: 0;
    left: 0;
    width: 0;
    height: 3px;
    margin: auto;
    background: #ffffff;
    transform: none;
    transition: width 0.2s ease;
}

.site-header .primary .menu > li > a:hover,
.site-header .primary .menu > li > a:focus,
.site-header .primary .menu > li.current-menu-item > a,
.site-header .primary .menu > li.current-menu-parent > a,
.site-header .primary .menu > li.current-menu-ancestor > a,
.site-header .primary .menu > li.current_page_item > a,
.site-header .primary .menu > li.current_page_parent > a,
.site-header .primary .menu > li.current_page_ancestor > a {
    color: #ffffff;
    background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08);
}

.site-header .primary .menu > li > a:hover::before,
.site-header .primary .menu > li > a:focus::before,
.site-header .primary .menu > li.current-menu-item > a::before,
.site-header .primary .menu > li.current-menu-parent > a::before,
.site-header .primary .menu > li.current-menu-ancestor > a::before,
.site-header .primary .menu > li.current_page_item > a::before,
.site-header .primary .menu > li.current_page_parent > a::before,
.site-header .primary .menu > li.current_page_ancestor > a::before {
    width: 100%;
}

.site-header .primary .menu-item-has-children > a::after {
    content: "\25BE";
    display: inline-block;
    margin-left: 6px;
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.78);
    font-size: 18px;
    line-height: 1;
}


/* Dropdown menu */

.site-header .primary .sub-menu {
    position: absolute;
    top: 100%;
    left: 0;
    z-index: 9999;
    display: block;
    visibility: hidden;
    opacity: 0;
    transform: translateY(8px);
    min-width: 225px;
    margin: 0;
    padding: 7px 0;
    list-style: none;
    background: #ffffff;
    border: 1px solid var(--line);
    border-top: 3px solid var(--brass);
    box-shadow: 0 12px 30px rgba(15, 11, 84, 0.16);
    transition: opacity 0.2s ease, visibility 0.2s ease, transform 0.2s ease;
}

.site-header .primary .menu-item-has-children:hover > .sub-menu,
.site-header .primary .menu-item-has-children:focus-within > .sub-menu {
    visibility: visible;
    opacity: 1;
    transform: translateY(0);
}

.site-header .primary .sub-menu li {
    display: block;
    width: 100%;
}

.site-header .primary .sub-menu a {
    display: block;
    width: 100%;
    padding: 10px 16px;
    color: var(--ink);
    background: #ffffff;
    font-family: 'Noto Serif Devanagari', serif;
    font-size: 14px;
    font-weight: 600;
    line-height: 1.5;
    white-space: nowrap;
    text-decoration: none;
    transition: color 0.2s ease, background-color 0.2s ease, padding-left 0.2s ease;
}

.site-header .primary .sub-menu a:hover,
.site-header .primary .sub-menu a:focus,
.site-header .primary .sub-menu li.current-menu-item > a,
.site-header .primary .sub-menu li.current_page_item > a {
    padding-left: 20px;
    color: #ffffff;
    background: var(--indigo-dark);
}


/* Date inside navigation */

.site-header .header-date {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: flex-end;
    flex: 0 0 auto;
    gap: 0;
    min-height: 44px;
    margin-left: auto;
    padding-left: 20px;
    color: #ffffff;
    white-space: nowrap;
}

.site-header .ad-date {
    color: #ffffff;
    font-family: Arial, sans-serif;
    font-size: 14px;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 0.2px;
}

.site-header .date-separator {
    margin: 0 7px;
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.65);
}

.site-header .ns-date {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    width: 170px;
    height: 22px;
    overflow: hidden;
}

.site-header .ns-date iframe {
    display: block;
    width: 170px;
    height: 22px;
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
    background: transparent;
    border: 0;
}


/* Mobile menu button */

.site-header .menu-toggle {
    display: none;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    flex: 0 0 auto;
    width: 46px;
    min-height: 44px;
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
    color: #ffffff;
    -webkit-text-fill-color: #ffffff;
    background: transparent;
    border: 0;
    font-size: 25px;
    line-height: 1;
    cursor: pointer;
}

.site-header .menu-toggle:hover,
.site-header .menu-toggle:focus,
.site-header .menu-toggle:active {
    color: #ffffff;
    -webkit-text-fill-color: #ffffff;
    background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1);
}


/* =========================================================
   SUB RULE / BREADCRUMB BAR
========================================================= */

.subrule {

    background: var(--white);

    border-bottom:
        1px
        solid
        var(--line);

}


.subrule .wrap {

    display: flex;

    justify-content: space-between;

    align-items: center;

    min-height: 30px;

    padding-top: 5px;

    padding-bottom: 5px;

    font-family:
        'Work Sans',
        sans-serif;

    font-size: 14px;

    color: var(--text-muted);

}


.subrule .crumb a {

    color: var(--brick);

    text-decoration: none;

}


.subrule .crumb a:hover {

    color:
        var(--brick-dark);

}



/* =========================================================
   MAIN PAGE LAYOUT
========================================================= */

.page {

    display: grid;

    grid-template-columns:
        minmax(0, 1fr)
        300px;

    gap: 36px;

    align-items: start;

}


.sidebar {

    position: sticky;

    top: 20px;

}



/* =========================================================
   SIDEBAR WIDGETS
========================================================= */

.widget {

    background: var(--white);

    border:
        1px
        solid
        var(--line);

    margin-bottom: 24px;

}


.widget h3 {

    font-family:
        'Work Sans',
        sans-serif;

    font-size: 16px;

    font-weight: 700;

    letter-spacing: 0.08em;

    text-transform: uppercase;

    color:
        var(--indigo-dark);

    background:
        rgba(
            32,
            22,
            160,
            0.035
        );

    margin: 0;

    padding: 12px 16px;

    border-bottom:
        2px
        solid
        var(--brass);

}


.widget ul {

    list-style: none;

    margin: 0;

    padding: 0;

}


.widget li {

    padding: 12px 16px;

    border-bottom:
        1px
        solid
        var(--line);

    display: flex;

    gap: 10px;

    font-size: 14px;

}


.widget li:last-child {

    border-bottom: none;

}


.widget li .num {

    font-family:
        'Noto Serif Devanagari',
        serif;

    font-weight: 800;

    color:
        var(--brass);

    font-size: 18px;

    line-height: 1;

    flex-shrink: 0;

}


.widget li a {

    text-decoration: none;

    color: var(--ink);

    line-height: 1.4;

    transition:
        color
        0.2s ease;

}


.widget li a:hover {

    color: var(--brick);

}



/* =========================================================
   DUAL LANGUAGE DIVIDER
========================================================= */

.strut {

    position: relative;

    width: 2px;

    background:
        var(--indigo);

    align-self: stretch;

    flex-shrink: 0;

    min-height: 64px;

}


.strut .arrow-badge {

    position: absolute;

    top: 50%;

    left: 50%;

    transform:
        translate(
            -50%,
            -50%
        );

    width: 26px;

    height: 26px;

    border-radius: 50%;

    background:
        var(--indigo);

    color: #ffffff;

    display: flex;

    align-items: center;

    justify-content: center;

    font-size: 13px;

    line-height: 1;

    box-shadow:
        0
        0
        0
        4px
        var(--paper-2);

}



/* =========================================================
   LANGUAGE TAGS
========================================================= */

.lang-tag {

    display: inline-flex;

    align-items: center;

    gap: 5px;

    font-family:
        'Work Sans',
        sans-serif;

    font-weight: 700;

    font-size: 12px;

    letter-spacing: 0.07em;

    text-transform: uppercase;

    padding:
        2px
        8px
        2px
        6px;

}


.lang-tag.ne {

    background:
        rgba(
            36,
            24,
            168,
            0.10
        );

    color:
        var(--brick-dark);

}


.lang-tag.new {

    background:
        rgba(
            32,
            22,
            160,
            0.16
        );

    color:
        var(--indigo-dark);

}


.lang-tag::before {

    content: '●';

    font-size: 6px;

}


.placeholder-copy {

    opacity: 0.55;

}



/* =========================================================
   IMAGE PLACEHOLDER
========================================================= */

.ndd-image-placeholder {

    display: block;

    width: 100%;

    height: 100%;

    background:
        linear-gradient(
            135deg,
            #ededfb 0%,
            #d3d1f4 50%,
            #aaa6e3 100%
        );

}



/* =========================================================
   IMAGE CONTAINERS
========================================================= */

.img {

    display: block;

    overflow: hidden;

}


.img img,
.thumb img {

    width: 100%;

    height: 100%;

    object-fit: cover;

    display: block;

}



/* =========================================================
   POST / CARD LINKS
========================================================= */

.card a,
.post-row h2 a,
.hero h1 a,
.hero h4 a,
.related h4 a {

    text-decoration: none;

}


.card a:hover,
.post-row h2 a:hover,
.hero h1 a:hover,
.hero h4 a:hover,
.related h4 a:hover {

    color: var(--brick);

}



/* =========================================================
   READ MORE LINK
========================================================= */

.read-link {

    font-family:
        'Work Sans',
        sans-serif;

    font-weight: 600;

    font-size: 12px;

    color: var(--brick);

    text-decoration: none;

    transition:
        color
        0.2s ease;

}


.read-link:hover {

    color:
        var(--brick-dark);

}



/* =========================================================
   MINIMAL FOOTER
========================================================= */

.site-footer {
    width: 100%;
    background: #120d63;
    color: #ffffff;
    padding: 28px 20px 22px;
    margin-top: 50px;
}

.site-footer .footer-inner {
    width: 100%;
    max-width: 1200px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    text-align: center;
}


/* =========================================================
   FOOTER CATEGORIES
========================================================= */

.footer-categories {
    width: 100%;
    text-align: center;
}

.footer-categories ul {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    flex-wrap: wrap;

    gap: 8px 26px;

    list-style: none;

    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
}

.footer-categories ul li {
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
    list-style: none;
}

.footer-categories ul li a {
    display: inline-block;

    color: #ffffff;
    text-decoration: none;

    font-family: 'Noto Serif Devanagari', serif;
    font-size: 18px;
    font-weight: 500;

    transition:
        opacity 0.2s ease,
        transform 0.2s ease;
}

.footer-categories ul li a:hover {
    color: #ffffff;
    opacity: 0.75;
    transform: translateY(-1px);
}


/* =========================================================
   COPYRIGHT
========================================================= */

.footer-copyright {
    margin-top: 20px;
    padding-top: 18px;

    border-top: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.18);

    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);

    font-family: 'Noto Serif Devanagari', serif;
    font-size: 13px;
    font-weight: 400;

    line-height: 1.8;
    text-align: center;
}

.footer-developed {
    margin-left: 8px;
}

.footer-developed::before {
    content: "•";
    margin-right: 8px;
    opacity: 0.6;
}

.footer-developed a {
    color: #ffffff;
    text-decoration: none;
    font-weight: 600;

    transition: opacity 0.2s ease;
}

.footer-developed a:hover {
    color: #ffffff;
    opacity: 0.75;
    text-decoration: underline;
}

/* =========================================================
   MOBILE
========================================================= */

@media (max-width: 768px) {

    .site-footer {
        padding: 24px 16px 20px;
        margin-top: 35px;
    }

    .footer-categories ul {
        gap: 8px 18px;
    }

    .footer-categories ul li a {
        font-size: 14px;
    }

    .footer-copyright {
        margin-top: 18px;
        padding-top: 16px;
        font-size: 12px;
    }
    
    .footer-developed {
        display: block;
        margin: 4px 0 0;
    }

    .footer-developed::before {
        display: none;
    }
}


/* =========================================================
   404 PAGE
========================================================= */

.not-found {

    max-width: 720px;

    margin:
        70px
        auto;

    text-align: center;

}


.not-found h1 {

    font-size: 72px;

    margin: 0;

    color:
        var(--indigo);

}



/* =========================================================
   SIMPLE PAGE
========================================================= */

.simple-page {

    margin-top: 28px;

}