/* colour scheme = the owner's uploaded sample (brand blue 900/700/500, red 600, amber, green, slate, paper) */
:root{--navy:#0A2540;--blue:#0B3D91;--blue5:#1D4ED8;--blue1:#DBEAFE;--red:#DC2626;--rose:#E11D48;--yellow:#F59E0B;
--green:#059669;--bg:#F8FAFC;--card:#fbfcfe;--ink:#0f172a;--muted:#64748b;--line:#dfe5ec;--soft:#edf1f5;--link:#1D4ED8;--fs:18px}
:root[data-theme=dark]{--bg:#0b1626;--card:#07111f;--ink:#f8fafc;--muted:#9aa9bc;--line:#1c2a3d;--soft:#152236;--link:#8fb3ff}
@media (prefers-color-scheme:dark){:root:not([data-theme=light]){--bg:#0b1626;--card:#07111f;--ink:#f8fafc;--muted:#9aa9bc;--line:#1c2a3d;--soft:#152236;--link:#8fb3ff}}
*{box-sizing:border-box}html{font-size:var(--fs)}body{margin:0;background:var(--bg);color:var(--ink);
font-family:'Noto Sans Telugu','Poppins',system-ui,sans-serif;line-height:1.6;-webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased}
a{color:inherit;text-decoration:none}a:hover{color:var(--blue5)}img,video{max-width:100%;display:block}
.wrap{max-width:1200px;margin:0 auto;padding:0 16px}
.top{background:var(--card);color:var(--ink);border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}
.top .wrap{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:14px;min-height:70px}
.logo img{height:46px;width:auto}
:root[data-theme=dark] .logo,:root[data-theme=dark] footer .logo{background:#fff;border-radius:10px;padding:4px 10px}
@media (prefers-color-scheme:dark){:root:not([data-theme=light]) .logo{background:#fff;border-radius:10px;padding:4px 10px}}.date{font-size:.72rem;color:var(--muted);margin-left:auto;text-align:right}
.tools{display:flex;gap:6px}.tools button{background:var(--bg);color:var(--link);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:8px;
padding:6px 10px;font:inherit;font-size:.75rem;cursor:pointer}
.ticker{background:var(--red);color:#fff;font-size:.8rem;overflow:hidden;white-space:nowrap}
.ticker .wrap{display:flex;gap:12px;align-items:center;height:34px}.ticker b{background:#fff;color:var(--red);letter-spacing:.06em;
padding:2px 10px;border-radius:4px;flex:none}.ticker .run{display:inline-block;animation:run 60s linear infinite}
.ticker .run a{margin-right:40px}@keyframes run{from{transform:translateX(0)}to{transform:translateX(-50%)}}
nav.main{background:var(--card);border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);position:sticky;top:0;z-index:5}
nav.main .wrap{display:flex;gap:4px;overflow-x:auto;scrollbar-width:none}nav.main a{padding:11px 12px;font-weight:700;color:var(--muted);
font-size:.82rem;white-space:nowrap;border-bottom:3px solid transparent}nav.main a.on,nav.main a:hover{border-color:var(--red);color:var(--blue)}
h1,h2,h3,.hl{font-family:'Ramabhadra','Anek Telugu','Noto Sans Telugu',sans-serif;font-weight:400;line-height:1.3}
.sec{margin:26px 0}.sec h2{font-size:1.25rem;margin:0 0 12px;display:flex;align-items:center;gap:10px}
.sec h2:before{content:"";width:6px;height:24px;background:var(--red);border-radius:3px}.sec h2 a.more{margin-left:auto;
font-family:'Noto Sans Telugu',sans-serif;font-size:.75rem;color:var(--link);font-weight:700}
.grid{display:grid;gap:16px;grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fill,minmax(250px,1fr))}
.card{background:var(--card);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:10px;overflow:hidden;display:flex;flex-direction:column;
transition:transform .23s cubic-bezier(.23,1,.32,1),box-shadow .23s ease,border-color .23s ease}
.card:hover{transform:translateY(-4px);border-color:#b8c8db;box-shadow:0 14px 30px #0a254012}
/* e-paper cards are text images: NEVER cropped. Desktop grid: the whole card inside an even 16:9 frame over a soft blur of
   itself; phones: the whole card at its natural shape. */
.card .im{display:block;position:relative;aspect-ratio:16/9;overflow:hidden;background:var(--soft)}
.card .im:before{content:"";position:absolute;inset:-20px;background:var(--bgimg) center/cover no-repeat;filter:blur(22px) saturate(1.1);
opacity:.55;transform:scale(1.1)}
.card .im img{position:relative;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:contain}
.card.big .im{aspect-ratio:auto}.card.big .im:before{display:none}.card.big .im img{height:auto;max-height:640px}
@media (max-width:640px){.card .im{aspect-ratio:auto}.card .im:before{display:none}.card .im img{height:auto}
.grid{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:18px}.list .row img{object-fit:contain;background:var(--soft)}}
.card .tx{padding:12px 14px 14px;display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:6px;flex:1}.card h3{font-size:1.02rem;margin:0}
.meta{font-size:.7rem;color:var(--muted);display:flex;gap:8px;flex-wrap:wrap;align-items:center}
.badge{background:var(--blue);color:#fff;border-radius:5px;padding:1px 8px;font-size:.66rem;font-weight:700}
.badge.red{background:var(--red)}.hero{display:grid;gap:18px;grid-template-columns:1.6fr 1fr;margin-top:20px}
.hero .big h3{font-size:1.5rem}.list .row{display:grid;grid-template-columns:96px 1fr;gap:12px;padding:10px 0;
border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}.list .row img{width:96px;height:96px;object-fit:cover;object-position:top;border-radius:8px}
.list .row h3{font-size:.92rem;margin:0}.chips{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:8px}.chips a{background:var(--card);
border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:999px;padding:6px 12px;font-size:.78rem;font-weight:700}.chips a span{color:var(--red);margin-left:4px}.chips a.quiet{color:var(--muted);font-weight:500}
.art{max-width:780px;margin:22px auto;background:var(--card);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:14px;padding:22px}
.art h1{font-size:1.9rem;margin:6px 0 10px}.art .body p{margin:0 0 14px;font-size:1.02rem}.crumb{font-size:.75rem;color:var(--muted)}
.crumb a{color:var(--link);font-weight:700}.media{margin:16px 0;border-radius:12px;overflow:hidden}
.tags a{display:inline-block;margin:0 6px 6px 0;font-size:.78rem;color:var(--link);font-weight:700}
.share{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:8px;margin:16px 0}.share a,.share button{border:0;border-radius:8px;padding:8px 12px;
font:inherit;font-size:.78rem;font-weight:700;color:#fff;cursor:pointer}.s-wa{background:#25d366}.s-x{background:#000;box-shadow:inset 0 0 0 1px rgba(255,255,255,.28)}
.s-fb{background:#1877f2}.s-tg{background:#229ed9}.s-cp{background:var(--muted)}.btn{display:inline-block;background:var(--blue5);
color:#fff !important;border-radius:8px;padding:9px 14px;font-weight:700;font-size:.82rem}
.pager{display:flex;gap:8px;justify-content:center;margin:22px 0}.pager a{background:var(--card);border:1px solid var(--line);
border-radius:8px;padding:6px 12px;font-weight:700}.note{background:var(--card);border:1px dashed var(--line);border-radius:12px;
padding:22px;text-align:center;color:var(--muted)}.page{max-width:820px;margin:22px auto;background:var(--card);
border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:14px;padding:26px}.page h1{margin-top:0}
.ad{display:none}.ad.on{display:block;margin:18px 0;min-height:90px}
nav.regions{background:var(--bg);border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}nav.regions .wrap{display:flex;gap:6px;overflow-x:auto;
scrollbar-width:none;padding:6px 16px}nav.regions a{font-size:.72rem;font-weight:700;padding:4px 10px;border-radius:999px;
background:var(--card);border:1px solid var(--line);white-space:nowrap}nav.regions a.on{background:var(--blue);color:#fff}
.tbtn{background:var(--bg);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:8px;padding:5px 9px;font-size:.8rem}
.eyebrow{font-family:'Poppins',sans-serif;font-size:.62rem;letter-spacing:.17em;color:var(--muted);font-weight:700;margin-bottom:2px;text-transform:uppercase}
.quick{display:flex;gap:10px;align-items:stretch;margin:16px 0;background:var(--card);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:12px;
padding:10px}.quick .lbl{background:var(--navy);color:#fff;border-radius:8px;padding:8px 12px;font-weight:700;font-size:.78rem;
display:flex;align-items:center;flex:none}.quick .its{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:10px;flex:1}
.quick .its a{display:flex;gap:8px;align-items:center;font-size:.82rem;font-weight:700}.quick .its span{color:var(--red);
font-family:'Poppins',sans-serif;font-weight:800}.cols{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 320px;gap:24px}
.rail .mod{background:var(--card);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:12px;padding:14px;margin-top:26px}
.trend{list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0;border-top:2px solid var(--ink)}.trend li{display:grid;grid-template-columns:34px 1fr;gap:6px;padding:9px 0;
border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);font-size:.84rem;font-weight:700}.trend li span{font-family:'Poppins',sans-serif;
color:var(--red);font-size:1.1rem;font-weight:800}.adbox{background:linear-gradient(135deg,var(--navy),var(--blue));color:#fff;
border-radius:12px;padding:18px;margin-top:18px}.adbox small{letter-spacing:.14em;opacity:.8;font-size:.6rem}
.adbox a{display:inline-block;margin-top:10px;background:var(--yellow);color:#000;border-radius:8px;padding:7px 12px;font-weight:700;font-size:.75rem}
.follow{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:8px;align-items:center;margin:14px 0}.follow span{font-weight:700;font-size:.78rem;
margin-right:4px}.follow a{box-shadow:inset 0 0 0 1px rgba(255,255,255,.28);color:#fff !important;border-radius:999px;padding:6px 12px;font-size:.74rem;font-weight:700}
.s-sh{background:var(--red)}.s-li{background:#0a66c2}.sh-l{font-size:.75rem;font-weight:700;color:var(--muted);align-self:center}
.epaper{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:12px;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;background:linear-gradient(135deg,var(--navy),var(--blue));
color:#fff;border-radius:12px;padding:14px 16px;margin:0 0 18px}.ep-t{display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:2px}.ep-t b{font-size:.95rem}
.ep-t span{font-size:.74rem;opacity:.85}.ep-b{display:flex;gap:8px;flex-wrap:wrap}.ep-dl,.ep-sh{border:0;border-radius:8px;padding:9px 14px;
font:inherit;font-size:.8rem;font-weight:700;cursor:pointer}.ep-dl{background:#fff;color:var(--navy) !important}.ep-sh{background:var(--red);color:#fff}footer .follow span{color:#fff}
.mails{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fill,minmax(250px,1fr));gap:12px;margin:18px 0}.mails a{display:flex;
flex-direction:column;gap:4px;background:var(--bg);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:10px;padding:12px 14px}
.mails b{color:var(--link);font-family:'Poppins',sans-serif;font-size:.85rem;word-break:break-all}.mails span{font-size:.75rem;color:var(--muted)}
footer .tagline{font-family:'Ramabhadra',sans-serif;font-size:1.1rem;color:#fff;margin-bottom:8px}footer .tagline em{color:var(--yellow);font-style:normal}
.srch input{width:100%;font:inherit;padding:12px 14px;border-radius:10px;border:1px solid var(--line);background:var(--card);color:var(--ink)}
@media (max-width:980px){.cols{grid-template-columns:1fr}.quick{flex-direction:column}.quick .lbl{align-self:flex-start}
.quick .its{grid-template-columns:1fr}}
footer{background:var(--navy);color:#cfd6ee;margin-top:40px;padding:26px 0;font-size:.8rem}footer .wrap{display:flex;
flex-wrap:wrap;gap:18px;justify-content:space-between}footer a{color:#fff;margin-right:14px}
.stbar{display:flex;gap:10px;flex-wrap:wrap;margin:14px 0}.stbar a{flex:1;min-width:150px;text-align:center;background:var(--blue);
color:#fff;border-radius:10px;padding:12px;font-weight:700}
@media (max-width:820px){.hero{grid-template-columns:1fr}.art{padding:16px;margin:12px}.art h1{font-size:1.5rem}
.logo img{height:36px}.date{display:none}}

/* ---------- premium layer: calm, readable, consistent (sample: Noto Serif Telugu + Inter, navy/blue/red) ---------- */
:root{--r:14px;--shadow:0 1px 2px rgba(10,37,64,.05),0 8px 24px rgba(10,37,64,.06);--serif:'Noto Serif Telugu','Ramabhadra',serif;
--sans:'Noto Sans Telugu','Inter',system-ui,sans-serif;--ui:'Inter','Noto Sans Telugu',system-ui,sans-serif}
body{font-family:var(--sans);line-height:1.75;letter-spacing:.005em}
h1,h2,h3,.hl{font-family:var(--serif);font-weight:700;letter-spacing:-.005em;line-height:1.35}
.wrap{max-width:1180px;padding:0 20px}
.top .wrap{min-height:76px}.date{font-family:var(--ui);letter-spacing:.02em}
.tools button,.tbtn{border-radius:999px;min-width:38px;height:38px;display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;padding:0 12px}
.ticker .wrap{height:36px}.ticker{font-size:.78rem}.ticker b{font-family:var(--ui);font-size:.66rem;letter-spacing:.1em;border-radius:999px}
nav.main{box-shadow:0 1px 0 var(--line);border-bottom:0;backdrop-filter:saturate(1.4) blur(8px);background:color-mix(in srgb,var(--card) 92%,transparent)}
nav.main a{font-family:var(--serif);font-weight:500;font-size:.86rem;padding:13px 14px;color:var(--muted)}
nav.main a.on,nav.main a:hover{color:var(--ink)}
nav.regions{background:transparent;border-bottom:0}nav.regions .wrap{padding:10px 20px}
nav.regions a{border:0;background:var(--card);box-shadow:var(--shadow);font-weight:600}
main.wrap{padding-bottom:10px}
.sec{margin:40px 0}.sec h2{font-size:1.35rem;gap:12px;padding-bottom:10px;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}
.sec h2:before{width:4px;height:20px}.eyebrow{font-family:var(--ui);font-size:.6rem;letter-spacing:.2em;margin-bottom:6px}
.sec h2 a.more{font-family:var(--ui);font-weight:600;font-size:.72rem;letter-spacing:.02em}
.grid{gap:22px;grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fill,minmax(260px,1fr))}
.card{border:0;border-radius:var(--r);box-shadow:var(--shadow)}
.card:hover{transform:translateY(-3px);box-shadow:0 2px 4px rgba(10,37,64,.06),0 16px 36px rgba(10,37,64,.10)}
.card .tx{padding:16px 18px 18px;gap:8px}.card h3{font-size:1.06rem;line-height:1.45}
.meta{font-family:var(--ui);font-size:.68rem;letter-spacing:.01em;gap:10px}
.badge{font-family:var(--sans);border-radius:999px;padding:2px 10px;font-weight:600;font-size:.64rem}
.hero{gap:28px;margin-top:26px}.hero .big h3{font-size:1.65rem;line-height:1.35}.hero .big .tx p{font-size:1rem;color:var(--muted)}
.list .row{grid-template-columns:104px 1fr;gap:14px;padding:12px 0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}
.list .row img{width:104px;height:78px;border-radius:10px}.list .row h3{font-size:.95rem;line-height:1.45}
.quick{border:0;box-shadow:var(--shadow);border-radius:var(--r);padding:12px;margin:26px 0}
.quick .lbl{font-family:var(--serif);border-radius:10px}.quick .its a{font-family:var(--serif);font-weight:500;line-height:1.45}
.cols{gap:36px}.rail .mod{border:0;box-shadow:var(--shadow);border-radius:var(--r);padding:18px}
.trend li{font-family:var(--serif);font-weight:500;line-height:1.45;padding:12px 0}
.chips a{border:0;box-shadow:var(--shadow);font-weight:600;padding:7px 14px}
.adbox{border-radius:var(--r);padding:20px}
/* article: a calm reading column */
.art{max-width:760px;border:0;box-shadow:var(--shadow);border-radius:18px;padding:34px 38px;margin:30px auto}
.art h1{font-size:2.05rem;line-height:1.35;margin:12px 0 14px}
.art .body{max-width:660px}.art .body p{font-size:1.1rem;line-height:1.9;margin:0 0 18px}
.media{border-radius:var(--r);box-shadow:var(--shadow)}.crumb{font-family:var(--ui)}
.epaper{border-radius:var(--r);padding:16px 18px}
.share{gap:8px;padding:16px 0;border-top:1px solid var(--line);border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);margin:22px 0}
.share a,.share button{border-radius:999px;font-family:var(--ui);font-weight:600;padding:8px 14px}
.tags{margin-top:6px}.btn{border-radius:999px;font-family:var(--ui);font-weight:600}
.page{border:0;box-shadow:var(--shadow);border-radius:18px;padding:34px 38px;line-height:1.85}
.mails a{border:0;box-shadow:var(--shadow);border-radius:12px}.mails b{font-family:var(--ui)}
footer{margin-top:60px;padding:40px 0 34px}footer a{display:inline-block;margin:0 16px 8px 0}
@media (max-width:820px){.wrap{padding:0 16px}.art,.page{padding:20px 18px;border-radius:14px;margin:16px 0}
.art h1{font-size:1.55rem}.art .body p{font-size:1.04rem;line-height:1.85}.hero .big h3{font-size:1.35rem}.sec{margin:30px 0}}