/*
Theme Name: Kerala Online News
Theme URI: https://www.keralaonline.co.in/
Author: Kerala Online
Description: A fast, responsive magazine-news theme created for KeralaOnline.co.in. Inspired by modern editorial layouts while retaining an original design.
Version: 1.0.0
Requires at least: 6.2
Tested up to: 6.8
Requires PHP: 7.4
Text Domain: kerala-online-news
*/

:root{--ko-red:#e21d2f;--ko-red-dark:#b70e20;--ko-ink:#101820;--ko-muted:#66717c;--ko-soft:#f3f5f7;--ko-line:#dde2e6;--ko-white:#fff;--ko-width:1240px;--ko-radius:8px;--ko-shadow:0 10px 30px rgba(14,24,34,.08)}
*{box-sizing:border-box}html{scroll-behavior:smooth}body{margin:0;background:#fff;color:var(--ko-ink);font-family:Inter,system-ui,-apple-system,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:1.65}img{max-width:100%;height:auto}a{color:inherit;text-decoration:none}a:hover{color:var(--ko-red)}button,input{font:inherit}.container{width:min(var(--ko-width),calc(100% - 32px));margin-inline:auto}.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}.skip-link:focus{clip:auto!important;width:auto;height:auto;top:8px;left:8px;padding:10px 14px;background:#fff;color:#000;z-index:99999}

.top-strip{background:#0d1319;color:#dce2e7;font-size:.78rem}.top-strip__inner{min-height:38px;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;gap:20px}.top-strip__links{display:flex;gap:18px}.top-strip a:hover{color:#fff}.site-branding-row{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr minmax(260px,620px);gap:36px;align-items:center;padding-block:26px}.custom-logo{max-height:76px;width:auto}.site-title{margin:0;font-size:clamp(2rem,5vw,3.55rem);font-weight:900;letter-spacing:-.055em;line-height:.9;text-transform:uppercase}.site-title span{color:var(--ko-red)}.site-description{margin:9px 0 0;color:var(--ko-muted);font-size:.82rem;letter-spacing:.12em;text-transform:uppercase}.header-ad{min-height:90px;display:grid;place-items:center;background:var(--ko-soft);border:1px dashed #c8cfd5;color:#7c8791;font-size:.75rem;letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase}

.main-nav{position:relative;background:var(--ko-ink);color:#fff;border-bottom:4px solid var(--ko-red);z-index:20}.main-nav__inner{display:flex;align-items:center;min-height:56px}.menu-toggle{display:none;background:none;border:0;color:#fff;padding:15px 4px;cursor:pointer}.menu-toggle svg{display:block}.primary-menu,.primary-menu ul{list-style:none;padding:0;margin:0}.primary-menu{display:flex;align-items:stretch}.primary-menu>li{position:relative}.primary-menu a{display:flex;align-items:center;min-height:52px;padding:0 17px;font-size:.86rem;font-weight:800;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.025em}.primary-menu>.current-menu-item>a,.primary-menu>.current-menu-ancestor>a,.primary-menu>li>a:hover{background:var(--ko-red);color:#fff}.primary-menu .sub-menu{display:none;position:absolute;top:100%;left:0;min-width:230px;background:#fff;color:var(--ko-ink);box-shadow:var(--ko-shadow);border-top:3px solid var(--ko-red)}.primary-menu li:hover>.sub-menu,.primary-menu li:focus-within>.sub-menu{display:block}.primary-menu .sub-menu a{min-height:auto;padding:12px 16px;border-bottom:1px solid var(--ko-line);text-transform:none}.nav-search{margin-left:auto}.nav-search button{display:grid;place-items:center;width:48px;height:48px;color:#fff;background:transparent;border:0;cursor:pointer}.search-panel{display:none;position:absolute;inset:100% 0 auto;background:#fff;padding:18px;box-shadow:var(--ko-shadow)}.search-panel.is-open{display:block}.search-form{display:flex;max-width:700px;margin:auto}.search-form label{flex:1}.search-field{width:100%;height:48px;border:1px solid var(--ko-line);padding:0 15px}.search-submit{height:48px;background:var(--ko-red);color:#fff;border:0;padding:0 24px;font-weight:800;cursor:pointer}

.news-ticker{border-bottom:1px solid var(--ko-line);background:#fff}.news-ticker__inner{display:flex;align-items:center;min-height:48px;overflow:hidden}.ticker-label{align-self:stretch;display:flex;align-items:center;flex:0 0 auto;background:var(--ko-red);color:#fff;padding:0 18px;font-size:.75rem;font-weight:900;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.08em}.ticker-track{display:flex;gap:36px;padding-left:24px;white-space:nowrap;animation:koTicker 28s linear infinite}.ticker-track:hover{animation-play-state:paused}.ticker-item{font-size:.85rem;font-weight:650}.ticker-dot{color:var(--ko-red);margin-right:9px}@keyframes koTicker{to{transform:translateX(-55%)}}

.site-main{padding-block:34px 64px}.hero-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.45fr .78fr .78fr;grid-template-rows:repeat(2,230px);gap:14px}.story-cover{position:relative;overflow:hidden;background:#252d34;border-radius:var(--ko-radius);color:#fff;isolation:isolate}.story-cover:first-child{grid-row:1/3}.story-cover__image,.story-cover__image img{position:absolute;inset:0;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover}.story-cover__image{z-index:-2}.story-cover:after{content:"";position:absolute;inset:25% 0 0;background:linear-gradient(transparent,rgba(5,9,12,.92));z-index:-1}.story-cover__content{position:absolute;inset:auto 0 0;padding:22px}.story-cover:first-child .story-cover__content{padding:30px}.story-cover h2,.story-cover h3{margin:9px 0 8px;line-height:1.15;letter-spacing:-.025em}.story-cover h2{font-size:clamp(1.8rem,4vw,3.15rem)}.story-cover h3{font-size:1.12rem}.story-cover a:hover{color:#fff;text-decoration:underline}.post-meta{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:8px 16px;color:inherit;font-size:.74rem;opacity:.82}.category-chip{display:inline-block;background:var(--ko-red);color:#fff!important;border-radius:3px;padding:4px 9px;font-size:.68rem;font-weight:900;letter-spacing:.06em;text-transform:uppercase}

.section{margin-top:44px}.section-heading{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;gap:20px;border-bottom:3px solid var(--ko-ink);margin-bottom:22px}.section-heading h2{position:relative;margin:0;padding:0 0 10px;font-size:1.45rem;line-height:1.2;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:-.02em}.section-heading h2:after{content:"";position:absolute;height:3px;left:0;bottom:-3px;width:76px;background:var(--ko-red)}.section-heading a{font-size:.76rem;font-weight:900;color:var(--ko-red);text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.06em}.content-with-sidebar{display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1fr) 330px;gap:34px;align-items:start}.post-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,minmax(0,1fr));gap:24px}.post-card{min-width:0}.post-card__thumb{position:relative;display:block;aspect-ratio:16/10;overflow:hidden;border-radius:var(--ko-radius);background:var(--ko-soft)}.post-card__thumb img{width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;transition:transform .45s ease}.post-card:hover .post-card__thumb img{transform:scale(1.045)}.post-card__body{padding-top:13px}.post-card h3{margin:7px 0 8px;font-size:1.08rem;line-height:1.3;letter-spacing:-.018em}.post-card p{margin:9px 0 0;color:var(--ko-muted);font-size:.88rem;line-height:1.55}.post-card--horizontal{display:grid;grid-template-columns:180px 1fr;gap:17px;padding-bottom:20px;margin-bottom:20px;border-bottom:1px solid var(--ko-line)}.post-card--horizontal .post-card__thumb{aspect-ratio:16/11}.post-card--horizontal .post-card__body{padding:0}.post-card--horizontal h3{margin-top:5px;font-size:1.2rem}.section-band{background:var(--ko-soft);padding:34px;margin-top:46px;border-radius:var(--ko-radius)}

.sidebar{display:grid;gap:26px}.widget{border:1px solid var(--ko-line);padding:22px;background:#fff}.widget-title{margin:-22px -22px 18px;padding:13px 18px;background:var(--ko-ink);border-left:5px solid var(--ko-red);color:#fff;font-size:1rem;text-transform:uppercase}.widget ul{list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.widget li{padding:10px 0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--ko-line)}.widget li:last-child{border:0}.widget a{font-weight:700}.sidebar .wp-block-latest-posts__post-date{display:block;color:var(--ko-muted);font-size:.72rem}.ad-box{min-height:250px;display:grid;place-items:center;background:var(--ko-soft);border:1px dashed #c8cfd5;color:#89939c;font-size:.72rem;letter-spacing:.12em;text-transform:uppercase}

.page-header{padding:28px 0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--ko-line);margin-bottom:28px}.page-title{margin:0;font-size:clamp(2rem,5vw,3.5rem);line-height:1.05;letter-spacing:-.045em}.archive-description{max-width:760px;color:var(--ko-muted)}.archive-list{display:grid}.pagination{margin-top:35px}.nav-links{display:flex;gap:8px;flex-wrap:wrap}.page-numbers{display:grid;place-items:center;min-width:42px;height:42px;border:1px solid var(--ko-line);font-weight:800}.page-numbers.current,.page-numbers:hover{background:var(--ko-red);border-color:var(--ko-red);color:#fff}

.single-wrap{max-width:840px}.breadcrumbs{margin-bottom:18px;color:var(--ko-muted);font-size:.78rem}.entry-header .entry-title{margin:0 0 16px;font-size:clamp(2.25rem,6vw,4.7rem);line-height:1.02;letter-spacing:-.055em}.entry-header .post-meta{color:var(--ko-muted);opacity:1}.entry-featured{margin:28px 0}.entry-featured img{width:100%;border-radius:var(--ko-radius)}.entry-content{font-family:Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;font-size:1.12rem;line-height:1.82}.entry-content>*{max-width:760px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto}.entry-content>.alignwide{max-width:1050px}.entry-content>.alignfull{max-width:none}.entry-content h2,.entry-content h3,.entry-content h4{font-family:Inter,system-ui,sans-serif;line-height:1.25;letter-spacing:-.025em;margin-top:1.7em}.entry-content a{color:var(--ko-red);text-decoration:underline}.entry-content img{border-radius:var(--ko-radius)}.entry-footer{margin-top:34px;padding-top:20px;border-top:1px solid var(--ko-line)}.tags-links{display:flex;gap:8px;flex-wrap:wrap}.tags-links a{background:var(--ko-soft);padding:6px 10px;font-size:.78rem;font-weight:700}.author-box{display:grid;grid-template-columns:70px 1fr;gap:18px;margin-top:32px;padding:24px;background:var(--ko-soft)}.author-box img{border-radius:50%}.author-box h3,.author-box p{margin:0}.related-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:20px}

.site-footer{background:#0d1319;color:#c5ced6;margin-top:40px}.footer-widgets{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.3fr 1fr 1fr;gap:46px;padding-block:48px}.site-footer .widget{background:transparent;border:0;padding:0}.site-footer .widget-title{margin:0 0 16px;padding:0 0 10px;background:transparent;border-left:0;border-bottom:2px solid var(--ko-red);color:#fff}.footer-brand{font-size:1.8rem;font-weight:900;color:#fff;text-transform:uppercase}.footer-brand span{color:var(--ko-red)}.site-info{border-top:1px solid #293039;padding:18px 0;font-size:.78rem}.site-info__inner{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;gap:20px}

.no-results{padding:48px;background:var(--ko-soft);text-align:center}.error-404{text-align:center;padding:70px 0}.error-404 strong{display:block;font-size:8rem;line-height:1;color:var(--ko-red)}

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@media(prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){html{scroll-behavior:auto}.ticker-track{animation:none}.post-card__thumb img{transition:none}}