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/* 2026-10-27 — compact newspaper masthead, IST clock and responsive leaderboard. */
.utility .shell{gap:10px;min-height:36px;justify-content:space-between}
#dateIST{min-width:0;white-space:nowrap}
.ist-clock{margin-left:auto;color:#292929;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;white-space:nowrap;letter-spacing:.03em;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;font-feature-settings:"tnum"}
.mast{display:flex;flex-direction:column;align-items:center;justify-content:center;text-align:center;padding:19px 16px 16px}
.mast a{display:block;max-width:100%}
.mast img{display:block;width:min(520px,calc(100vw - 42px));height:auto;aspect-ratio:520/85;max-width:100%}
.mast .tagline{margin-top:8px;max-width:100%;line-height:1.45}
.nav{align-items:center}
.mobile-toggle{appearance:none;-webkit-appearance:none;color:#202020;-webkit-text-fill-color:#202020;font-size:13px}
.ad-leader{display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(130px,190px) minmax(0,1fr);align-items:center;column-gap:19px;row-gap:8px;min-height:0;padding:12px 16px;margin-top:14px}
.ad-leader>.ad-label{grid-column:1/-1;display:block;line-height:1;margin:0}
.ad-leader>img{grid-column:1;display:block;width:100%;max-width:190px;height:37px;object-fit:contain;object-position:left center;margin:0}
.ad-leader>.ad-copy{grid-column:2;display:flex;align-items:center;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:4px 17px;max-width:none;min-width:0}
.ad-leader .ad-copy h3{font:700 15px/1.23 Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;margin:0}
.ad-leader .ad-copy p{font-size:11px;line-height:1.35;margin:0;color:#646464}
.ad-leader .ad-cta{font-size:10px;line-height:1.4;margin:0;padding-bottom:2px;display:inline-block}
@media(max-width:670px){
 .utility .shell{gap:9px;min-height:34px}
 .utility{font-size:10px;letter-spacing:0}
 #dateIST{font-size:10px}
 .ist-clock{font-size:10px;letter-spacing:0}
 .mast{padding:18px 17px 15px}
 .mast img{width:min(410px,calc(100vw - 48px));height:auto;max-height:68px}
 .mast .tagline{font-size:9px;letter-spacing:.12em;margin-top:7px}
 .ad-leader{display:grid;grid-template-columns:106px minmax(0,1fr);gap:5px 12px;align-items:start;padding:10px 12px;margin-top:12px}
 .ad-leader>.ad-label{font-size:8px;margin-bottom:2px}
 .ad-leader>img{grid-column:1;max-width:106px;width:100%;height:28px;margin:0}
 .ad-leader>.ad-copy{grid-column:2;display:flex;flex-direction:column;align-items:flex-start;gap:4px;min-width:0}
 .ad-leader .ad-copy h3{font:700 13px/1.27 Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;margin:0}
 .ad-leader .ad-copy p{font-size:10px;line-height:1.35;margin:0}
 .ad-leader .ad-cta{display:inline-block;font-size:10px;margin:1px 0 0}
}
@media(max-width:365px){
 #dateIST,.ist-clock{font-size:9px}
 .ad-leader{grid-template-columns:95px minmax(0,1fr);column-gap:10px}
 .ad-leader>img{max-width:95px}
}

/* Visually center the SVG wordmark artwork and the masthead subtitle as a single block. */
.mast,.mast>a,.mast .tagline{box-sizing:border-box}
.mast{display:flex;flex-direction:column;align-items:center;justify-content:center;text-align:center}
.mast>a{display:block;line-height:0;margin-inline:auto;max-width:100%}
.mast img{display:block;margin-inline:auto}
.mast .tagline{display:block;width:100%;max-width:calc(100vw - 34px);margin-inline:auto;text-align:center}

/* RCM Wire's sourced launch edition: restrained newspaper-style news index. */
.seed-front .section-rule{margin-top:23px;margin-bottom:8px}
.seed-view-all{font-size:11px;font-weight:700;color:var(--red);white-space:nowrap}
.seed-front-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(2,minmax(0,1fr));column-gap:24px}
.seed-front-item{padding:12px 0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);min-width:0}
.seed-front-item h3,.seed-archive-item h3{font:700 19px/1.23 Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;margin:5px 0 7px}
.seed-front-item p,.seed-archive-item p{font-size:12px;line-height:1.5;color:#666;margin:0 0 5px}
.seed-archive{padding-top:34px;padding-bottom:50px}
.seed-archive h1{font:700 44px/1.12 Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;margin:7px 0 15px}
.seed-archive-intro{max-width:670px;font-size:14px;line-height:1.6;color:#666}
.seed-archive-list{margin-top:25px;display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(2,minmax(0,1fr));column-gap:45px}
.seed-archive-item{padding:19px 0;border-top:1px solid var(--line)}
.seed-archive-item h3{font-size:23px}
.seed-article-body h2{font:700 27px/1.22 Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;margin:30px 0 12px}
.seed-article-body p{margin:0 0 15px}
.seed-article-source{border-top:1px solid var(--line);padding-top:18px;margin-top:30px;font-size:13px;line-height:1.5}
.seed-article-source a,.seed-back a{color:var(--red);text-decoration:underline;text-underline-offset:3px;overflow-wrap:anywhere}
.seed-back{margin-top:25px}
@media(max-width:670px){
 .seed-front-grid,.seed-archive-list{grid-template-columns:1fr}
 .seed-front-item h3{font-size:18px}
 .seed-archive h1{font-size:32px}
 .seed-archive-item h3{font-size:20px}
 .seed-front .section-rule{margin-top:19px}
}


/* Editorial typography: short H2 section headings and comfortably spaced article paragraphs. */
.seed-article-body h2{font:700 clamp(21px,2.2vw,26px)/1.28 Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;letter-spacing:-.015em;margin:30px 0 11px;overflow-wrap:break-word}
.seed-article-body p{font:400 16px/1.78 Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;color:#343434;margin:0 0 19px;overflow-wrap:break-word}
.seed-article-body h2+p{margin-top:0}
@media(max-width:670px){
 .seed-article-body h2{font-size:22px;line-height:1.3;margin:27px 0 10px}
 .seed-article-body p{font-size:16px;line-height:1.72;margin-bottom:17px}
}


/* Quiet in-article commercial CTAs. Kept separate from editorial copy. */
.article-ad{font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;background:#faf9f6;border-top:1px solid #d7d3cb;border-bottom:1px solid #d7d3cb;padding:16px 18px 17px;margin:33px 0;max-width:100%}
.article-ad-top{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;gap:15px;margin-bottom:11px}
.article-ad-label{color:#777;font-size:9px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.14em}
.article-ad-rent{font-size:11px;font-weight:700;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-color:#b51a21;text-underline-offset:3px;white-space:nowrap}
.article-ad-row{display:grid;grid-template-columns:130px minmax(0,1fr);gap:20px;align-items:center}
.article-ad-row>a{display:block;line-height:0}
.article-ad-row img{width:125px;max-width:100%;height:39px;object-fit:contain;object-position:left center}
.article-ad .article-ad-copy h3{font:700 18px/1.23 Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;letter-spacing:-.01em;margin:0 0 5px;color:#222}
.seed-article-body .article-ad .article-ad-copy p{font:400 12px/1.52 Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:#626262;margin:0 0 7px}
.article-ad-action{color:#a51b23;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none;border-bottom:1px solid #a51b23;padding-bottom:2px;display:inline-block}
.article-ad-invite{padding:14px 18px;background:#fff}
.article-ad-invite .article-ad-top{margin-bottom:7px}
.article-ad-invite-line{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:center;gap:19px}
.seed-article-body .article-ad-invite-line p{font:400 12px/1.55 Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:#5d5d5d;margin:0}
.article-ad-invite-line p strong{color:#262626}
.article-ad-invite-line .article-ad-action{flex-shrink:0}
@media(max-width:670px){
 .article-ad{padding:14px 13px;margin:29px 0}
 .article-ad-row{grid-template-columns:95px minmax(0,1fr);gap:12px;align-items:start}
 .article-ad-row img{height:30px;width:95px}
 .article-ad .article-ad-copy h3{font-size:15px;line-height:1.25}
 .seed-article-body .article-ad .article-ad-copy p{font-size:11px;line-height:1.45}
 .article-ad-invite-line{align-items:flex-start;flex-direction:column;gap:8px}
}


/* Content discovery without breaking the quiet newspaper reading experience. */
.article-breadcrumb{display:flex;gap:7px;flex-wrap:wrap;align-items:center;font:500 11px/1.5 Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:#777;margin:0 0 19px;overflow-wrap:anywhere}
.article-breadcrumb a{color:#666;text-decoration:none}
.article-breadcrumb a:hover{color:#b51a21;text-decoration:underline}
.article-breadcrumb span[aria-current="page"]{color:#444}
.related-stories{border-top:2px solid #232323;margin:42px 0 12px;padding-top:19px}
.related-stories h2{font:700 24px/1.2 Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;letter-spacing:-.018em;margin:0 0 14px}
.related-stories ul{margin:0;padding:0;list-style:none}
.related-stories li{border-top:1px solid #e4e1da;padding:12px 0}
.related-stories a{font:700 16px/1.45 Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;text-decoration:none}
.related-stories a:hover{color:#b51a21}
@media(max-width:670px){
 .article-breadcrumb{font-size:10px;margin:0 0 17px}
 .related-stories{margin-top:34px}
 .related-stories h2{font-size:22px}
 .related-stories a{font-size:16px}
}


/* RCMJobs full-width India careers campaign — preserve original artwork and aspect ratio. */
.ad-leader.ad-leader-art{display:block;min-height:0;height:auto;padding:0;border:0;background:transparent;overflow:hidden;margin:12px 0 0}
.ad-leader-art .rcmjobs-banner-link{display:block;width:100%;height:auto;line-height:0;overflow:hidden}
.ad-leader-art .rcmjobs-banner-link img{display:block;width:100%;height:auto;max-width:100%;max-height:none;object-fit:contain;object-position:center;margin:0;aspect-ratio:1200/304}
@media(max-width:670px){.ad-leader.ad-leader-art{margin-top:10px}.ad-leader-art .rcmjobs-banner-link img{width:100%;max-width:100%;height:auto}}

/* Clear disclosure outside RCMJobs creative. */
.ad-leader-art .rcmjobs-ad-eyebrow{display:block;margin:0 0 5px;padding:0;font:600 9px/1.3 Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;letter-spacing:.16em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#797979;text-align:left}
@media(max-width:670px){.ad-leader-art .rcmjobs-ad-eyebrow{font-size:8px;margin-bottom:4px}}


/* India Desk feature: lead with the journalism, not a decorative cover image. */
.lead--text{border-top:2px solid var(--ink);padding-top:16px;padding-bottom:16px}
.lead--text .eyebrow{margin-top:0}
.lead--text h1{font-size:clamp(31px,3.1vw,43px);line-height:1.1;margin:11px 0 13px;max-width:710px;text-wrap:balance}
.lead--text .dek{font-size:17px;line-height:1.55;color:#555;margin:0 0 14px;max-width:630px}
.lead--text .meta{line-height:1.5}
@media(max-width:670px){
  .top-grid{margin-top:18px}
  .lead--text{padding-top:12px;padding-bottom:15px}
  .lead--text h1{font-size:clamp(27px,7vw,32px);line-height:1.12;margin:9px 0 10px}
  .lead--text .dek{font-size:15px;line-height:1.5;margin:0 0 10px}
  .latest{padding-top:15px}
}