/* Pan India Pulse V6.1 — editorial surfaces with measured depth. */
:root,[data-theme=cotton]{--paper:#fbfaf6;--panel:#fbfaf6;--ink:#192722;--ink2:#39463f;--muted:#646b62;--line:#d9dbd2;--line2:#b6bdb2;--bg2:#efeee7;--mark:#9b3c29;--violet:#9b3c29;--panel-grad:#fbfaf6;--btn-grad:#fbfaf6;--elev:none;--elev-sm:none;--elev-hi:none;--edge:none}
[data-theme=indigo]{--paper:#151e1b;--panel:#151e1b;--ink:#eeeae0;--ink2:#d0d2c8;--muted:#adb7ac;--line:#36453b;--line2:#637366;--bg2:#202e26;--mark:#e4a18a;--violet:#e4a18a;--panel-grad:#151e1b;--btn-grad:#151e1b}
body{background:var(--paper);color:var(--ink);line-height:1.55;-webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased}
.wrap{max-width:1320px;padding-left:36px;padding-right:36px}
.net{position:relative;background:var(--paper);border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);backdrop-filter:none}
.net .wrap{min-height:35px}.netb{font-size:10px;letter-spacing:.12em;text-transform:uppercase}.netl a{font-size:12px}
.mast{padding-top:27px;padding-bottom:25px;border-bottom:0}.logo{border-radius:0;background:var(--ink);color:var(--paper);box-shadow:none}.brand .bt b{font-size:32px}.brand .bt span{font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:22px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:-.035em}.bt small{font-family:var(--font,system-ui,sans-serif);font-size:12px;letter-spacing:0;font-weight:400;color:var(--muted)}
.v6-nav{display:flex;gap:30px;align-items:center;flex-wrap:wrap;border-top:2px solid var(--ink);border-bottom:1px solid var(--ink);padding-top:12px;padding-bottom:12px;font-size:14px;font-weight:650}
.v6-nav a{color:var(--ink);text-decoration:none}.v6-nav a:last-child{margin-left:auto}.v6-nav a:hover{color:var(--mark);text-decoration:underline}
.v6-dot{display:inline-block;background:#b33e2a;width:7px;height:7px;border-radius:50%;vertical-align:middle;margin-right:7px}
.ticker{background:var(--ink);box-shadow:none;height:33px;margin-top:0}.ticker .tag{background:#963c2c;border-radius:0}.ticker .run a{font-size:12px}
.v6-front{padding:34px 0 0}.v6-sectionhead{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;gap:20px;align-items:flex-end;margin-bottom:20px}.v6-sectionhead h2,.v6-page h1{font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:clamp(34px,4vw,54px);line-height:1.08;letter-spacing:-.045em;margin:10px 0 0;font-weight:700}.v6-sectionhead time{font-size:12px;color:var(--muted);padding-bottom:5px}
.v6-eyebrow{display:block;font-family:var(--font,system-ui,sans-serif);font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.13em;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--mark)}
.v6-search{margin:25px 0}.v6-search label{display:block;font-size:12px;font-weight:650;margin-bottom:7px}.v6-search>div{display:flex;gap:0;max-width:790px}.v6-search input{flex:1;min-width:0;background:var(--panel);color:var(--ink);border:1px solid var(--line2);border-right:0;border-radius:0;padding:12px 16px;font:inherit;font-size:15px}.v6-search .btn{padding:12px 24px;white-space:nowrap}
.v6-frontgrid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(0,2.4fr) minmax(240px,1fr);gap:34px;border-top:1px solid var(--ink);padding-top:20px}.v6-sidebar{border-left:1px solid var(--line);padding-left:28px}.v6-sidebar h3{font-family:Georgia,serif;font-size:28px;line-height:1.2;letter-spacing:-.025em;margin:12px 0}.v6-sidebar p{font-size:14px;color:var(--muted)}.v6-textlink{font-weight:700;color:var(--mark);font-size:13px}.v6-follow{border-top:1px solid var(--line);padding-top:23px;margin-top:25px}.v6-follow>a{display:block;font-size:13px;margin-top:12px}
.v6-story{padding:19px 0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);min-width:0;display:flow-root}.v6-story:first-child{padding-top:8px}.v6-story h3{font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:25px;line-height:1.22;letter-spacing:-.02em;margin:7px 0}.v6-story h3 a{color:var(--ink);text-decoration:none}.v6-story h3 a:hover{text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-thickness:1px;text-underline-offset:4px}.v6-story p{font-size:15px;color:var(--ink2);max-width:70ch;margin:10px 0}.v6-meta{color:var(--muted);font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.025em;display:flex;gap:10px;flex-wrap:wrap}.v6-meta b{color:var(--mark);font-weight:650}.v6-story img{float:right;width:29%;max-height:160px;aspect-ratio:16/10;object-fit:cover;margin:5px 0 16px 22px;border-radius:0}.v6-story.v6-lead h3{font-size:clamp(28px,3vw,41px);line-height:1.13}.v6-story.v6-lead img{float:none;width:100%;max-height:330px;aspect-ratio:16/8;margin:8px 0 20px}
#v6-mini-live .v6-story h3{font-size:18px}#v6-mini-live .v6-story{padding:14px 0}#v6-mini-live .v6-story p,#v6-mini-live .v6-story img{display:none}
[data-topic-picker]{display:flex;gap:8px;flex-wrap:wrap;margin:12px 0 18px}.v6-topic{border:1px solid var(--line2);background:transparent;color:var(--ink);border-radius:0;padding:7px 11px;font:inherit;font-size:12px;cursor:pointer}.v6-topic[aria-pressed=true],[data-follow-topic][aria-pressed=true]{background:var(--ink);color:var(--paper);border-color:var(--ink)}
.v6-page{padding-top:36px}.v6-page h1{margin-top:12px}.v6-intro{font-size:18px;color:var(--ink2);max-width:760px;margin:20px 0 28px}.v6-page #v6-results{max-width:960px;min-height:160px}.v6-empty{padding:28px 0;border-top:1px solid var(--line);color:var(--muted)}.v6-searchfilters{display:flex;gap:24px;flex-wrap:wrap;margin:20px 0}.v6-searchfilters label,.v6-region{font-size:13px}.v6-page select{padding:7px 10px;margin-left:8px;background:var(--panel);color:var(--ink);border:1px solid var(--line2);border-radius:0}.v6-electionbar{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:20px;flex-wrap:wrap;padding:18px 0;border-block:1px solid var(--ink);font-size:13px}.v6-electionbar>span:first-child{font-weight:700}.v6-electionbar .btn{margin-left:auto}.v6-method{font-size:13px;color:var(--muted);max-width:850px}.v6-region{display:block;margin:15px 0}.v6-article-topics{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:10px;flex-wrap:wrap;font-size:12px;padding:16px 0;border-block:1px solid var(--line);margin:20px 0}
.pulse-priority{margin-top:42px;border-top:3px solid var(--ink);padding-top:18px}.pulse-heading h2,.rule h2{font-family:Georgia,serif;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:-.025em}.pulse-heading h2{font-size:31px}
.pulse-top>section,.pulse-bottom>section,.row>section,.states-panel,.acard,.scard2,.explore,.pview,.brief,.dmap,.pulse,.board,.prow,.consent,.demo,.scard,.statecard{border-radius:0!important;box-shadow:none!important;background-image:none!important}
.pulse-top>section,.pulse-bottom>section,.row>section{border:0;background:transparent}.row>section{padding:23px 0}.row{column-gap:30px;border-top:1px solid var(--line);margin-top:30px}.pulse-top .hero:before,.pulse-top .hero:after{display:none}
.btn,.chip,.seg,.search,.tools .btn,.tg,.lchips a{border-radius:0!important;box-shadow:none!important;background-image:none!important}.btn.primary{background:var(--ink);border-color:var(--ink);color:var(--paper)}.btn:hover,.chip:hover{transform:none}.chip[aria-pressed=true],.seg button[aria-pressed=true]{background:var(--ink);color:var(--paper)}.acard{border:0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);padding:0 0 20px;background:transparent}.acard h3{font-family:Georgia,serif;letter-spacing:-.02em}.dgrid .big h3{font-size:32px}.dside .acard{padding:15px 0}.card-media{border-radius:0!important}.dside .card-media{float:right;width:30%;margin:0 0 12px 15px}.dgrid .ad2{display:block}.rule{border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);padding-bottom:13px}.sico{display:none}.art .atitle{font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;letter-spacing:-.035em;line-height:1.12}.abody{font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:20px;line-height:1.8}.pview{border:1px solid var(--line);background:var(--bg2)}.foot{margin-top:55px;border-top:2px solid var(--ink);padding-top:28px}
.ad:empty,.v6-ad:empty{display:none}.ad,.v6-ad{border-radius:0;box-shadow:none}.v6-ad-label{display:block;text-align:center;letter-spacing:.12em;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:9px;color:var(--muted);margin:10px 0}

a:focus-visible,button:focus-visible,input:focus-visible,select:focus-visible,summary:focus-visible{outline:2px solid var(--mark);outline-offset:4px}
.consent{border:1px solid var(--line2);background:var(--panel)!important;color:var(--ink)}.consent h2,.consent p,.crow b,.crow small{color:var(--ink)}.consent p a{color:var(--mark)}.cmark{border-radius:0!important;background:var(--ink);box-shadow:none}.crow{border-radius:0;background:var(--bg2);border-color:var(--line)}.cact .btn:not(.primary){background:var(--panel);color:var(--ink);border-color:var(--line2);box-shadow:none}
.dside .card-media{float:none;width:auto;margin:0}.article-image img,.rss-photo,.rss-photo img,.ak span:first-child,.card-media.branded span{border-radius:0!important}
.ak span:first-child{background:var(--bg2);color:var(--mark)}
@media(max-width:900px){.wrap{padding-left:23px;padding-right:23px}.v6-nav{gap:20px;font-size:13px}.v6-frontgrid{grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1.7fr) minmax(220px,1fr);gap:22px}.v6-sidebar{padding-left:22px}.bt small{display:block;margin-left:0}.v6-sectionhead time{max-width:130px}.dgrid .big h3{font-size:28px}}
@media(max-width:650px){.wrap{padding-left:18px;padding-right:18px}.mast{padding-top:18px;padding-bottom:18px;gap:12px}.brand .bt b{font-size:25px}.brand .bt span{font-size:18px}.tools .status{display:none}.tools .btn{font-size:11px;padding:6px}.logo{width:36px;height:39px}.v6-nav{gap:16px;flex-wrap:nowrap;overflow-x:auto;white-space:nowrap;padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px}.v6-nav a:last-child{margin-left:0}.v6-front{padding-top:24px}.v6-sectionhead{display:block}.v6-sectionhead time{display:block;margin-top:12px;max-width:none}.v6-frontgrid{display:block}.v6-sidebar{border-left:0;padding:24px 0 0;border-top:1px solid var(--ink);margin-top:25px}.v6-sidebar h3 br{display:none}.v6-sidebar h3{font-size:24px}.v6-search .btn{padding:12px 17px}.v6-story h3{font-size:23px}.v6-story p{font-size:14px}.v6-intro{font-size:16px}.v6-electionbar{gap:12px}.v6-electionbar .btn{margin-left:0}.v6-electionbar #v6-live-status{flex-basis:100%;order:2}.pulse-heading h2{font-size:26px}.dgrid .big h3{font-size:27px}.abody{font-size:18px}.v6-page{padding-top:27px}}
@media(prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){*{scroll-behavior:auto!important;animation:none!important;transition:none!important}}

/* V6.1 component palettes: background and ink always travel together. */
:root,[data-theme=cotton]{
 --news-bg:#ffffff;--news-glaze:rgba(255,255,255,.94);
 --news-shadow:0 2px 5px rgba(29,42,37,.035),0 12px 32px rgba(29,42,37,.07);
 --news-shadow-hover:0 4px 8px rgba(29,42,37,.045),0 18px 40px rgba(29,42,37,.11);
 --news-edge:#e1e4dc;--peek-bg:#f0f3ef;--peek-ink:#203b32;--peek-muted:#4a6054;
}
[data-theme=indigo]{
 --news-bg:#1c2923;--news-glaze:rgba(255,255,255,.035);
 --news-shadow:0 2px 6px rgba(0,0,0,.15),0 14px 34px rgba(0,0,0,.19);
 --news-shadow-hover:0 4px 10px rgba(0,0,0,.19),0 20px 40px rgba(0,0,0,.25);
 --news-edge:#3d5044;--peek-bg:#21372c;--peek-ink:#f3f5ec;--peek-muted:#d1ddcf;
}
.v6-story,.dgrid>.acard,.dside .acard,.agrid>.acard{
 background-color:var(--news-bg);background-image:linear-gradient(150deg,var(--news-glaze),transparent 65%)!important;
 border:1px solid var(--news-edge);border-radius:4px!important;
 box-shadow:var(--news-shadow)!important;padding:22px;margin:0 0 16px;
 transition:box-shadow .2s ease,border-color .2s ease;
}
.v6-story:first-child{padding-top:22px}
.v6-story:hover,.dgrid>.acard:hover,.dside .acard:hover,.agrid>.acard:hover{
 box-shadow:var(--news-shadow-hover)!important;border-color:var(--line2)
}
.v6-story.v6-lead,.dgrid>.acard.big{padding:26px;background-color:var(--news-bg)}
.v6-story.v6-lead img{margin:0 0 22px;max-height:370px;aspect-ratio:16/9}
.v6-story h3{margin-top:11px}.v6-story p{line-height:1.7}
.dside .acard{grid-template-columns:94px minmax(0,1fr);gap:9px 16px}
.dside .acard h3{font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:20px;line-height:1.28}
.dside .card-media{width:auto;margin:0;border:1px solid var(--news-edge)}
.dgrid>.acard.big h3{font-size:36px;line-height:1.12}
.dgrid>.acard.big .ad2{font-size:15px;line-height:1.7}
.agrid>.acard .card-media{margin-bottom:17px}
#v6-mini-live .v6-story{background:none!important;border:0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);box-shadow:none!important;border-radius:0!important;padding:16px 0;margin:0}
.v6-pulse-peek{
 display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;gap:24px;
 margin:24px 0 0;padding:19px 24px;background-color:var(--peek-bg);color:var(--peek-ink);
 background-image:linear-gradient(110deg,rgba(255,255,255,.055),transparent);
 border:1px solid var(--line2);border-left:3px solid #a76b3f;border-radius:3px;
 box-shadow:0 4px 14px rgba(27,43,33,.045);text-decoration:none;
}
.v6-peek-label{font-size:12px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.035em}
.v6-peek-label small{display:block;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0;margin-top:4px;color:var(--peek-muted);font-size:12px}
.v6-peek-reading{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:16px}
.v6-peek-reading>strong{font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:48px;font-weight:400;line-height:1;letter-spacing:-.055em;color:var(--peek-ink)}
.v6-peek-reading b{display:block;font-size:14px;color:var(--peek-ink)}
.v6-peek-reading small{display:block;font-size:11px;color:var(--peek-muted);margin-top:3px}
.v6-peek-cta{font-size:13px;font-weight:700;white-space:nowrap;color:var(--peek-ink)}
.v6-peek-cta>span{display:inline-block;margin-left:14px;font-size:20px;transition:transform .2s}
.v6-pulse-peek:hover .v6-peek-cta>span{transform:translate(2px,-2px)}
.pulse-priority{scroll-margin-top:24px}
/* Intentionally dark in both themes. Local tokens prevent inherited page ink. */
.pulse-top>.hero,.pulse-top>.hero[data-temperature]{
 --ink:#ffffff;--ink2:#e4ecea;--muted:#d4e0dd;--line:#698077;--line2:#9aafa5;
 --pulse-bg:#163b35;--pulse-accent:#a5e6d2;
 background:var(--pulse-bg)!important;background-image:none!important;color:#ffffff;
 border:1px solid #56766b;border-radius:4px!important;padding:28px;
 box-shadow:0 3px 7px rgba(17,37,28,.08),0 16px 36px rgba(17,37,28,.13)!important;
}
.pulse-top>.hero[data-temperature=Waiting]{--pulse-bg:#26353d;--pulse-accent:#d5e1eb}
.pulse-top>.hero[data-temperature=Calm]{--pulse-bg:#163b35;--pulse-accent:#a5e6d2}
.pulse-top>.hero[data-temperature=Simmering]{--pulse-bg:#453718;--pulse-accent:#ffe0a0}
.pulse-top>.hero[data-temperature=Heated]{--pulse-bg:#4b2b20;--pulse-accent:#ffc5a6}
.pulse-top>.hero[data-temperature=Boiling]{--pulse-bg:#482432;--pulse-accent:#ffbdc9}
.pulse-top>.hero::before,.pulse-top>.hero::after{display:none!important}
.pulse-top>.hero .state,.pulse-top>.hero .vread b,
.pulse-top>.hero .pulse-metrics dd{color:#ffffff!important;text-shadow:none}
.pulse-top>.hero .state-sub,.pulse-top>.hero .state-sub span,
.pulse-top>.hero .lede,.pulse-top>.hero .major-headline>a,
.pulse-top>.hero .major-headline p{color:#f4f7f5!important}
.pulse-top>.hero .temperature-kicker,.pulse-top>.hero .temperature-kicker span,
.pulse-top>.hero .temperature-delta,.pulse-top>.hero .pulse-metrics dt,
.pulse-top>.hero .vread span,.pulse-top>.hero .vscale li,
.pulse-top>.hero .coverage-caveat,.pulse-top>.hero .major-headline>small{color:#d4e0dd!important}
.pulse-top>.hero .major-headline>span{color:var(--pulse-accent)!important}
.pulse-top>.hero .vscale li[data-s]{color:#d4e0dd!important}
.pulse-top>.hero .vglass{background:#b9ccc5;border:0}
.pulse-top>.hero .vglass i{background:var(--pulse-accent);box-shadow:none}
.pulse-top>.hero .vglass i::after{display:none}
.pulse-top>.hero .temperature-delta,.pulse-top>.hero .pulse-metrics,
.pulse-top>.hero .major-headline{border-color:#698077}
.pulse-top>.hero .coverage-caveat{font-size:11px;line-height:1.6}
.pulse-top>.hero .major-headline>a{font-size:18px;line-height:1.5}
.pulse-top>.hero .major-headline>small{font-size:12px}
@media(max-width:800px){
 .v6-pulse-peek{gap:16px;padding:18px}.v6-peek-label{max-width:165px}
 .v6-peek-reading>strong{font-size:42px}.v6-peek-reading{gap:12px}
 .v6-peek-cta{font-size:12px}.v6-peek-cta>span{margin-left:5px}
 .dgrid>.acard.big h3{font-size:30px}
}
@media(max-width:600px){
 .v6-pulse-peek{display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1fr) auto;gap:14px;margin-top:19px}
 .v6-peek-label{max-width:none}.v6-peek-reading{grid-column:1/-1;grid-row:2;gap:15px}
 .v6-peek-cta{grid-column:2;grid-row:1}.v6-peek-label small{display:none}
 .v6-peek-reading>strong{font-size:42px}.v6-peek-reading small{font-size:11px}
 .v6-story,.v6-story:first-child,.dside .acard,.agrid>.acard{padding:18px}
 .v6-story.v6-lead,.dgrid>.acard.big{padding:20px}
 .v6-story h3{font-size:23px}.dside .acard h3{font-size:19px}
 .dside .acard{grid-template-columns:78px minmax(0,1fr);gap:8px 12px}
 .pulse-top>.hero,.pulse-top>.hero[data-temperature]{padding:24px 20px}
 .pulse-top>.hero .reading{grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1fr) 88px;gap:14px;min-height:220px}
 .pulse-top>.hero .state{font-size:clamp(32px,9vw,44px);line-height:1.1}
 .pulse-top>.hero .vial{max-width:88px;gap:10px 9px}
 .pulse-top>.hero .vread b{font-size:78px}
 .pulse-top>.hero .vread span{font-size:10px;max-width:88px}
 .pulse-top>.hero .lede{font-size:14px;line-height:1.65}
 .v6-story.v6-lead h3,.dgrid>.acard.big h3{font-size:29px}
}
@media(prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){.v6-pulse-peek:hover .v6-peek-cta>span{transform:none}}

/* V6.2 compact temperature card, aligned with the lead editorial heading. */
.v6-head-actions{display:flex;flex-direction:column;align-items:flex-end;gap:12px;flex:none}
.v6-head-actions .v6-pulse-peek{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr auto;gap:10px 14px;width:290px;max-width:100%;margin:0;padding:15px 18px;border-left-width:2px;border-radius:4px;box-shadow:var(--news-shadow)}
.v6-head-actions .v6-peek-label{grid-column:1/-1;font-size:11px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.09em;max-width:none}
.v6-head-actions .v6-peek-label>small{display:none}
.v6-head-actions .v6-peek-reading{grid-column:1/-1;grid-row:auto;gap:13px}
.v6-head-actions .v6-peek-reading>strong{font-size:43px}
.v6-head-actions .v6-peek-reading b{font-size:12px}
.v6-head-actions .v6-peek-reading small{font-size:11px;line-height:1.45;max-width:170px}
.v6-head-actions .v6-peek-cta{grid-column:1/-1;grid-row:auto;font-size:12px;border-top:1px solid var(--line2);padding-top:9px}
.v6-head-actions .v6-peek-cta>span{float:right;font-size:15px;line-height:1.2}
.alert-layout{display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1.6fr) minmax(250px,1fr);gap:60px;margin:32px 0}
#alert-form fieldset{border:0;border-top:1px solid var(--line);padding:20px 0;margin:0 0 15px}
#alert-form legend{font-family:Georgia,serif;font-size:23px;padding-right:15px}
.alert-checks{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(2,minmax(0,1fr));gap:13px 20px}
.alert-checks label{font-size:14px;display:flex;gap:9px;align-items:center}
.alert-checks input{width:17px;height:17px;accent-color:var(--mark)}
.alert-field{display:block;font-size:14px;font-weight:600;margin:22px 0}
.alert-field input,.alert-field select{display:block;width:100%;background:var(--news-bg);color:var(--ink);border:1px solid var(--line2);padding:11px 13px;margin:8px 0 0;border-radius:2px;font:inherit}
.alert-actions{display:flex;gap:12px;flex-wrap:wrap}.alert-actions .btn{padding:12px 19px}
#alert-status{font-size:14px;line-height:1.6;min-height:48px;color:var(--ink2)}
.alert-promise{border-left:1px solid var(--line);padding-left:30px}
.alert-promise h2{font:700 30px/1.2 Georgia,serif}.alert-promise li{margin:14px 0;font-size:14px}.alert-promise p{font-size:13px;color:var(--muted)}
@media(max-width:900px){.v6-sectionhead{align-items:flex-start}.v6-head-actions .v6-pulse-peek{width:245px}.v6-sectionhead h2{font-size:40px}.alert-layout{gap:30px}}
@media(max-width:650px){.v6-head-actions{align-items:flex-start;margin-top:20px}.v6-head-actions .v6-pulse-peek{width:270px}.v6-head-actions #v6-date{margin-top:0}.alert-layout{display:block}.alert-promise{border-left:0;border-top:1px solid var(--line);padding:28px 0;margin-top:30px}.alert-checks{gap:13px 12px}.v6-sectionhead h2{font-size:36px}}