*
{
padding: o;
margin: 0;
box-sizing: border-box;
}



.navbar {
      border-bottom: 1px solid #eee;
      background: #fff;
      box-shadow: 0 2px 4px rgba(0,0,0,0.08); 
    }
    .navbar-nav .nav-link {
      font-weight: 600;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      font-size: 14px;
      margin: 0 10px;
    }

    .nav-link a :hover{
      color: #f58220;
    }

  .navbar-nav .nav-link:not(.dropdown-toggle) {
  position: relative;
  text-decoration: none; 
  padding-bottom: 7px; 
}

.navbar-nav .nav-link:not(.dropdown-toggle)::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  width: 0;
  height: 3px;
  left: 0;
  bottom: 0;
  background-color: #f15a24; 
  transition: width 0.3s ease;
}

.navbar-nav .nav-link:not(.dropdown-toggle):hover::after {
  width: 100%; /* expands underline smoothly */
}



    
.social-icons a {
      color: #000;
      margin-left: 12px;
      font-size: 16px;
    }
    .menu-toggle {
      color: orange;
      font-size: 22px;
      margin-right: 15px;
    }
    .navbar-brand {
      font-family: "Brush Script MT", cursive;
      font-size: 28px;
      font-weight: bold;
    }

    .hero-section {
      background: url('/img/banner image.jpg') center/cover no-repeat;
    height: 50vh; /* adjust height */
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    text-align: center;
    position: relative;
  }

.hero-section::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  top: 0; left: 0;
  width: 100%; height: 100%;
  background: rgba(0,0,0,0.5); 
  z-index: 1;
}

.hero-section .container {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 2; 
}

.blog-section .section-title {
  font-weight: bold;
  margin-bottom: 1rem;
  position: relative;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.blog-section .section-title span {
  border-bottom: 3px solid #f15a29;
  padding-bottom: 4px;
}

.section-title{
  text-align: center;
  font-weight: 800;
}

.section-title span{
  font-weight: 900; 
}

.category-title{
  font-weight: 800;
}
.featured-story {
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.featured-text {
  position: absolute;
  bottom: 20px;
  left: 20px;
  right: 20px;
  background: rgba(44, 10, 10, 0.6); /* semi-transparent black */
  color: #fff;
  padding: 15px;
}

.featured-text h4 {
  font-size: 1.25rem;
  font-weight: bold;
  margin: 0;
}





.trending-post img {
  width: 200px;
  height: 200px;
  object-fit: cover;
}


.latest-posts li {
  margin-bottom: 0.8rem;
}

.latest-posts a {
  text-decoration: none;
  color: #000;
  font-weight: 500;
}

.latest-posts a:hover {
  color: #f15a29;
}


.featured-story img {
  width: 100%;
  max-height: 700px;
  object-fit: cover;  
  border-radius: 4px; 
}


.featured-text {
  position: absolute;
  bottom: 0;
  left: 0;
  width: 100%;
  padding: 1rem;
  color: #fff;
}

.featured-text h4 {
  font-weight: bold;
  margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
}

.featured-text p {
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  margin: 0;
}


.category-section {
  color: #000;
}

.category-box{
border-radius: 4px;
border-color: #fff;
}

.more-link {
  display: block;
  font-weight: bold;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: #000;
  margin: 10px 0 20px;
  text-decoration: none
}

 .fun-card {
  transition: transform 0.3s ease, box-shadow 0.3s ease;
  cursor: pointer;
}
.fun-card:hover {
  transform: translateY(-5px);
  box-shadow: 0 8px 20px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15);
}

/******homepage css end**********/





/*******news-post*************/
.news-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 2fr 1fr; 
  gap: 20px;
  margin-top: 25px;
}

.news-post {
  display: flex;
  gap: 15px;
  margin-bottom: 20px;
}

.news-post img {
  width: 200px;
  height: 200px;
  object-fit: cover;
  border-radius: 1px;
}

.recent-comments {
  list-style: none;
  padding: 0;
  margin: 0;
}

.recent-comments li {
  margin-bottom: 10px;
  font-size: 14px;
}

.recent-comments a {
  color: #f58220;
  text-decoration: none;
}

.recent-comments a:hover {
  text-decoration: underline;
}

/* ✅ Mobile responsive: stack columns */
@media (max-width: 768px) {
  .news-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr; /* single column */
  }
  
  .news-post {
    flex-direction: column;
  }
  
  .news-post img {
    width: 100%;
    height: auto;
  }
}


.fun-link{
  display: block;
  font-weight: bold;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: #f15a29;
  margin: 10px 0 20px;
  text-decoration: none
}

/**footer****/
.blog-footer {
  background: #fff;
  color: black;
  padding: 30px 15px;
  font-size: 14px;
}

.blog-footer a {
  color: black;
  text-decoration: none;
}

.blog-footer a:hover {
  color: #f58220; 
}

/* Social media row */
.footer-social {
  text-align: center;
  margin-bottom: 15px;
}

.footer-social a {
  display: inline-block;
  margin: 0 10px;
  font-size: 18px;
}

/* Navigation row */
.footer-nav {
  text-align: center;
  margin-bottom: 20px;
}

.footer-nav a {
  margin: 0 15px;
  font-weight: 500;
}

/* Bottom 3 columns */
.footer-bottom {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  align-items: center;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  margin-top: 15px;
}

.footer-col {
  flex: 1;
  text-align: center;
  padding: 5px 10px;
}

.footer-brand {
  font-family: "Brush Script MT", cursive;
  font-size: 28px;
  font-weight: bold;
}


/**********music-page***************/
.featured-story {
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.music-post img {
  width: 100px;
}


/* basic layout + spacing */
.music-videos-section .section-title {
  text-align: center;
  font-weight: 700;
  margin-bottom: 20px;
}

/* video post card */
.video-post {
  display: flex;
  gap: 16px;
  align-items: flex-start;
  min-height: 140px;
}

/* thumbnail column (left on desktop) */
.video-thumbnail {
  flex: 0 0 40%;
  max-width: 40%;
  position: relative;
}

.video-thumbnail img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100px;               /* tweak to taste */
  object-fit: cover;
  object-position: center;
  display: block;
}

/* play button overlay */
.play-btn {
  position: absolute;
  top: 12px;
  left: 12px;
  width: 44px;
  height: 44px;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  background: #ff6a00;
  color: #fff;
  border-radius: 50%;
  text-decoration: none;
  box-shadow: 0 4px 10px rgba(0,0,0,0.15);
}

/* text body */
.post-body h5 {
  font-size: 1.02rem;
  margin: 6px 0;
}

.post-body p {
  color: #555;
  font-size: 0.95rem;
}

/* sidebar links */
.recent-posts li {
  padding: 10px 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid #eee;
}
.recent-posts a {
  color: #111;
  text-decoration: none;
}
.recent-posts a:hover { color: #ff6a00; }

/* RESPONSIVE: stack nicely on smaller screens */
@media (max-width: 767.98px) {
  /* make posts stack vertically, thumbnail on top */
  .video-post {
    flex-direction: column;
  }
  .video-thumbnail {
    flex: 0 0 auto;
    max-width: 100%;
  }
  .video-thumbnail img {
    width: 100%;
    height: 220px; /* taller on mobile for better visual */
  }
  /* columns stack: left above right */
  .music-videos-section .col-md-8,
  .music-videos-section .col-md-4 {
    width: 100%;
    max-width: 100%;
    flex: 0 0 100%;
  }
}


/****************NewsPage**************/
.news-section {
  padding: 40px 0;
}

.news-post-1 {
  display: flex;
  margin-bottom: 30px;
}

.news-post-1 img {
  width: 40%;
  border-radius: 5px;
  margin-right: 20px;
}

.news-text-1 {
  flex: 1;
}

.news-text-1 .category {
  font-size: 12px;
  color: #888;
  margin-bottom: 5px;
}

.news-text h3 {
  font-size: 20px;
  margin-bottom: 10px;
}

.recent-posts h4 {
  font-weight: bold;
  margin-bottom: 20px;
  border-bottom: 2px solid #f15a24;
  display: inline-block;
  padding-bottom: 5px;
}

.recent-posts ul {
  list-style: none;
  padding: 0;
}

.recent-posts ul li {
  margin-bottom: 12px;
}

.recent-posts ul li a {
  text-decoration: none;
  color: #000;
  font-size: 15px;
}

.recent-posts ul li a:hover {
  color: #f15a24;
}


/****************event page****************/
.events-section {
  padding: 40px 0;
}

.section-title {
  font-weight: bold;
  margin-bottom: 20px;
}

.event-item {
  display: flex;
  margin-bottom: 15px;
}

.event-item img {
  width: 150px;
  height: 100px;
  object-fit: cover;
  margin-right: 5px;
  margin-right: 10px;
  
}

.event-text h5 {
  font-size: 14px;
  margin: 0;
}

.event-text .category {
  font-size: 11px;
  color: #777;
  margin-bottom: 3px;
}

.feature-event img {
  width: 100%;
  border-radius: 1px;
}

.trending-item {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  margin-bottom: 15px;
}

.trending-item img {
  width: 100px;
  height: 60px;
  object-fit: cover;
  border-radius: 1px;
  margin-right: 10px;
}

.trending-item a {
  text-decoration: none;
  color: #000;
  font-size: 14px;
}

.trending-item a:hover {
  color: #f15a24;
}


/***************techpage*****************/
.featured-tech-post img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 550px;
  object-fit: cover;
  border-radius: 1px;
}

.tech-section-title {
  text-align: center;
  font-weight: 700;
}

.col-lg-3 .d-flex img {
  border-radius: 1px;
}

.col-lg-3 .d-flex h6 {
  font-size: 14px;
  margin: 0;
  line-height: 1.3;
}

h4 a, 
h6 a {
  text-decoration: none; 
  color: inherit;
  pointer-events: visible;  
}

h4 a, 
h6 a {
  text-decoration: none;   /* remove underline */
  color: inherit;          /* inherit text color */
}

h4 a:hover, 
h6 a:hover {
  color: inherit;          /* prevent hover color change */
  text-decoration: none;   /* no underline on hover */
  cursor: pointer; }