/* ── Blog Card – Magazine Style ──────────────── */
.blog-card-new {
    background: #fff;
    border-radius: 20px;
    overflow: hidden;
    border: 1px solid #e8eef5;
    transition: all .38s ease;
    height: 100%;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    position: relative;
}
.blog-card-new:hover {
    transform: translateY(-8px);
    box-shadow: 0 24px 48px rgba(26,58,107,.13);
    border-color: #fcd9ac;
}
.blog-card-new .card-img-wrap {
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
    height: 210px;
    background: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--navy-dark), var(--navy-mid));
    flex-shrink: 0;
}
.blog-card-new .card-img-wrap img {
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    object-fit: cover;
    transition: transform .45s ease;
}
.blog-card-new:hover .card-img-wrap img { transform: scale(1.08); }
.blog-card-new .img-overlay {
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    background: linear-gradient(to top, rgba(15,36,71,.7) 0%, transparent 55%);
}
.blog-card-new .card-cat {
    position: absolute;
    top: 1rem;
    left: 1rem;
    background: var(--orange);
    color: #fff;
    padding: .25rem .85rem;
    border-radius: 50px;
    font-size: .7rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: .5px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    box-shadow: 0 2px 8px rgba(244,121,32,.4);
}
.blog-card-new .card-featured-badge {
    position: absolute;
    top: 1rem;
    right: 1rem;
    background: #fff;
    color: var(--navy);
    padding: .2rem .65rem;
    border-radius: 50px;
    font-size: .68rem;
    font-weight: 700;
}
.blog-card-new .img-placeholder {
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    font-size: 3.5rem;
    color: rgba(255,255,255,.3);
}
.blog-card-new .card-body {
    padding: 1.35rem 1.5rem;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    flex: 1;
}
.blog-card-new .card-title {
    font-size: .97rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    color: var(--navy-dark);
    line-height: 1.4;
    margin-bottom: .6rem;
    flex: 1;
    display: -webkit-box;
    -webkit-line-clamp: 2;
    -webkit-box-orient: vertical;
    overflow: hidden;
}
.blog-card-new .card-excerpt {
    font-size: .82rem;
    color: var(--silver);
    line-height: 1.6;
    margin-bottom: 1rem;
    display: -webkit-box;
    -webkit-line-clamp: 2;
    -webkit-box-orient: vertical;
    overflow: hidden;
}
.blog-card-new .card-meta {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: .6rem;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    font-size: .72rem;
    color: var(--silver-lt);
    margin-bottom: 1rem;
    padding-bottom: .85rem;
    border-bottom: 1px solid #f1f5f9;
}
.blog-card-new .card-footer-row {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: space-between;
    gap: .5rem;
}

/* ── Read Button ─────────────────────────── */
.read-btn {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: .35rem;
    background: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--navy), var(--navy-mid));
    color: #fff;
    padding: .4rem 1.1rem;
    border-radius: 50px;
    font-size: .78rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    text-decoration: none;
    transition: all .25s;
    white-space: nowrap;
}
.read-btn:hover {
    color: #fff;
    transform: translateX(3px);
    box-shadow: 0 4px 12px rgba(26,58,107,.3);
}
.read-btn .arrow { transition: transform .25s; }
.read-btn:hover .arrow { transform: translateX(3px); }

/* ── Views Pill ──────────────────────────── */
.views-pill {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: .3rem;
    background: #f8fafc;
    color: var(--silver);
    padding: .3rem .7rem;
    border-radius: 50px;
    font-size: .72rem;
    font-weight: 600;
}

/* ── Featured Hero Card ──────────────────── */
.blog-hero-card {
    border-radius: 22px;
    overflow: hidden;
    position: relative;
    height: 380px;
    background: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--navy-dark), var(--navy-mid));
    cursor: pointer;
}
.blog-hero-card img {
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    object-fit: cover;
    transition: transform .5s ease;
}
.blog-hero-card:hover img { transform: scale(1.05); }
.blog-hero-card .hero-overlay {
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    background: linear-gradient(to top, rgba(10,24,55,.92) 0%, rgba(10,24,55,.45) 50%, transparent 100%);
}
.blog-hero-card .hero-content {
    position: absolute;
    bottom: 0;
    left: 0;
    right: 0;
    padding: 2rem;
}
.blog-hero-card .hero-cat {
    background: var(--orange);
    color: #fff;
    padding: .25rem .85rem;
    border-radius: 50px;
    font-size: .7rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    display: inline-block;
    margin-bottom: .75rem;
}

/* ── Sidebar ─────────────────────────────── */
.sidebar-box {
    background: #fff;
    border-radius: 18px;
    padding: 1.5rem;
    border: 1px solid #e8eef5;
    margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
}
.sidebar-box h6 {
    font-weight: 800;
    color: var(--navy-dark);
    font-size: .88rem;
    margin-bottom: 1.1rem;
    padding-bottom: .6rem;
    border-bottom: 2px solid var(--orange);
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: .4rem;
}
.sidebar-box h6 i { color: var(--orange); }

/* ── Category Pill ───────────────────────── */
.cat-pill {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: space-between;
    gap: .4rem;
    padding: .45rem .85rem;
    border-radius: 50px;
    font-size: .78rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    background: var(--off-white);
    color: var(--navy);
    border: 1px solid #e8eef5;
    transition: all .2s;
    text-decoration: none;
    width: 100%;
    margin-bottom: .4rem;
}
.cat-pill:hover {
    background: var(--orange);
    color: #fff;
    border-color: var(--orange);
    transform: translateX(4px);
}

/* ── Recent Post Item ────────────────────── */
.recent-item {
    display: flex;
    gap: .85rem;
    padding: .75rem 0;
    border-bottom: 1px solid #f1f5f9;
    align-items: center;
}
.recent-item:last-child { border-bottom: none; }
.recent-thumb {
    width: 64px;
    height: 64px;
    border-radius: 12px;
    overflow: hidden;
    flex-shrink: 0;
    background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fff3e0, var(--orange-lt));
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
}
.recent-thumb img { width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; }
.recent-title {
    font-size: .82rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    color: var(--navy-dark);
    line-height: 1.35;
    display: -webkit-box;
    -webkit-line-clamp: 2;
    -webkit-box-orient: vertical;
    overflow: hidden;
    text-decoration: none;
    transition: color .2s;
}
.recent-title:hover { color: var(--orange); }

/* ── Pagination override ─────────────────── */
.pagination .page-link {
    border-radius: 10px !important;
    border: 1.5px solid #e8eef5;
    color: var(--navy);
    font-weight: 600;
    font-size: .82rem;
    margin: 0 2px;
}
.pagination .page-item.active .page-link {
    background: var(--orange);
    border-color: var(--orange);
    color: #fff;
}
.pagination .page-link:hover {
    background: var(--off-white);
    color: var(--navy);
}

/* ── Responsive ──────────────────────────── */
@media (max-width: 991.98px) {
    .sidebar-box { margin-bottom: 1rem; }
}
@media (max-width: 576px) {
    .blog-hero-card { height: 260px; }
    .blog-card-new .card-img-wrap { height: 180px; }
}