.innerSlider .item {
    height: 468px
}

.bgBackgound img {
    display: none !Important
}

.bgBackgound {
    background-repeat: no-repeat;
    background-size: 100% auto
}
 
 

.cols1,
.cols2,
.cols3,
.cols4,
.cols5,
.cols6,
.cols7,
.cols8,
.cols9,
.cols10,
.cols11,
.cols12 {
    float: left;
    padding-left: 15px;
    padding-right: 15px
}

.cols12 {
    width: 100%
}

.cols12-IMP {
    width: 100% !important
}

.cols11 {
    width: 91.66666667%
}

.cols10 {
    width: 83.33333333%
}

.cols9 {
    width: 75%
}

.cols8 {
    width: 66.66666667%
}

.cols7 {
    width: 58.33333333%
}

.cols6 {
    width: 50%
}

.cols5 {
    width: 41.66666667%
}

.cols4 {
    width: 33.33333333%
}

.cols3 {
    width: 25%
}

.cols2 {
    width: 16.66666667%
}

.cols1 {
    width: 8.33%
}
      
/* changes 26-11-2024 start*/
.indexBanner {
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
    position: relative;
    background: #011637;
    color: #fff;
    min-height: 450px;
    background: #011637 url(../images/mea-banner-bg.png) right top no-repeat;
    background-size: contain;
    background-position: 115% center;
}

.indexBanner .contentWidthSlider {
    background: url(../images/mea-banner-bg-left.png) right top no-repeat;
    background-size: contain;
    background-position: -150px center;
}

.indexBanner .contentWidthSlider .bannerCaption {
    position: static;
    left: 0;
}

.indexBanner .contentWidthSlider .sliderControlLinks {
    top: inherit;
    bottom: 15px;
    /*width: 215px;*/
    right: 0px;
}

.sliderTextOuter {
    overflow: hidden;
    height: 100%;
    position: relative;
    padding: 40px 40px 0px 40px;
    text-align: left;
}

.indexBanner .contentWidthSlider .bannerCaption .title {
    font-size: 1.3em;
    line-height: 1.3;
}

.sliderText {
    position: relative;
    height: 100%;
    min-height: 450px;
    /* width: 35%; float: right;*/
}

.indexBanner .contentWidthSlider .sliderImg {
    width: 100%;
    max-height: 450px;
    background-size: cover;
    background-position: top center;
}

.indexBanner .bannerTextHolder {
    position: relative;
}

/*.indexBanner .bannerTextHolder .date{ padding:3px 15px; background:#0e2760; border-radius:35px; display:inline-block; position:absolute; bottom:9px; left:20px;}*/
.indexBanner .row {
    margin: 0;
}

.indexBanner .row .cols6 {
    padding: 0;
}

.indexBanner .contentWidthSlider .bannerCaption {
    position: static;
    left: 0;
    width: 100%;
}

.indexBanner .contentWidthSlider .sliderControls {
    margin-top: 0px;
    float: none;
    margin-right: 0;
    right: 0;
    width: 75px;
    position: absolute;
    left: inherit;
    right: 0;
}

.sliderControls {
    float: none;
    width: auto;
    margin-right: 25px;
    margin-top: 0;
}

.sliderControls a {
    margin: 0 3px;
    color: #fff;
    font-size: 32px;
    line-height: 32px;
    vertical-align: text-top;
}

.indexBanner .sliderControlWrap {
    float: none;
    width: auto;
}

.indexBanner .contentWidthSlider .bannerLinks a:first-child {
    margin-right: 5px;
}

.bannerCaption .title {
    font-weight: 600;
}

.indexBanner .contentWidthSlider .bannerLinks {
    float: left;
    margin-left: 40px;
}

.indexBanner .contentWidthSlider .bannerCaption .date {
    margin-top: 20px;
}

.sliderControls a .fa-play-circle-o:before {
    content: "";
    width: 30px;
    height: 30px;
    background: url(../imgs/play-icon-banner.png) center center no-repeat;
    display: block;
    background-size: 90%;
}

.sliderControls a .fa-pause-circle-o:before {
    content: "";
    width: 30px;
    height: 30px;
    background: url(../imgs/pause-icon-banner.png) center center no-repeat;
    display: block;
    background-size: 90%;
}





/*Top Strip Feedback button highlight style start*/
.topFeedback {
    color: #fff !important;
    background: #DD2F03;
    padding: 2px 4px;
    font-size: 14px !important;
    transition: all 2s ease-out !important;
    text-align: center;
    font-weight: 500;
    animation: blink3 1.5s infinite;
    border-radius: 4px;
    line-height: 0;
}

@keyframes blink3 {
    0% {
        background-color: rgba(255, 3, 14, 1)
    }

    50% {
        background-color: rgba(22, 47, 106, 1)
    }

    100% {
        background-color: rgba(255, 3, 14, 1)
    }
}

/*Top Strip Feedback button highlight style End*/
/*Population of Overseas Indians Legends Style Start*/
.legneds {
    margin: 25px 0;
    text-align: right;
}

.legneds .shortForm {
    font-size: 15px;
    background: #162f6a;
    padding: 3px 10px;
    width: 51px;
    display: inline-block;
    text-align: left;
    margin-right: 5px;
    color: #fff;
    border-radius: 5px;
}

.legneds .fullForm {
    display: block;
}

.legneds p {
    margin-bottom: 6px;
    color: #162f6a;
    display: inline-block;
    margin-right: 15px;
}

/*Population of Overseas Indians Legends Style End*/
/*New Home banner Read More Button Style Start*/
.sliderReadmore a.button {
    margin-top: 20px !important;
    text-decoration: none !important;
    padding: 8px 15px !important;
    font-size: 14px;
    background: #DD2F03 !important;
    border-radius: 7px;
    transition: all 0.5s ease-out;
    -webkit-transition: all 0.5s ease-out;
    border: 1px solid #DD2F03;
}

.sliderReadmore a.button:hover {
    border: 1px solid #fff;
    background: #fff !important;
    color: #DD2F03;
}

/*New Home banner Read More Button Style End*/
.mrgB0 {
    margin-bottom: 0px !important;
}

.indexBanner .contentWidthSlider .bannerLinks a {
    padding-left: 0;
    text-decoration: none;
    background: none;
    color: #fff;
    font-weight: 400;
    font-size: 16px;
    padding: 0;
    border: none;
    transition: all 0.5s ease;
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
    border-radius: 2px;
}

.indexBanner .contentWidthSlider .bannerLinks a:hover {
    background: none;
    color: #fff;
}

/*.indexBanner .contentWidthSlider .bannerLinks a:before, .indexBanner .contentWidthSlider .bannerLinks a:after{ display:none;}*/
.indexBanner .sliderImg img {
    width: 100%;
    height: auto;
    opacity: 0;
    visibility: hidden;
    min-height: 450px;
}

.jvectormap-label span {
    text-transform: capitalize;
}

.indexBanner .contentWidthSlider .bannerLinks a:after {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    width: 100%;
    transform: scaleX(1);
    height: 1px;
    bottom: 0;
    left: 0;
    background-color: #fff;
    transform-origin: bottom center;
    transition: transform 0.25s ease-out;
}

.indexBanner .contentWidthSlider .bannerLinks a:hover:after {
    transform: scaleX(0);
    transform-origin: bottom center;
}


/*12-11-2024 Two Small Home Banner Style Start*/
.bannerSectionWrap {
    clear: both;
    width: 100%;
    /*background:#f3f3f3;padding:15px 0*/
}

.bannerSectionWrap .firstBanner {
    float: left;
    width: 49.5%;
    padding: 5px;
    border: 1px solid #ccc
}

.bannerSectionWrap .secondBanner {
    float: right;
    width: 49.5%;
    padding: 5px;
    border: 1px solid #ccc;
}

.marqueeList {
    float: left;
    position: relative
}

.marqueeList:before {
    width: 10px;
    height: 10px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    background: #F30;
    content: "";
    display: inline-block
}

.marqueeList a {
    text-decoration: none;
    margin: 0 10px
}

.bannerSectionWrap .secondBanner img {
    width: 100%;
}

.bannerSectionWrap .firstBanner img {
    width: 100%;
}

/*12-11-2024 Two Small Home Banner Style End*/

.accordDetail ul.commonListing.newThemeSchemes {
    margin-bottom: 0;
    padding: 0;
    border-bottom: 0;
}

.whatsnewBox.newThemeSchemes.commonListing li {
    padding-bottom: 10px;
    border-bottom: 1px solid #ccc;
}

.whatsnewBox.newThemeSchemes.commonListing li:last-child {
    padding-bottom: 0;
    margin-bottom: 0;
    border-bottom: 0;
}

.owl-thumbs {}

.owl-thumbs .owl-thumb-item {
    height: 150px;
    width: 100%;
    max-width: 150px;
    background: transparent;
    border: none;
    overflow: hidden;
}

.owl-thumbs .owl-thumb-item img {
    max-width: 100%;
    height: auto;
}


.slick-slider {
    position: relative;
    display: block;
    box-sizing: border-box;
    -webkit-user-select: none;
    -moz-user-select: none;
    -ms-user-select: none;
    user-select: none;
    -webkit-touch-callout: none;
    -khtml-user-select: none;
    -ms-touch-action: pan-y;
    touch-action: pan-y;
    -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent
}

.slick-list {
    position: relative;
    display: block;
    overflow: hidden;
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0
}

.slick-list:focus {
    outline: 0
}

.slick-list.dragging {
    cursor: pointer;
    cursor: hand
}

.slick-slider .slick-list,
.slick-slider .slick-track {
    -webkit-transform: translate3d(0, 0, 0);
    -moz-transform: translate3d(0, 0, 0);
    -ms-transform: translate3d(0, 0, 0);
    -o-transform: translate3d(0, 0, 0);
    transform: translate3d(0, 0, 0)
}

.slick-track {
    position: relative;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    display: block;
    margin-left: auto;
    margin-right: auto
}

.slick-track:after,
.slick-track:before {
    display: table;
    content: ''
}

.slick-track:after {
    clear: both
}

.slick-loading .slick-track {
    visibility: hidden
}

.slick-slide {
    display: none;
    float: left;
    height: 100%;
    min-height: 1px
}

[dir=rtl] .slick-slide {
    float: right
}

.slick-slide img {
    display: block
}

.slick-slide.slick-loading img {
    display: none
}

.slick-slide.dragging img {
    pointer-events: none
}

.slick-initialized .slick-slide {
    display: block
}

.slick-loading .slick-slide {
    visibility: hidden
}

.slick-vertical .slick-slide {
    display: block;
    height: auto;
    border: 1px solid transparent
}

.slick-arrow.slick-hidden {
    display: none
}

/*# sourceMappingURL=slick.min.css.map */

@charset 'UTF-8';

.slick-loading .slick-list {
    background: #fff url(ajax-loader.gif) center center no-repeat
}

@font-face {
    font-family: slick;
    font-weight: 400;
    font-style: normal;
    src: url(fonts/slick.eot);
    src: url(fonts/slick.eot?#iefix) format('embedded-opentype'), url(fonts/slick.woff) format('woff'), url(fonts/slick.ttf) format('truetype'), url(fonts/slick.svg#slick) format('svg')
}

.slick-next,
.slick-prev {
    font-size: 0;
    line-height: 0;
    position: absolute;
    top: 50%;
    display: block;
    width: 20px;
    height: 20px;
    padding: 0;
    -webkit-transform: translate(0, -50%);
    -ms-transform: translate(0, -50%);
    transform: translate(0, -50%);
    cursor: pointer;
    color: transparent;
    border: none;
    outline: 0;
    background: 0 0
}

.slick-next:focus,
.slick-next:hover,
.slick-prev:focus,
.slick-prev:hover {
    color: transparent;
    outline: 0;
    background: 0 0
}

.slick-next:focus:before,
.slick-next:hover:before,
.slick-prev:focus:before,
.slick-prev:hover:before {
    opacity: 1
}

.slick-next.slick-disabled:before,
.slick-prev.slick-disabled:before {
    opacity: .25
}

.slick-next:before,
.slick-prev:before {
    font-family: slick;
    font-size: 20px;
    line-height: 1;
    opacity: .75;
    color: #fff;
    -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
    -moz-osx-font-smoothing: grayscale
}

.slick-prev {
    left: -25px
}

[dir=rtl] .slick-prev {
    right: -25px;
    left: auto
}

.slick-prev:before {
    content: '←'
}

[dir=rtl] .slick-prev:before {
    content: '→'
}

.slick-next {
    right: -25px
}

[dir=rtl] .slick-next {
    right: auto;
    left: -25px
}

.slick-next:before {
    content: '→'
}

[dir=rtl] .slick-next:before {
    content: '←'
}

.slick-dotted.slick-slider {
    margin-bottom: 30px
}

.slick-dots {
    position: absolute;
    bottom: -25px;
    display: block;
    width: 100%;
    padding: 0;
    margin: 0;
    list-style: none;
    text-align: center
}

.slick-dots li {
    position: relative;
    display: inline-block;
    width: 20px;
    height: 20px;
    margin: 0 5px;
    padding: 0;
    cursor: pointer
}

.slick-dots li button {
    font-size: 0;
    line-height: 0;
    display: block;
    width: 20px;
    height: 20px;
    padding: 5px;
    cursor: pointer;
    color: transparent;
    border: 0;
    outline: 0;
    background: 0 0
}

.slick-dots li button:focus,
.slick-dots li button:hover {
    outline: 0
}

.slick-dots li button:focus:before,
.slick-dots li button:hover:before {
    opacity: 1
}

.slick-dots li button:before {
    font-family: slick;
    font-size: 6px;
    line-height: 20px;
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    width: 20px;
    height: 20px;
    content: '•';
    text-align: center;
    opacity: .25;
    color: #000;
    -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
    -moz-osx-font-smoothing: grayscale
}

.slick-dots li.slick-active button:before {
    opacity: .75;
    color: #000
}

/*# sourceMappingURL=slick-theme.min.css.map */

.mainThumbBanner {
    background: #011637 url(../../Portal/images/mea-banner-bg.png) right top no-repeat;
    background-size: contain;
    background-position: 115% center;
}

.mainThumbBannerInner {
    background: url(../../Portal/Images/mea-banner-bg-left.png) right top no-repeat;
    background-size: contain;
    background-position: -150px center;
}

.mainThumbBannerBlock {
    overflow: hidden;
    position: relative;
}

.mainThumbBanner .row {
    margin: 0 -15px;
}

a#toggleAutoplayButton,
a#toggleAutoplayButton1.pause,
a#toggleAutoplayButton1.play {
    font-size: 0;
    /* position: absolute;*/
    padding: 0;
    border: 0;
    /* bottom: 10px; right: 35px;*/
    z-index: 1;
    background: transparent;
    border-radius: 100% !important;
    width: 30px;
    height: 30px;
    line-height: 40px;
    position: relative;
}

a#toggleAutoplayButton:before,
a#toggleAutoplayButton1.pause:before {
    content: " ";
    background: url(../imgs/pause-icon-banner.png) no-repeat;
    width: 30px;
    height: 30px;
    line-height: 30px;
    display: block;
}

a#toggleAutoplayButton.playBtn:before,
a#toggleAutoplayButton1.play:before {
    content: " ";
    background: url(../imgs/play-icon-banner.png) no-repeat;
    width: 30px;
    height: 30px;
    line-height: 30px;
    display: block;
}

.mainThumbBanner .swiper-button-prev-new,
.mainThumbBanner .swiper-button-next-new {
    position: relative !important;
    height: auto;
    bottom: 0px !important;
    top: inherit !important;
    cursor: pointer;
}

.mainThumbBanner .swiper-button-prev-new,
.mainThumbBanner .swiper-button-next-new,
.mainThumbBanner .swiper-button-prev-new:after,
.mainThumbBanner .swiper-button-next-new:after {
    color: #fff;
    font-size: 30px;
    width: auto;
    height: auto;
    display: block;
}

.mainThumbBanner .swiper-button-prev-new {
    left: 0;
    right: 0;
}

.mainThumbBanner .bannerTitle {
    font-size: 1.2em;
    line-height: 1.25;
    color: #fff;
    font-weight: 600;
    padding: 0px 10px 20px;
    margin: 0;
}

.mainThumbBanner .newsDate {
    color: #fff;
    font-weight: 400;
    padding-left: 10px;
    padding-bottom: 0;
    margin: 25px 0px 10px;
}

.bannerControls {
    width: 220px;
    display: flex;
    justify-content: space-between;
    align-items: center;
    position: absolute;
    left: 50%;
    bottom: 140px;
    z-index: 10;
    margin-left: 20px;
}

.viewAllUpdates,
.viewAllUpdates:hover {
    text-decoration: none;
    color: #fff;
    position: relative;
}

.viewAllUpdates:after {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    width: 100%;
    transform: scaleX(1);
    height: 1px;
    bottom: 0;
    left: 0;
    background-color: #fff;
    transform-origin: bottom center;
    transition: transform 0.25s ease-out;
}

.viewAllUpdates:hover:after {
    transform: scaleX(0);
    transform-origin: bottom center;
}

.mainThumbBanner .container {
    padding: 0 15px;
}

.mainImgHolder {
    position: relative;
    width: 100%;
    height: auto;
}

.mainImgHolder img {
    object-fit: cover;
    width: 100%;
    height: auto;
}


.mainThumbBanner .slider {
    width: 100%;
    margin: 0 auto;
}

.mainThumbBanner .thumbnails {
    position: absolute;
    width: 48.5%;
    bottom: 30px;
    right: 0;
    top: inherit;
    left: inherit;
    height: 93px;
}

.mainThumbBanner .thumbnails .slick-slide {
    margin: 0 5px;
}

.mainThumbBanner .thumbnails .slick-list {
    margin: 0 -5px;
}

.mainThumbBanner .thumbnails .slick-slide {
    opacity: 0.6;
    cursor: pointer;
}

.mainThumbBanner .thumbnails .slick-current {
    opacity: 1;
}

.mainThumbBanner .custom-buttons {
    text-align: center;
}

.mainThumbBanner .custom-buttons button {
    margin: 0 10px;
    padding: 10px 20px;
    font-size: 16px;
    cursor: pointer;
}

.mainThumbBanner .slick-slide img,
.mainThumbBanner .mainImgHolder img {
    display: block;
    max-width: 100%;
    height: auto;
}

.mainThumbBanner .slick-slide img.slick-loading,
.mainThumbBanner .mainImgHolder img.slick-loading {
    background: url('Portal/images/loader.gif') center center no-repeat;
    min-height: 150px;
}

.mainThumbBanner img.lazy {
    opacity: 0;
    /* Make images invisible until loaded */
    transition: opacity 0.5s ease-in;
}

.mainThumbBanner img:not(.lazy) {
    opacity: 1;
    /* Fade in loaded images */
}


@media (max-width:1599px) {
    .mainThumbBanner .bannerControls {
        bottom: 140px;
    }
}

@media (max-width:1599px) {

    .mainThumbBanner,
    .mainThumbBanner .thumbnails {
        min-height: auto;
    }

    .mainThumbBanner .mainImgHolder {
        height: auto;
    }
}

@media (max-width:1260px) {
    .mainThumbBanner .bannerControls {
        display: none;
    }

    .mainThumbBanner .thumbnails {
        bottom: 10px;
    }

    .mainThumbBanner .bannerTitle {
        font-size: 0.95em;
    }
}

@media (max-width:1023px) {

    .mainThumbBanner .gallery-thumbs,
    .mainThumbBanner .thumbnails {
        display: none !important;
    }

    .mainThumbBanner .container {
        padding: 0;
    }
}

/*  slick CSS End */