In Nepal’s first election since the Gen Z protest, Balen Shah —the rapper‑turned‑Mayor of Kathmandu— is aiming to be the ...

Fed up with corruption and a lack of jobs, the country’s youth are turning to a rapper who gave voice to their frustrations.

Feb 25 (Reuters) - After Nepal's historic youth-led uprising last September killed 77 people and forced then-Prime Minister K ...

Balen – as he is popularly known – was a nobody until 2013, when he almost overnight became a rap sensation. Nearly a decade ...

Balen's Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) is a centrist newcomer, which has said in its election manifesto it will maintain ...

Darjeeling is set to host President Droupadi Murmu later this week when she visits to attend the 9th International Santal ...

The musician who cut his political teeth when he became the mayor of the capital Kathmandu in 2022. Read more at straitstimes ...

PEN International is the world’s largest nonprofit association of writers with more than 100 centers worldwide. It was founded in 1921 to promote literature, friendship and freedom of expression, with ...

Nepal has witnessed several regime changes in its 3,000-long checkered political history beginning with the rulers of the Gopal dynasty, the cowherds back in 11th century BC.

If Shah is able to take power, it would cap a dramatic rise for a man who entered the public spotlight with rap music ...

After Nepal's historic youth-led uprising last September killed 77 people and forced then-Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli to resign, a ...

Nepal is heading for elections on March 5 months after the Himalayan nation witnessed a youth-led protest, which culminated in the collapse of the coalition government led by Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli, ...