Nepal General Election 2026 LIVE updates: Key contenders include a Marxist former prime minister seeking a return to power, a rapper-turned-mayor appealing to younger voters, and the newly elected ...

Last year, discontent over corruption sparked a violent agitation that collapsed the government and threw Nepal into ...

Balendra Shah, aka Balen, is a 35-year-old rapper and mayor of Kathmandu now hoping to take his brand of populism to the highest office in Nepal.

From rap battles to city hall and now the national arena, Balen Shah's meteoric rise is reshaping Nepal's political landscape and challenging the dominance of traditional party heavyweights. In 2022, ...

Nepal Elections 2026 LIVE Updates: Nepal is voting today. This is the first general election in the Himalayan nation since a ...

LONDON, March 3 (Reuters) - British rapper Ghetts was jailed for 12 years on Tuesday for killing a Nepali student in a ...

Supporters of 35-year-old rapper-turned-politician Balendra Shah screamed out lyrics to an AI-generated campaign song which ...

Supporters of 35-year-old rapper-turned-politician Balendra Shah screamed out lyrics to an AI-generated campaign song which ...

The rapper-turned-politician - better known as Balen - dominating Nepal's electoral race was surrounded by supporters in the country's east last week, ahead of a March 5 election that could be pivotal ...

On March 5, at least 60 percent of around 19 million eligible voters are expected to cast their ballots. Of the voters, 52 percent are aged 18-40 – the group that will have the biggest say in who wins ...

Nepal heads into a crucial election with three main contenders, after youth protests shook the country’s politics last year and ousted former Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Oli.