Rastriya Swatantra Party election candidate Balendra Shah arrives at a polling station to vote during Nepal's parliamentary election in Kathmandu on March 5, 2026. Reporter In the wake of the Gen Z ...

Balendra Shah emerged as a leading figure in the youth-driven protests that shook Nepal last year. The hip-hop star could ...

Balendra Shah’s party won a landslide in the election that followed Nepal’s Gen Z revolution. His style is pugnacious.

Listen to our radio program, first aired on SBS South Asian on Tuesday, 10 March 2026 at 2 PM, featuring weekly Australian news, the rise of Balendra Shah in Nepali politics, updates on Nepal’s ...

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

Rastriya Swatantra Party victory reflects youth anger at corruption instability and economic distress while opening space for India and Nepal to rebuild trust and deepen regional cooperation ...

Once dismissed as a political novice, the former Kathmandu mayor is now on track to become Nepal’s next prime minister.

Mumbai: Veteran playback singer Kumar Sanu says the enduring love for the iconic 1990 song Jab Koi Baat Bigad Jaye from the film “Jurm” continues to warm his heart, decades after it was released.

The large margins of victory in several constituencies, and the massive votes RSP candidates have secured – Balen Shah ...

In his 35 years, Balendra Shah has been a rapper, a mayor, an engineer and an unswerving fan of rectangular sunglasses. He is now on the brink of becoming Nepal ’s youngest prime minister after his ...

Thursday's general election was the first since violent youth-led protests toppled the government in September.

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