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

His track Nepal Haseko (“Nepal is smiling”), first released in 2015 but re-released last year, became an anthem. | World News ...

Riding a Gen-Z wave in Nepal’s polls, the Kathmandu mayor’s rise is also marked by sharp rhetoric and recurring controversies.

Balendra Shah, former Kathmandu mayor and rapper, is contesting Nepal’s 2026 elections as a prime ministerial candidate. Backed by youth support and RSP, he challenges established political forces ...

With RSP inching towards a landslide victory, Nepal’s next prime minister will be Balendra Shah. The former Kathmandu mayor and rapper has been able to gain the support of Gen Z for his confrontationa ...

The 35-year-old rapper-turned-politician is set to become the South Asian nation’s next Prime Minister, after Gen Z protests rocked the political establishment last year ...

A Nepali political party led by an ex-rapper is set for a landslide victory in the country’s first parliamentary election since Gen Z protests ousted the old leadership that has ruled the Himalayan ...

At Paste Music, we’re listening to so many new tunes on any given day, we barely have any time to listen to each other. Nevertheless, every week we can swing it, we take stock of the previous seven ...

Balen Shah, a former rapper and structural engineer, could well become Nepal’s next prime minister. However, many question his credibility to sit in the country’s highest post, pointing to a slew of ...

Rapper Balendra Shah has defeated the former Nepalese Prime Minister Sharma KP Oli in his parliamentary constituency, as he takes a step closer to becoming Nepal’s next prime minister. Nepal’s ...

Call it beauty, call it cruelty, but this is the reality. This Indian T20I unit is a GOAT team. They last lost a series or tournament in August 2023. Since the start of the previous T20 World Cup, ...