The landslide victory of a young ex-mayor and rapper brings actual hope of change to a country that’s been mired in stasis ...

The massive protests, by Nepal’s youth, were directed against the twin issues of corruption and nepotism. They led to the formation of a temporary government led by former Nepal Chief Justice Sushila ...

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

Balendra Shah, known as Balen, wins Nepal's parliamentary elections at age 35, defeating former prime minister K. P. Sharma Oli in a youth-led political upheaval.

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 ...

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 ...

Gen Z anger at corruption and instability propels Balen Shah and the RSP to a landslide victory in Nepal’s parliamentary election.

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

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — 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 ...

Once known for protest rap against corruption and inequality, Balen Shah now finds himself leading the very system he once ...

Balendra Shah, known as Balen Shah, is Nepal's rapper-turned-politician who has made a remarkable journey from music to politics, serving as Prime Minister after rising through the ranks as a socially ...

Ex-rapper and Kathmandu's former mayor, Balen Shah, is all set to become Nepal's next prime minister. A Maithili-speaking ...