Pretty much every headline that has heralded Nepal’s new prime minister, Balendra Shah, has referred to him as a ...

Nepal's Balen is the latest in a long line of musicians who've swapped the recording studio for the campaign trail ...

A bus carrying Indian pilgrims has slipped off a mountain road in central Nepal, killing seven people and injuring nine others. Police say the crash happened Saturday night. The group was ...

In the opening act of Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, Duke Orsino famously muses, "If music be the food of love, play on." It is a line that frames melody as a gentle indulgence—a soft, ethereal balm ...

The election — the country’s first since last year’s youth-led revolt — was won by the Rastriya Swatantra Party, or RSP, of ...

The March 5 election was tNepal's first vote since demonstrations against corruption last September led by Gen Z protesters that toppled the government.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A 35-year-old rapper turned mayor, Balendra Shah, popularly known as Balen, looks set to become Nepal’s youngest-ever prime ...

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 ...

Balendra Shah, Nepal’s prime minister and former rapper, rose to power after youth protests and a landslide election victory.

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

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