Nepal, March 13 -- If you ever stumble upon a mass in a jatra, a thunderous beat that repeats itself demands immediate attention. This festive beat is produced by the dhime, a traditional Newa baja.

Nepal’s election commission says a four-year-old party led by an ex-rapper has swept the first election since a youth-led revolt.

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.

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

This also tells that everything that rhymes is music, and everyone who can string together catchy lines is an artist. Badshah’s work is a reminder of that uncomfortable truth.

According to official data from the Electoral Commission, as of Sunday morning, the emerging party has already secured 106 out of the 165 directly elected seats and is leading in the counting of ...

A youth-led uprising brought Nepal’s government down last year. Now, a 35-year-old politician demanding change is set to become prime minister.

Preliminary and partial results show that a new political party led by an ex-rapper is leading Nepal’s parliamentary election, the country’s first since last year’s revolt.

Balendra Shah, 35, has ridden a wave of public anger at traditional political parties, highlighting health and education for poor Nepalis as a key focus in his campaign.

As Nepalis head to the polls on Thursday in the first election since a Gen Z revolution last September toppled the previous government, one-time musician turned Kathmandu mayor Balendra Shah has ...

In a victory that was a long time coming, Nepal on Tuesday defeated Scotland by seven wickets in their last group stage match of the ICC T20 World Cup at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. The win was a much ...