Fed up with corruption and a lack of jobs, the country’s youth are turning to a rapper who gave voice to their frustrations.

By Saurabh Sharma March 6 (Reuters) - After Nepal's historic youth-led uprising last September killed 77 people and forced ...

Former rapper Balendra Shah appears poised to be Nepal's next prime minister, after his party won the general election by a landslide.

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

A 35-year-old former mayor who first came to prominence as a rapper will become Nepal’s next and youngest-ever prime minister ...

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

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.

CHITWAN, Nepal (AP) — Among the candidates vying to become Nepal’s next prime minister in a crucial election Thursday, few have generated the buzz of a Millennial former rapper who has shaken up the ...

Balendra "Balen" Shah's historic leap from Kathmandu's streets to national power marks a dramatic shift in Nepali politics and a major test for a new government.

The success of Balendra Shah, known as Balen, reflects the hope he can address economic grievances behind recent Gen-Z protests.

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 ...