Kathmandu has become one of my favorite cities to visit. The friendliness of the local people, the diverse food, and the surrounding beauty all make it special. I have two more weeks in Nepal and much ...

Whether the RSP can deliver on its many promises remains to be seen. But one thing is already clear: The March 5 election has fundamentally changed Nepali politics. Balendra Shah addresses supporters ...

Kathmandu-Nepal’s centrist Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) led by rapper-turned-politician Balendra Shah has secured a majority in direct parliamentary elections, and is heading for a landslide win.

UNCOMMON SENSE: Bibeksheel Nepali founder Ujwal Thapa with Ranju Darshana (now Neupane and elected from Kathmandu-1) at a public event in 2018 (left) and with Biraj Bhakta Shrestha, who was electied ...

Rastriya Swatantra Party election candidate Balendra Shah arrives at a polling station to vote during Nepal's parliamentary election in Kathmandu on March 5, 2026. Reporter In the wake of the Gen Z ...

Balendra Shah’s party won a landslide in the election that followed Nepal’s Gen Z revolution. His style is pugnacious. By Hannah BeechBinod Ghimire and Sajal Pradhan Reporting from Kathmandu, Nepal In ...

Nepal's rapper-turned-politician Balendra Shah, set to be sworn in as the new prime minister, issued his first post-election ...

No single political party since the 1991 elections has secured a two-thirds majority in the lower house As counting of votes concluded in 163 electoral constituencies out of 165 under the ...

Before he dismantled Nepal’s political elite, Balendra Shah was destroying his opponents in underground rap battles. More than a decade ago, armed with a microphone and his signature sunglasses, he ...

DEKALB, Ill. — A local college football team now knows its full schedule for this upcoming fall. On Monday, the Mountain West Conference announced schedule dates for its league members, meaning NIU ...

As I have noted in many prior articles, despite the wave of Gen Z protests that have swept through Asia in recent years and carried over to other parts of the globe (from Togo to Madagascar to the ...

Q4 deliveries fell ~24% year‑over‑year due to China’s transition to new e‑bike standards and overseas channel changes, but full‑year 2025 sales rose 29% to 1.19 million units, revenue increased 31% to ...