Attorney General Dr Hamad Saif Al Shamsi ordered the arrests after the accused were found to have shared video clips containing misleading and fabricated information. Authorities said that the posts ...

A political party led by a rapper-turned-politician has won a sweeping parliamentary majority in Nepal, official results show, capping one of the most dramatic elections in the country’s recent ...

Balendra Shah appears set to become Nepal's next prime minister, with his party amassing a huge and rare parliamentary ...

Rastriya Swatantra Party, founded just four years ago, set to dominate new parliament with near two-thirds majority.

For Balen Shah, the viral video is a nod to his supporters who see him as the ‘New Leader’ taking over from the old guard.

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 ...

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.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has congratulated RSP party leaders for their election win. Modi said Monday that he had "warm telephone conversations" with Balendra Shah, the ...

With ANFA yet to announce the schedule of A Division league, players resort to protest, their second in four months.

Balendra Shah emerged as a leading figure in the youth-driven protests that shook Nepal last year. The hip-hop star could soon be leading the country as its youngest prime minister after dramatic ...

Once dismissed as a political novice, the former Kathmandu mayor is now on track to become Nepal’s next prime minister.