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Thursday, November 13, 2025
TopicGen Z

Topic: Gen Z

Rapper to mayor & now Nepal’s next hope? Balendra Shah is youth favourite amid national crisis

35-year-old has no political affiliation, is wildly popular on social media & most importantly, credited for having done a good job as Kathmandu mayor in a short while.

Maoism to new constitution—Nepal saw many changes, but the same old politics took control

The volatile situation has brought in more uncertainty in Nepali politics. Gen Z has energy, street power, and aspirations to bring in new leadership, but lacks political acumen.

Corruption, nepotism, and a hit-and-run—how Gen Z anger spilled onto Nepal’s streets

Here is a serious lesson on not to underestimate the power of the young generation, who see the future better than older cohorts. They are frustrated with the ruling class that failed Nepal after 1990 and again after the 2006 mass movement.

Wife of Nepal ex-PM Jhalanath Khanal succumbs to burns sustained when protesters torched their house

Rajyalaxmi Chitrakar was in the house when protesters set it ablaze. She was rushed to a hospital in critical condition but passed away, Khabarhub reported, citing family sources.

‘If you cut me, you’ll see my blood boiling’—Gen Z on Nepal streets say they won’t keep calm & carry on

Social media ban was just the spark, economic disparity & corruption has brought Nepal’s youth to the streets. Hundreds are defying curfew to witness 'turning point in history'.

How Gen Z is driving a fundamental shift in cyber policies

Gen Z is the first true digital natives, and this immersion has shaped them into a generation that intuitively understands digital systems and expects them to operate transparently, inclusively and responsibly.

Why the ‘long-term relationship’ label is killing your dating game

The stigma around ‘long-term’ is built on some pretty solid stereotypes.

How to have 10 Hinge matches and still be single—the new age guide to riding solo

Empowered, thriving, main-character energy. These are now the golden synonyms of being single. ‘Miserable’ didn’t make the cut because it doesn’t look cute on Instagram stories.

Gen-Z is split down the middle. One side grew up on TikTok, the other yearns for Tumblr

Younger Gen-Zs envy their elder siblings. Not for the fashion, but for the ability to be unapologetically cringe. Back then, cringe wasn’t a crime, it was a rite of passage.

In the dating app world, long distance lovers are the new normal

Whoever accused Gen Z of lacking patience hasn’t interviewed long-distance couples—lucky for you, I have.

On Camera

Zohran Mamdani’s New York win revives a forgotten history — of Gujarati Muslim cosmopolitanism

From Mughal ports to Dutch wars to Bombay’s merchant dynasties, Gujarati Muslims once shaped the Indian Ocean world — long before one of their descendants took New York.

Inflation plunges to a 10-yr low of 0.25% in October. Here’s why

Record-low inflation gives RBI room to ease rates. Food prices have something to do with it.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.