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Tourists stay put in Nepal despite curfews & chaos. Here’s what they think of the Gen Z revolt

Anna and Julia, Germans who were travelling to Nepal for the first time, say they experienced a surreal change in atmosphere a day after they arrived.

In pictures: Kathmandu drowns in grief as young ‘revolutionaries’ laid to rest draped in national flag

Anti-corruption Gen Z protesters who died during violent agitation are being given a martyrs’ farewell, with hundreds turning up to pay their last respects.

Snapshots of historic Singha Durbar, seat of power in Nepal, bruised by Gen Z fury

Among the most notable sites targeted by Nepal's anti-corruption protesters was Singha Durbar, a 1903 palace complex that serves as administrative hub of the Nepali government.

In Kathmandu Valley, violent stir leaves behind an uneasy calm. Curfewed city wears a desolate look

In Nepal's capital, army personnel remain stationed at multiple checkpoints. Limited movement is permitted as essential services are operational.

Death toll in Nepal protests rise to 31. Talks on to establish interim govt

Since the protests started, over 1000 people have been injured while the wife of Former Nepalese PM is currently in critical condition after an arson attack during the protests.

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.

Educated, jobless, connected—rebellion in the age of digital disillusionment

Youth aren’t just protesting power, they’re becoming the alternative—Dhaka to Kathmandu

After Gen Z protest, series of jailbreaks in Nepal; 22 inmates detained by SSB trying to enter India

Jailbreaks were reported in Mahottari, Nawalparasi West, Saptari & Kathmandu. India’s SSB took 22 inmates into custody while they tried to sneak in after jailbreak incidents.

Nepal lifts social media ban after anti-corruption protests leave 19 dead, curfew imposed

The govt last week blocked many social media platforms for failing to register with state amid crackdown on fake IDs and hate speech, officials said, fueling anger among the young.

18 killed as plane crashes in Kathmandu airport during take-off, pilot lone survivor

The plane was carrying two crew members and 17 technicians to Pokhara city for maintenance checks, Kathmandu Airport Security Chief Arjun Chand Thakuri said.

On Camera

Trump’s unpredictability is not the absence of strategy—it works on everyone but China

The Italian term sprezzatura—a studied nonchalance that conceals intention—best captures the spirit of Trump’s foreign policy so far. The pattern is unpredictability, transactionalism, and disruption as diplomacy.

Asia’s ‘weakest’ link: Yunus on a tightrope as Bangladesh tries to fix banks without breaking economy

With 20.2 percent of its total loans in default by the end of last year, Bangladesh had the weakest banking system in Asia. Despite reforms, it will take time to recover.

‘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.

Trump’s trade wars have rewritten powerplay, but India didn’t get the memo

This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.