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Demonstrators gather near the parliament during a protest against corruption and the government's decision to block several social media platforms, in Kathmandu, Nepal, September 8. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar

How flashy 'nepo kids' triggered Gen Z protests in Nepal

The protests go far beyond censorship. At their heart lies pent-up anger over corruption, systemic inequality, and the undue privileges enjoyed by politicians’ children, dubbed “nepo kids” and ...

Police officers in riot gear guard the entrance of the Parliament during a protest against corruption and the government’s decision to block several social media platforms, in Kathmandu, Nepal, September 8, 2025. REUTERS

Nepali celebrities back Gen Z protests

Demonstrators shout slogans as they stand atop the entrance of the Parliament during a protest against corruption and government’s decision to block several social media platforms, in Kathmandu, Nepal today, 8 September 2025. Photo: Reuters

Explainer: Why Nepal banned social media and what it means for users?

A demonstrator waves a flag as he stands atop a vehicle near the entrance of the Parliament during a protest against corruption and government’s decision to block several social media platforms, in Kathmandu, Nepal September 8, 2025. REUTERS

19 killed in Nepal as police open fire on 'Gen Z' protest against social media ban, corruption

Myanmar's State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi attends Invest Myanmar in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, January 28, 2019. REUTERS/Ann Wang/File Photo

Myanmar's Suu Kyi health worsening in military custody: son

Representational image. Photo: Collected

Nepal blocks Facebook, X, YouTube over failure to register with govt

Members of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) rescue people trapped in their homes due to the rising water levels due to a breach in the Jhelum River bund at Zoonipora village in central Kashmir’s Budgam district, Indian Kashmir, September 4, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Sharafat Ali

India's Yamuna river crosses danger mark as heavy rains flood parts of Delhi

Representational image of Rohingya refugees/Collected

India permits minority refugees from Bangladesh, Pakistan, Afghanistan to stay without passport

Mehebub Sheikh at a construction site in suburban Kolkata. Photo: Scroll In

West Bengal worker proves Indian citizenship after being forced into Bangladesh, but loses livelihood

Men mourn the death of a relative, who was killed in a bomb blast at the public rally in Quetta, at hospital premises in Quetta, Pakistan September 2, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Naseer Ahmed

Bomb blast kills 11 at rally in southwestern Pakistan: officials

A salesman stands inside a retail store with a sign advertising a sale in New Delhi, India. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi/File Photo

Bangladesh garment curbs trigger shortages for Indian retailers

Police personnel seen outside the FC lines in Bannu during an operation following an attack by suicide bombers on Tuesday morning. Photo: Bannu police

Suicide bombers attack Federal Constabulary lines in Bannu, Pakistan: official

Model of LNG tanker is seen in this illustration taken May 19, 2022. Photo: REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration//File Photo

India to raise LNG import capacity 27% to 66.7 million tons a year