(The Conversation) — Many in Nepal are protesting to bring back the Hindu monarchy, which was dissolved in 2008. A scholar of South Asian religions explains what’s behind these protests.

The nuns come from Bhutan, India and Nepal and are all trained in kung fu, the Chinese martial art for self-defence and strength. "With the confidence from kung fu, I really want to help the ...

Exiled Tibetans rehearse for a performance at a cultural show during the 90th birthday celebration of spiritual leader the ...

Thousands of supporters greeted Nepal’s former king in capital Kathmandu on Sunday and demanded his abolished monarchy be reinstated and Hinduism brought back as a state religion. An estimated ...

KATHMANDU, Nepal — Nepal’s gods and goddess are returning home. An unknown number of sacred statues of Hindu deities were stolen and smuggled abroad in the past. Now dozens are being ...

The Nepal Heritage Recovery Campaign has worked on some 70 artifacts since its inception in 2021, and of them, 25 have been repatriated from the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, and China ...

Lumbini, Nepal: WWF has celebrated the planting of 108,000 tree saplings in the Sacred Garden of Lumbini, the holy birthplace of Lord Buddha. WWF-Nepal reached its target of planting 108,000 trees ...

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Tens of thousands of Hindu devotees gathered at a revered temple in Nepal's capital on Wednesday to celebrate one of the country's biggest religious festivals.

Thousands of supporters greeted Nepal’s former king in capital Kathmandu on Sunday and demanded his abolished monarchy be reinstated and Hinduism brought back as a state religion. An estimated ...