February 3, 2011: For the last five months, India has been celebrating and honoring a retired Gurkha soldier (Bishnu Shrestha) who, singlehandedly killed three bandits, wounded eight and drove off ...

Gurkha soldiers in an SAS unit reportedly took Islamic State gunmen captive after threatening to behead them with their famous kukri knives. Up to a dozen gunmen are believed to have been captured ...

Gurkhas have been part of the British Army for almost 200 years, but who are these fearsome Nepalese fighters? "Better to die than be a coward" is the motto of the world-famous Nepalese Gurkha ...

Think of Folkestone and most people imagine beaches, the Edwardian seafront and the picturesque fishing harbour. So it comes as a surprise to find that the town is home to Britain's most fearsome ...

LONDON — The storied Nepalese warriors who have served in the British military for nearly two centuries were given the automatic right Thursday to settle in Britain, gaining a hard-won victory after ...

Simply sign up to the Life & Arts myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. Mahanta Shrestha could not be more grateful for what Britain has done for him. “I came,” says the Nepalese ...