India
2026
- GOVERNMENT
- federal parliamentary republic
- CONSTITUTION
- January 26, 1950; amended several times
- LEGAL SYSTEM
- based on English common law; partial review of legislative acts by the judiciary
- LEGISLATIVE SYSTEM
- bicameral, Council of States (Rajya Sabha) and People's Assembly (Lok Sabha)
- JUDICIAL SYSTEM
- Supreme Court, judges appointed by the President and serve until 65 years of age
RELIGIONS
80% Hindu; 11% Muslims; 2% Christians; 2% Sikhs; Buddhist minorities and others
From the country
APRIL 8, 2013IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: DEATH PENALTY FOR PUNE BUS DRIVER
A court in India has given the death penalty to a bus driver who killed nine people and injured
- APRIL 6, 2013IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: SUPREME COURT STAYS EXECUTION OF EIGHT DEATH ROW CONVICTS
The Supreme Court in India stayed the execution of eight death row convicts whose mercy
- APRIL 5, 2013IndiaDEATH PENALTY
a special CBI court here awarded death sentence to three policemen
a special CBI court here awarded death sentence to three policemen
APRIL 5, 2013IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: NEW, TOUGHER ANTI-RAPE BILL COMES INTO FORCE
Indian President Pranab Mukherjee has given his assent to the anti-rape bill which details
- APRIL 3, 2013IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: PRESIDENT REJECTS MERCY PETITION, HARYANA RAPE MURDER CONVICT DHARAMPAL TO BE HANGED NEXT WEEK
Dharampal, the Haryana rape convict who was released on parole and went on to murder
MARCH 31, 2013IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: 99% OF DEATH SENTENCE PRISONERS ESCAPE GALLOWS
Lost in the cacophony of human rights activists protesting against death penalty after Parliament
- MARCH 28, 2013MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
the Federal Court in Malaysia uphold the conviction and death sentence on a female Indian national
the Federal Court in Malaysia uphold the conviction and death sentence on a female Indian national
- MARCH 25, 2013IndiaDEATH PENALTY
a tribal youth was sentenced to death by a court...
a tribal youth was sentenced to death by a court...
- MARCH 22, 2013IndiaDEATH PENALTY
fast track court in Odisha’s Jharsuguda district sentenced a man to capital punishment
fast track court in Odisha’s Jharsuguda district sentenced a man to capital punishment
MARCH 22, 2013ItalyDEATH PENALTYINDIA: ITALIAN MARINES WON'T GET DEATH SENTENCE
Indian External affairs minister Salman Khurshid laid a statement on Italian marines in Lok
- MARCH 21, 2013IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE OVER 1993 MUMBAI BLASTS
India's top court upheld the death penalty for a mastermind of a series of bombings which killed
- MARCH 21, 2013IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: ORPHANAGE FOUNDER GETS DEATH SENTENCE IN GIRLS' GANG RAPE CASE
Observing that the convict "was a menace to the society," a court in Mumbai awarded death sentence