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
- JULY 29, 2008United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: TWO INDIAN MEN SPARED DEATH ROW IN SHARJAH
in a major reprieve in the United Arab Emirates, a Sharjah court pardoned two Indian migrant workers.
- JULY 25, 2008IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: DEATH SENTENCE FOR RAPE AND MURDER OF 5 YEAR OLD
the Indian Supreme Court sentenced a man, identified as Bantu, to death for raping and murdering a five year old girl and attempting to cover up the crime as an accident.
- JULY 22, 2008IndiaDEATH PENALTY
the Indian Supreme Court commuted the death sentence awarded to Swami Shardanand
the Indian Supreme Court commuted the death sentence awarded to Swami Shardanand
- JULY 9, 2008IndiaDEATH PENALTY
in Thrissur, India, District Sessions Judge B Kamalpasha...
in Thrissur, India, District Sessions Judge B Kamalpasha...
- JUNE 30, 2008IndiaDEATH PENALTY
the Nagpur Bench of the Bombay High Court...
the Nagpur Bench of the Bombay High Court...
- JUNE 30, 2008IndiaDEATH PENALTY
a local fast track court of Govind Prasad Singh...
a local fast track court of Govind Prasad Singh...
JUNE 29, 2008IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA. ‘JUDGES SHOULD NOT BE LENIENT WHILE DEALING WITH GRAVE CRIMES’
Judges should not be lenient while sentencing those who have committed
- JUNE 28, 2008IndiaDEATH PENALTY
a local fast track court in Aurangabad...
a local fast track court in Aurangabad...
- JUNE 26, 2008IndiaDEATH PENALTY
the Qatar Court of Appeals upheld the verdict...
the Qatar Court of Appeals upheld the verdict...
- JUNE 18, 2008IndiaDEATH PENALTY
a local fast track court in Buxar...
a local fast track court in Buxar...
- JUNE 14, 2008IndiaDEATH PENALTY
a court in Panchkula, India...
a court in Panchkula, India...
- JUNE 11, 2008IndiaDEATH PENALTY
the chief investigator of the assassination of former prime minister Rajiv..
the chief investigator of the assassination of former prime minister Rajiv...