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 25, 2008IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: CONVICT APPEALS IN ALADI ARUNA MURDER CASE
a convict sentenced to death in the Aladi Aruna Murder Case filed an appeal against his conviction before the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court in India.
- APRIL 24, 2008IndiaDEATH PENALTY
AMNESTY TO RELEASE INDIA-SPECIFIC DEATH PENALTY REPORT
human rights watchdog Amnesty International India and the People’s Union for Civil Liberties, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, will release a Report on Death Penalty on May 2.
- APRIL 18, 2008PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN POSTPONES HANGING OF INDIAN NATIONAL - PAPER
Pakistan postponed the hanging of Sarabjit Singh to June 1, hours after External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee appealed to Islamabad to give the "unfortunate human being" clemency on humanitarian grounds
- APRIL 17, 2008IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: 2 GET DEATH FOR TAMIL NADU MINISTER'S MURDER
a sessions court in Tirunelveli, India, sentenced two people to death for the murder of Aladi Aruna, a former Tamil Nadu minister.
- APRIL 15, 2008IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: TAMIL NADU MAN GETS DEATH FOR BURNING CHILD TO DEATH
in India, a man named Venkatesan Anna was sentenced to death for the murder of a nine year old girl named Rebecca.
APRIL 11, 2008IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA. 19YO SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
at a lower court in Kochi, India, Principal Sessions Judge Ernakulam, D
- APRIL 4, 2008IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA. SC STAYS DEATH PENALTY OF MUMBAI BLAST CONVICT
India’s Supreme Court stayed the death sentence of Zakir Hussain Noor
- APRIL 4, 2008IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: DEATH PENALTY FOR KILLING OF CHILDREN
describing the killing of three innocent children who were asleep as one of the “rarest of rare cases...
- APRIL 4, 2008KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
INDIAN IN KUWAIT'S DEATH ROW GETS HELP FROM NRIS
an Indian sentenced to death in Kuwait for the murder of a Nepali girl is likely to get a fresh stab at life thanks to generous NRIs in the Gulf region who paid blood money to the victim's family.
MARCH 31, 2008United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTYEMIRATI SAVES TWO PRISONERS FROM CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
an Emirati man's charity gave a new lease on life to two prisoners sentenced to
- MARCH 29, 2008IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: ADVANI WILL GO BY SC VERDICT ON AFZAL
Indian NDA Prime Ministerial candidate L K Advani indicated that if voted to power...
- MARCH 20, 2008IndiaDEATH PENALTY
Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf has delayed by 30 days the execution of
Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf has delayed by 30 days the execution of