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
- DECEMBER 29, 2001IndiaDEATH PENALTY
An accused cannot be condemned only on the basis of...
An accused cannot be condemned only on the basis of circumstantial evidence, the Orissa High Court ruled
- DECEMBER 28, 2001IndiaDEATH PENALTY
The Gujarat state Cabinet approved the draft Gujarat...
The Gujarat state Cabinet approved the draft Gujarat Control of Organised Crime Bill, 2001
- DECEMBER 21, 2001IndiaDEATH PENALTY
Four people were sentenced to death for the murder...
Four people were sentenced to death for the murder of Rajwinder Kaur's husband and in-laws
- DECEMBER 6, 2001IndiaDEATH PENALTY
Indian suspect Mohammed Afroz, 28, revealed that Al-Qaeda...
Indian suspect Mohammed Afroz, 28, revealed that Al-Qaeda [Osama Bin Laden's organisation] terrorists were planning to crash hijacked jets into the UK Parliament and Tower Bridge
- DECEMBER 2, 2001IndiaDEATH PENALTY
A division bench of the Patna High Court asked government...
A division bench of the Patna High Court asked government advocate S D Yadav to allow Arnit Das, a death-sentence convict, free movement out of the cell on the premises of the Phulwarisharif jail for two hours each in the morning and evening
- NOVEMBER 22, 2001IndiaDEATH PENALTY
A Bill to amend the Explosive Substances Act was introduced...
A Bill to amend the Explosive Substances Act was introduced in the House by the minister of state for the Interior Vidyasagar Rao
- NOVEMBER 13, 2001IndiaDEATH PENALTY
An Indian court sentenced four men to death for murder
An Indian court sentenced four men to death for murder
- NOVEMBER 8, 2001IndiaDEATH PENALTY
The Andhra Pradesh Control of Organised Crime Act (APCOCA)...
The Andhra Pradesh Control of Organised Crime Act (APCOCA) came into effect on November 6
- NOVEMBER 7, 2001IndiaDEATH PENALTY
The All-India Anti-Terrorist Front (AIATF) chairman...
The All-India Anti-Terrorist Front (AIATF) chairman and former president of the Indian Youth Congress Maninderjit Singh Bitta, said that the proposal for the Prevention of Terrorism Ordinance (POTO) was not forceful enough to combat terrorism
- NOVEMBER 3, 2001IndiaDEATH PENALTY
A city court New Delhi sentenced a man to death for...
A city court New Delhi sentenced a man to death for burning his wife after she failed to arrange for Rs 5,000 as dowry
- OCTOBER 25, 2001IndiaDEATH PENALTY
Many senior officials of the Kolkata and West Bengal...
Many senior officials of the Kolkata and West Bengal police welcomed the stringent Prevention of Organised Crime Ordinance
- OCTOBER 23, 2001IndiaDEATH PENALTY
The state Cabinet approved a draft ordinance providing...
The state Cabinet approved a draft ordinance providing for capital punishment or life imprisonment for abductors, hijackers, and for anti-national and subversive activities