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
- FEBRUARY 22, 2003IndiaDEATH PENALTY
Chandrasekar, 46, was sentenced to death by a fast...
Chandrasekar, 46, was sentenced to death by a fast track court after being convicted of beheaded his son, Shanmugam, with a hacksaw on September 3, 2001, following a quarrel over the latter's inability to find a job
- FEBRUARY 15, 2003IndiaDEATH PENALTY
A man reportedly named as 'Munesh' was sentenced to...
A man reportedly named as 'Munesh' was sentenced to death by a Special Sessions Court in Bulandsahar, India, for the rape and murder of a minor girl
- FEBRUARY 13, 2003IndiaDEATH PENALTY
The Indian government took diplomatic steps in a last...
The Indian government took diplomatic steps in a last ditch effort to save Indian national Ayodhya Prasad Chaubey from a death sentence for importing heroin into Indonesia
- FEBRUARY 11, 2003IndiaDEATH PENALTY
China has executed 81 Tibetan political prisoners in...
China has executed 81 Tibetan political prisoners in the past 16 years and another 208 Tibetans are in detention awaiting the same fate, a human rights group said
- FEBRUARY 7, 2003IndiaDEATH PENALTY
A study by the Law Commission on the barbarity involved...
A study by the Law Commission on the barbarity involved in methods of execution recommended that India replace hanging with lethal injection
- FEBRUARY 5, 2003IndiaDEATH PENALTY
It was reported that the Jharkhand High Court had recently...
It was reported that the Jharkhand High Court had recently commuted the death sentences of Saiyad Rizwan and Chaitali Bhowmick, husband and wife, to life imprisonment
- FEBRUARY 4, 2003IndiaDEATH PENALTY
Tibetans in the Indian capital New Delhi staged a protest...
Tibetans in the Indian capital New Delhi staged a protest against the execution of a Tibetan separatist by China, witnesses said
- JANUARY 31, 2003IndiaDEATH PENALTY
Tibetan protestors, who were arrested on January 30...
Tibetan protestors, who were arrested on January 30 in New Delhi while holding a demonstration outside the Chinese Embassy against the execution of Tibetan monk Lobsang Dhondup [on January 26 in China], went on a hunger strike inside Tihar jail, the Tibet
- JANUARY 29, 2003IndiaDEATH PENALTY
Seven people were sentenced to death and an equal number...
Seven people were sentenced to death and an equal number given life imprisonment by a sessions court in India for setting ablaze a bus which killed six persons in 1998 following a dispute over money
- JANUARY 24, 2003IndiaDEATH PENALTY
Indian Deputy Prime Minister L
Indian Deputy Prime Minister L
- JANUARY 16, 2003IndiaDEATH PENALTY
Tika Ram, a citizen of Nepal, was sentenced to death...
Tika Ram, a citizen of Nepal, was sentenced to death for murdering five members of a family in India in 1996
- JANUARY 10, 2003IndiaDEATH PENALTY
The Patna High Court commuted the death sentence awarded...
The Patna High Court commuted the death sentence awarded to Arnit Das, a murder case convict, to life imprisonment