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 30, 2004IndiaDEATH PENALTY
the Mirpur District Criminal Court, Pakistan, gave an Indian national ten death sentences
the Mirpur District Criminal Court, Pakistan, gave an Indian national ten death sentences
- DECEMBER 28, 2004IndiaDEATH PENALTY
doctors from across India vehemently opposed the proposal to replace hanging
doctors from across India vehemently opposed the proposal to replace hanging
- DECEMBER 15, 2004IndiaDEATH PENALTY
a Fast Track Court in Ahmedabad, India, sentenced 19-year-old Balwant Thakore to death
a Fast Track Court in Ahmedabad, India, sentenced 19-year-old Balwant Thakore to death
- DECEMBER 13, 2004IndiaDEATH PENALTY
a 28-year-old man named Shaheer, convicted of killing a police...
a 28-year-old man named Shaheer, convicted of killing a police...
- DECEMBER 10, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
hundreds of Tibetans took to the streets of New Delhi in a silent protest march
hundreds of Tibetans took to the streets of New Delhi in a silent protest march
- DECEMBER 9, 2004IndiaDEATH PENALTY
the Additional Sessions Court in Thalassery, India, sentenced to death Raju
the Additional Sessions Court in Thalassery, India, sentenced to death Raju
- NOVEMBER 3, 2004IndiaDEATH PENALTY
A Pakistani national was sentenced to death by a Delhi...
A Pakistani national was sentenced to death by a Delhi court for causing a bomb explosion in 1997 in a crowded blue line bus, killing four persons and injuring 24
- OCTOBER 30, 2004IndiaDEATH PENALTY
A Fast Track Court in India sentenced to death Joy...
A Fast Track Court in India sentenced to death Joy alias Thomas, 41 and Chacko alias James, 38, for murdering a jeep driver in order to steal his vehicle
- OCTOBER 29, 2004IndiaDEATH PENALTY
See article of same date under 'the death penalty for...
See article of same date under 'the death penalty for terrorism'
- OCTOBER 27, 2004IndiaDEATH PENALTY
India's eastern state of Bihar was considering training...
India's eastern state of Bihar was considering training prisoners to become hangmen so it could deal with the convicts it had on death row, State Jail Minister Raghvendra Pratap Singh said
- OCTOBER 10, 2004IndiaDEATH PENALTY
Death penalty is no deterrent to crime and it has to...
Death penalty is no deterrent to crime and it has to go, Saji Thomas, secretary of interim National Executive Committee of Amnesty International India, said
- OCTOBER 10, 2004IndiaDEATH PENALTY
a court in Thalassery in the Indian state of Kerala, sentenced to death four Communist Party of India (CPI-M) activists
a court in Thalassery in the Indian state of Kerala, sentenced to death four Communist Party of India (CPI-M) activists