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
- MAY 26, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: SC STAYS ANSARI'S DEATH SENTENCE
the Indian Supreme Court stayed the death sentence of Aftab Alam Ansari
- MAY 22, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA DEATH FOR GRANDFATHER IN SAMBALPUR
in Sambalpur, India, Kuchinda Additional District judge Saroj Kumar Pati sentenced Rajesh Hembram...
MAY 20, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: SENTENCE FOR RAPE-MURDER COMMUTED
in a landmark judgment, the Gauhati High Court in India commuted the death sentence
- MAY 18, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: DELHI GOVERNMENT BACKS DEATH SENTENCE FOR AFZAL
after 4 years, the Indian government backed the death sentence for Afzal Guru but gave remarks that the implication of law and order situation should be examined closely while carrying out the Supreme Court verdict.
- MAY 18, 2010United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: DEATH SENTENCE UPHELD FOR MURDER
in the United Arab Emirates, Dubai Appeals Court unanimously confirmed the death sentences of two Indian men convicted of murdering and robbing Indian sales executive Y.A.
- MAY 15, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: DEATH SENTENCE FOR TRIPLE MURDER
at a local court in India, Sessions Judge Fatehdeep Singh sentenced Kotkapura resident Joginder Singh to death for murdering a woman, her husband and minor son on July 2, 2008.
- MAY 13, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: DEATH PENALTY FOR KOLI
judge A K Singh from a special CBI court in Ghaziabad, India,,,
- MAY 12, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: DEATH SENTENCE FOR MURDER
in Pune, India, Additional Sessions judge U S Thakare sentenced Sandesh, alias Sainath Kailash Abhang...
- MAY 12, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: 14 YEARS AFTER MASSACRE, 3 GET DEATH
in Bihar, India, Additional district and sessions judge A K Shrivastava sentenced Ajay Singh...
MAY 11, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: MUMBAI ATTACKS GUNMAN COULD BE HANGED THIS YEAR
The lone surviving gunman of the 2008 Mumbai attacks could be executed this year
- MAY 10, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: SC STAYS DEATH SENTENCE
the Indian Supreme Court stayed the death sentence of Jamiluddin Nasir...
- MAY 7, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: HC REDUCES MAN'S DEATH PENALTY TO 20 YEARS JAIL TERM
Justices Pradeep Nandrajog and Suresh Kait of the Delhi High Court in India commuted the death sentence of an unidentified man for raping and murdering a 5-year-old girl to life imprisonment.