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
- JUNE 17, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: EU OPPOSES DEATH TO BHULLAR
the European Union appealed to India not to execute KLF member Devender Singh Bhullar...
- JUNE 17, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: GAUHATI HC EXTENDS STAY ON DEATH SENTENCE OF MURDER CONVICT
the Gauhati High Court in India extended the stay on execution of murder convict Mahendra Das once again till July 21, after the central government sought time to file an affidavit explaining circumstances that led to the inordinate delay in rejecting his
- JUNE 17, 2011United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: BLOOD MONEY IMPASSE HITS SHARJAH DEATH ROW CASE
stalled negotiations over blood money forced the Sharjah Court of Appeal in the United Arab Emirates to adjourn again its hearing to June 20 in the case of 17 Indians sentenced to death by the Sharjah Sharia Court for the murder of a Pakistani bootlegger.
JUNE 16, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: BOMBAY HIGH COURT SAYS SECOND CONVICTION UNDER NDPS NEED NOT BE DEATH
the Bombay High Court, one of the oldest and chartered High Courts in India, struck down
- JUNE 13, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: INDIAN NATIONAL TO HANG FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Judge Datuk Mohd Azman Hussin of the Malaysian High Court sentenced Indian national
- JUNE 8, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: DEATH FOR 10 IN ETAH ‘HONOUR KILLING' CASE
in Etah, India, Additional Sessions and Special Judge (anti-dacoity) RB Sharma sentenced 10 people to death for murdering Rameshpal Singh, Udaypal Singh alias Bhura, and Vidya in an honour killing in Bilkhatra village on November 13, 2008.
JUNE 7, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: HIGH COURT STAYS EXECUTION OF DEATH SENTENCE ON DAS
The Gauhati High Court in India stayed the hanging of death row convict Mahendra
- JUNE 1, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: MAN GETS DEATH FOR KILLING DAUGHTER
in Rampur, India, Additional District Judge Kamini Pathak sentenced Shaukat Saifi to death for beheading his daughter on June 20, 2009 over her love affair with a youth in Kirmicha village.
- MAY 31, 2011United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UAE: BLOOD MONEY PAID, 3 PUNJABI YOUTHS RETURN HOME FROM DUBAI
after being released from death row in Sharjah central jail in the United Arab Emirates
MAY 31, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: SEARCH FOR HANGMAN DELAYS EXECUTIONS
India's first executions in seven years are likely be delayed because authorities are unable to find
- MAY 29, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: HC SETS ASIDE DEATH PENALTY, ACQUITS MAN
domestic help Sandeep Maingade, 31, was acquitted by a division bench of justice BH Marlapalle and justice Abhay Thipsay of the Bombay high court in India.
- MAY 28, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: AMNESTY SLAMS GOVT DECISION TO EXECUTE TWO PRISONERS
Amnesty International slammed the Indian President Pratibha Patil's decision to allow the execution of Devinder Pal Singh Bhullar and Mahendra Nath Das.