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 27, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: PRESIDENT GIVES GO-AHEAD FOR HANGING OF BHULLAR, DAS
After seven years, the go-ahead has been given in India for execution of two murder convicts
- MAY 25, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
MERCY PETITION FOR INDIA'S 'HOUSE OF HORROR' KILLINGS
Surender Koli lodged a petition for mercy over his death sentence for the Nithari serial killings in India.
- MAY 23, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: GODHRA CONVICTS CHALLENGE COURT ORDER
the 11 convicts sentenced to death in the Godhra carnage case approached the Gujarat high court in India challenging the special court's order.
- MAY 21, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: DEATH SENTENCE IN MURDER CASE
in India, Palakkad Additional Sessions Judge P.K. Haneefa sentenced Kanakaraj to death for murdering and robbing Sheela Jayakrishnan on March 23, 2010...
- MAY 21, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: GRANNY FROM INDIA GETS DEATH
62-year-old Indian national Fazila Bee Abdul Kareem, from Chennai...
- MAY 19, 2011United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
YOUTHS ON DEATH ROW: BLOOD MONEY PRODUCED IN COURT
the 46 lakh blood money to be paid to the family of the deceased Pakistan national by 17 Indian youths on death row in the United Arab Emirates and their families...
- MAY 13, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: SC 'ORDERS' GALLOWS FOR COPS IN FAKE ENCOUNTERS
a bench of the Indian Supreme Court comprising Justice Markandey Katju and Justice Gyan Sudha Misra said that police who kill people in the name of a fake 'encounter' fell within the category of "the rarest of rare'' cases.
- MAY 12, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: BELGAUM'S DEATH ROW JAIL OVERFLOWS
the Hindalga central jail of Belgaum, India, is facing an acute shortage of barracks. As it's the only jail housing death row inmates, their number has been steadily rising over the years.
- MAY 12, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: DELHI HIGH COURT AWARDS DEATH FOR 3 FOR HONOUR KILLING
in New Delhi, India, Additional sessions judge DK Sharma sentenced Surender Singh, his brother Narender, and their mother Lakhpati Devi to death.
- MAY 10, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: ELEVEN PRISONERS ON DEATH ROW IN DASNA JAIL
with a special court ordering the execution of Surender Koli in the sensational Nithari serial killings case in India, the number of prisoners on death row in the Dasna district jail has reached 11, Jail Superintendent Vireshwar Raj Sharma said.
MAY 10, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: SUPREME COURT RECOMMENDS DEATH PENALTY FOR ‘HONOUR KILLINGS’
India's Supreme Court has recommended the death penalty for those convicted of
- MAY 4, 2011IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: DEATH SENTENCE FOR TWO MILITANTS
in Jammu, India, Kathua Principal sessions judge Jang Bhadur Singh Jamwal...