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
MARCH 31, 2013IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: 99% OF DEATH SENTENCE PRISONERS ESCAPE GALLOWS
Lost in the cacophony of human rights activists protesting against death penalty after Parliament
- MARCH 28, 2013MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
the Federal Court in Malaysia uphold the conviction and death sentence on a female Indian national
the Federal Court in Malaysia uphold the conviction and death sentence on a female Indian national
- MARCH 25, 2013IndiaDEATH PENALTY
a tribal youth was sentenced to death by a court...
a tribal youth was sentenced to death by a court...
- MARCH 22, 2013IndiaDEATH PENALTY
fast track court in Odisha’s Jharsuguda district sentenced a man to capital punishment
fast track court in Odisha’s Jharsuguda district sentenced a man to capital punishment
MARCH 22, 2013ItalyDEATH PENALTYINDIA: ITALIAN MARINES WON'T GET DEATH SENTENCE
Indian External affairs minister Salman Khurshid laid a statement on Italian marines in Lok
- MARCH 21, 2013IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE OVER 1993 MUMBAI BLASTS
India's top court upheld the death penalty for a mastermind of a series of bombings which killed
- MARCH 21, 2013IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: ORPHANAGE FOUNDER GETS DEATH SENTENCE IN GIRLS' GANG RAPE CASE
Observing that the convict "was a menace to the society," a court in Mumbai awarded death sentence
MARCH 14, 2013IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: MAN GETS DEATH PENALTY FOR RAPING, KILLING MINOR GIRL
In a fast-track trial, a man was sentenced to death by a court in India for raping and killing an
MARCH 8, 2013IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: HC CONFIRMS DEATH SENTENCE FOR RAPIST
The Bombay High Court confirmed the death penalty to a 22-year-old youth from
MARCH 4, 2013IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: YOUTH GETS DEATH FOR RAPING & KILLING MINOR
Conducting a rape and murder trial in a short span of nine days, a court in Madhya Pradesh
- FEBRUARY 28, 2013IndiaDEATH PENALTY
a Bhiwani fast-track court sentenced two murder convicts to death penalty in an honour killing case.
a Bhiwani fast-track court sentenced two murder convicts to death penalty in an honour killing case.
FEBRUARY 25, 2013IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: MAN GETS DEATH PENALTY FOR RAPING AND MURDERING MINOR GIRL
A court in Jabalpur, India, awarded death sentence to a man for raping and killing a seven year old