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 1, 2002IndiaDEATH PENALTY
In an editorial in the Hindustan Times Vir Sanghvi...
In an editorial in the Hindustan Times Vir Sanghvi argued against the debated implementation of the death penalty to convicted rapists: "I have two problems with the death-penalty-for-rape approach
- NOVEMBER 30, 2002IndiaDEATH PENALTY
Gang rape victim Anjana Mishra stated in the Hindustan...
Gang rape victim Anjana Mishra stated in the Hindustan Times that rapists should not be sentenced to death
- NOVEMBER 30, 2002IndiaDEATH PENALTY
India Defence Minister George Fernandes joined a rising...
India Defence Minister George Fernandes joined a rising call to apply the death penalty to rapists, saying Chinese-style execution would be suitable in India where a woman is molested every hour
- NOVEMBER 30, 2002IndiaDEATH PENALTY
Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani's suggestion that...
Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani's suggestion that rapists should be hanged does not seem to be favoured by legal experts, social activists and police personnel in the city
- NOVEMBER 30, 2002IndiaDEATH PENALTY
India Defence Minister George Fernandes joined a rising...
India Defence Minister George Fernandes joined a rising call to apply the death penalty to rapists, saying Chinese-style execution would be suitable in India where a woman is molested every hour
- NOVEMBER 29, 2002IndiaDEATH PENALTY
The Secretary of the All India Democratic Women's Association,...
The Secretary of the All India Democratic Women's Association, Brinda Karat, said the Deputy Prime Minister, L
- NOVEMBER 29, 2002IndiaDEATH PENALTY
Legal experts declared themselves divided over the...
Legal experts declared themselves divided over the announcement made by deputy prime minister L K Advani that rapists should be awarded capital punishment
- NOVEMBER 28, 2002IndiaDEATH PENALTY
At a seminar organised by West Bengal Legal Aid Services...
At a seminar organised by West Bengal Legal Aid Services Legal Aid Services chairman Ganguli, in response to Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani's statement that rapists should be executed, stressed that capital punishment contradicted the right to life guar
- NOVEMBER 26, 2002IndiaDEATH PENALTY
Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani said in the Lok Sabha...
Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani said in the Lok Sabha that the government favours the death sentence for rapists and would like to enact a law for this in consultations with states and political parties
- NOVEMBER 18, 2002IndiaDEATH PENALTY
Three men all Indians caught trafficking drugs in a...
Three men all Indians caught trafficking drugs in a sting operation were sentenced to death by the Dubai Supreme Court
- NOVEMBER 17, 2002IndiaDEATH PENALTY
Khayali Khan, 30, and Shahzad, 28, two prisoners serving...
Khayali Khan, 30, and Shahzad, 28, two prisoners serving life sentences were tortured to death by officials of the Kasur District Jail
- OCTOBER 31, 2002IndiaDEATH PENALTY
A local court has sentenced a youth to capital punishment...
A local court has sentenced a youth to capital punishment for raping and murdering a minor school girl, last year