The new ensign has dropped the horizontal and vertical red stripes that symbolised the Cross of Saint George, reminiscent of the colonial ... Also Read- Explained: New Indian Navy Ensign to be ...

(ANI) Read here: Indian Navy unveils new Shivaji-inspired designs ... which replaced the colonial St George’s cross. The naval ensign was unveiled during the commissioning of India’s first ...

Before Independence, the Navy’s ensign carried the Union Jack on the upper canton along with St. George’s Cross. In 1950, the Union Jack was replaced by the Indian flag but the cross was retained.

Indian Navy personnel during a guard of honour ceremony ... of Maratha ruler Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and the Cross of St George being dropped. It also ended the practice of senior officers ...

Indian Navy's new ensign, the Saint George’s Cross has been removed from the Indian Navy’s new flag. Image Credit : Indian Navy The new naval ensign was unveiled in an effort to move away from ...