Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday flagged off four new Vande Bharat Express trains from his parliamentary constituency, Varanasi, further expanding India’s flagship high-speed rail network.

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According to Member of Alliance of Universities for Research on High Speed Rail, International Union of Railways, Chitresh Srivastava, the Vande Bharat Express has become a symbol of modernisation and national pride. People see it as, something homegrown and futuristic."When it was first introduced, people doubted whether it would actually work in India or just cater to a privileged few," he said. "But today, Vande Bharat stands for progress,not just a new train, but a vision f

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