Dubai: Prestige International School and College has received the Outstanding School of the Year Award at the World School Summit held in Dubai. Chairman Hyder Ali accepted the award from author Chetan Bhagat, who was the chief guest at the event.
The World School Summit is an international platform that brings together educators, policymakers, and institutions to acknowledge achievements in the field of education. The award recognises the school’s work in academic standards, teaching practices, and student development.
Chairman Hyder Ali thanked the school’s teachers, students, and parents for their contribution, noting that the recognition reflects their collective effort and commitment.
The event was attended by education professionals and dignitaries from various countries.

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Kottayam(Kerala) (PTI): A 33-year-old man climbed onto a parked truck carrying cooking gas cylinders and set fire to one of them near Thalayolaparambu in the small hours of Saturday, police said.
The incident occurred around 12.30 am, they said.
The fire and rescue personnel soon arrived at the scene and extinguished the fire, averting a major disaster.
According to police, the man is suspected to be under mental distress as he claimed that he was walking from Ernakulam to his home in Marangattupilly here when he saw the truck on the roadside.
An FIR under sections 329(3)(criminal trespass),324(2)(mischief),326(f)(mischief by injury, inundation, fire or explosive substance) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita was lodged against him.
Police said that the man was formally arrested, but will be released on station bail as the offences he is accused of are bailable.
"His family is here at the station and he will be released to them," the officer said.
In the FIR, police have said that the man opened the seal of one of the gas cylinders and set fire to it with the knowledge that his act was dangerous to those living in the area.
According to the company transporting the cooking gas cylinders, it suffered a loss of Rs 2,300 in the incident.
