Rishi Sunak bowed out as UK Opposition Leader in Parliament on Wednesday with a reference to his career's Diwali milestones.

Former British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak used his final Prime Minister’s Questions (PMQs) in the House of Commons for a light-hearted exchange with Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Wednesday.

Canada's opposition leader Pierre Poilievre has cancelled Diwali celebrations that were scheduled to take place at Parliament Hill in Ottawa.

The Overseas Friends of India Canada (OFIC), the event's organiser, received no explanation for the cancellation of the Diwali celebration, originally set to be hosted by Conservative MP Todd Doherty on October 30.

The Hindu-Canadian community has criticised Opposition Leader Pierre Poilievre in very strong words after he and other leaders of his Conservative Party pulled out of a Diwali event that is in its 24th year. An Indo-Canadian organisation said it was a sign of the community being treated as 'outsiders' in Canada.