The Oberoi Udaivilas, set on the picturesque banks of Lake Pichola, is much more than a luxury deluxe hotel.

The top-notch facilities offered at ‘Oberoi Udaivilas’ charm travelers into a make belief world that is a mixture of present day luxuries with mediaeval splendor and regalia.

The ‘Oberoi Exotic Vacations’ package provides the ideal opportunity to embark on a trip of revival in the comfy and nurturing environment of The Oberoi Udaivilas, Udaipur.  

Washington  - Germany is examining the carmaker Opel's request for government credit guarantees, Finance Minister Peer Steinbrueck said.

"We are looking into it to see whether it's appropriate," Steinbrueck said Friday night in Washington on the sidelines of the Group of 20 summit of developed and emerging economies.

Controversial film producer Kamal Khan has decided to file an application on Saturday in Bombay High Court against the ban of his film, Deshdrohi.

The Maharashtra government has banned the movie on Wednesday, as it claimed that that it would cause law and order problems in the state.

The government has banned the movie under Section 6 of the Bombay Cinema Regulation Act, 1963. The ban would be effective for two months.

Zamboanga City, Philippines - Islamic militants freed a kidnapped humanitarian worker after holding her hostage for two months in the southern Philippines, police said Saturday.

Millet Mendoza was among five workers of non-governmental organizations abducted September 15 by Muslim Abu Sayyaf rebels in Basilan province, 900 kilometres south of Manila.

The other hostages, including the programme coordinator of an NGO serving poor communities in Basilan, were freed separately ahead of Mendoza.

Washington  - Space shuttle Endeavour lifted off late Friday from Kennedy Space Centre in Cape Canaveral, Florida for a construction mission to the International Space Station.

The shuttle and its seven-member crew blasted off at 7:55 pm (0055 GMT Saturday) for a planned 15-day flight that is to include four spacewalks to repair joints that allow the station's solar panels to rotate toward the sun and to prepare the ISS for expansion.

Taipei  - A Taiwan newspaper on Saturday launched a search for the Word of the Year for 2008, offering 48 Chinese characters for the public to choose from.

The search was launched by the United Daily News and a private foundation in the hope that one Chinese character could summarize the situation of Taiwan in 2008 or reflect Taiwan's people's feelings about the year.