Redundancies

No: ...survived an assasination attempt
Yes: There was an assassination attempt on...

No: managed to win
Yes: won

No: Month of September
Yes: September
(The same is the case with: in the year 2004)

No: India has the most number of XYZ in the world
Yes: India has the most XYZ

No: reiterate
Yes: iterate
(reiterate is when you say the same thing for the third time)

No: I have been playing football for the past 10 years
Yes: I have been playing football for 10 years

No: only two to three
Yes: two to three

No: about ninety-nine persons
Yes: ninety-nine persons

No: gruesome crime/brutally murdered
Yes: crime/murdered

(NOTE: These rules are not rigid. In some cases, they may not apply. This post was updated on September 6, 2004)