diff --git a/app/build.gradle b/app/build.gradle
index 47e6dca..20d3f6d 100755
--- a/app/build.gradle
+++ b/app/build.gradle
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ android {
         namespace "com.dscvit.vitty"
         minSdkVersion 26
         targetSdkVersion 36
-        versionCode 43
+        versionCode 44
         versionName "3.0.1"
         testInstrumentationRunner "androidx.test.runner.AndroidJUnitRunner"
         signingConfig signingConfigs.release
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/dscvit/vitty/util/UtilFunctions.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/dscvit/vitty/util/UtilFunctions.kt
index eaab2ef..94fbd41 100755
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/dscvit/vitty/util/UtilFunctions.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/dscvit/vitty/util/UtilFunctions.kt
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import java.text.SimpleDateFormat
 import java.util.Calendar
 import java.util.Date
 import java.util.Locale
+import java.util.TimeZone
 
 object UtilFunctions {
     fun openLink(
@@ -144,4 +145,32 @@ object UtilFunctions {
         intent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_STREAM, bitmapUri)
         context.startActivity(Intent.createChooser(intent, "Share"))
     }
+
+    fun parseBackendTimeString(timeString: String): Date? {
+        try {
+            val timeRegex = """T(\d{2}):(\d{2}):(\d{2})""".toRegex()
+            val match = timeRegex.find(timeString)
+
+            if (match != null) {
+                val hours = match.groupValues[1].toInt()
+                val minutes = match.groupValues[2].toInt()
+                val seconds = match.groupValues[3].toInt()
+
+                val calendar = Calendar.getInstance()
+                calendar.set(Calendar.HOUR_OF_DAY, hours)
+                calendar.set(Calendar.MINUTE, minutes)
+                calendar.set(Calendar.SECOND, seconds)
+                calendar.set(Calendar.MILLISECOND, 0)
+
+                return calendar.time
+            } else {
+                val sdf = SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ss", Locale.Builder().setLanguage("en").setRegion("IN").build())
+                sdf.timeZone = TimeZone.getTimeZone("Asia/Kolkata")
+                return sdf.parse(timeString)
+            }
+        } catch (e: Exception) {
+            val calendar = Calendar.getInstance(TimeZone.getTimeZone("Asia/Kolkata"))
+            return calendar.time
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/dscvit/vitty/widget/TodayWidget.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/dscvit/vitty/widget/TodayWidget.kt
index 218a58b..844214d 100755
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/dscvit/vitty/widget/TodayWidget.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/dscvit/vitty/widget/TodayWidget.kt
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ suspend fun fetchTodayData(
                         var endTime = parseTimeToTimestamp(period.end_time).toDate()
 
                         val simpleDateFormat =
-                            SimpleDateFormat("h:mm a", Locale.getDefault())
+                            SimpleDateFormat("h:mm a", Locale("en", "IN"))
                         val sTime: String =
                             simpleDateFormat.format(startTime).uppercase(Locale.ROOT)
                         val eTime: String =
@@ -347,20 +347,11 @@ suspend fun fetchTodayData(
 
 fun parseTimeToTimestamp(timeString: String): Timestamp =
     try {
-        val sanitizedTime =
-            if (timeString.contains("+05:53")) {
-                timeString.replace("+05:53", "+05:30")
-            } else {
-                timeString
-            }
-        val time = replaceYearIfZero(sanitizedTime)
-
-        val dateFormat = SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ssXXX", Locale.getDefault())
-        val date = dateFormat.parse(time)
+        val date = UtilFunctions.parseBackendTimeString(timeString)
         if (date != null) {
             Timestamp(date)
         } else {
-            Timber.d("Date parsing error: Unable to parse sanitized time: $time")
+            Timber.d("Date parsing error: Unable to parse time: $timeString")
             Timestamp.now()
         }
     } catch (e: Exception) {
@@ -368,9 +359,4 @@ fun parseTimeToTimestamp(timeString: String): Timestamp =
         Timestamp.now()
     }
 
-fun replaceYearIfZero(dateStr: String): String =
-    if (dateStr.startsWith("0")) {
-        "2023" + dateStr.substring(4)
-    } else {
-        dateStr
-    }
+