diff --git a/lib/routes/dnaindia/common.ts b/lib/routes/dnaindia/common.ts
index 8620797fa..46c27b2b7 100644
--- a/lib/routes/dnaindia/common.ts
+++ b/lib/routes/dnaindia/common.ts
@@ -36,14 +36,23 @@ export async function handler(ctx) {
             cache.tryGet(item.link, async () => {
                 const { data: response } = await got(item.link);
                 const $ = load(response);
-                item.itunes_item_image = $('div.article-img img').attr('src');
-                item.category = $('div.tags ul li')
+
+                const itunes_item_image = $('div.article-img img').attr('src');
+                const category = $('div.tags ul li')
                     .toArray()
                     .map((item) => $(item).find('a').text());
-                const time = $('p.dna-update').text().split('Updated:')[1];
-                item.pubDate = timezone(parseDate(time, 'MMMDD,YYYY,hh:mmA'), +5.5);
-                item.author = 'DNA Web Team';
-                item.description = $('div.article-description')
+                // Process date
+                const timeText = $('p.dna-update').text();
+                const dateMatch = timeText.match(/Updated\s*:\s*([\w\s,:\d]+?)(?:\s*\||$)/);
+                let time = dateMatch ? dateMatch[1].trim() : '';
+                time = time.replace(/\s+IST$/, '');
+                const pubDate = timezone(parseDate(time), +5.5);
+                // Get author information
+                const authorMeta = $('meta[name="author"]').attr('content');
+                const author = authorMeta || 'DNA Web Team';
+
+                // Process description
+                const description = $('div.article-description')
                     .clone()
                     .children('div')
                     .remove()
@@ -51,7 +60,16 @@ export async function handler(ctx) {
                     .toArray()
                     .map((element) => $(element).html())
                     .join('');
-                return item;
+
+                // Return all properties at once
+                return {
+                    ...item,
+                    itunes_item_image,
+                    category,
+                    pubDate,
+                    author,
+                    description,
+                };
             })
         )
     );