diff --git a/recipes/hindu.recipe b/recipes/hindu.recipe
index 442d6dba2b..c5e0c07801 100644
--- a/recipes/hindu.recipe
+++ b/recipes/hindu.recipe
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import json
 import re
 from collections import defaultdict
-from datetime import datetime
+from datetime import date
 from calibre.web.feeds.news import BasicNewsRecipe, classes
 
 
@@ -26,9 +26,10 @@ class TheHindu(BasicNewsRecipe):
 
     extra_css = '''
         .caption {font-size:small; text-align:center;}
-        .author {font-size:small; font-weight:bold;}
+        .author, .dateLine {font-size:small; font-weight:bold;}
         .subhead, .subhead_lead {font-weight:bold;}
         img {display:block; margin:0 auto;}
+        .italic {font-style:italic; color:#202020;}
     '''
 
     ignore_duplicate_articles = {'url'}
@@ -52,20 +53,22 @@ class TheHindu(BasicNewsRecipe):
         BasicNewsRecipe.__init__(self, *args, **kwargs)
         if self.output_profile.short_name.startswith('kindle'):
             if not past_edition:
-                self.title = 'The Hindu ' + datetime.today().strftime('%b %d, %Y')
+                self.title = 'The Hindu ' + date.today().strftime('%b %d, %Y')
 
     def parse_index(self):
+        
         global local_edition
         if local_edition or past_edition:
             if local_edition is None:
                 local_edition = 'th_chennai'
-            today = datetime.today().strftime('%Y-%m-%d')
+            today = date.today().strftime('%Y-%m-%d')
             if past_edition:
                 today = past_edition
                 self.log('Downloading past edition of', local_edition + ' from ' + today)
             url = absurl('/todays-paper/' + today + '/' + local_edition + '/')
         else:
             url = 'https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/'
+            
         raw = self.index_to_soup(url, raw=True)
         soup = self.index_to_soup(raw)
         ans = self.hindu_parse_index(soup)
@@ -83,8 +86,8 @@ class TheHindu(BasicNewsRecipe):
             if not self.tag_to_string(script).strip().startswith('let grouped_articles = {}'):
                 continue
             if script is not None:
-                art = re.search(r'grouped_articles = ({\"[^<]+?]})', self.tag_to_string(script))
-                data = json.loads(art.group(1))
+                art = re.search(r'grouped_articles = ({\".*)', self.tag_to_string(script))
+                data = json.JSONDecoder().raw_decode(art.group(1))[0]
 
                 feeds_dict = defaultdict(list)