private static final String dateFormat = "yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ssZ"; // 2011-01-29T00:02:08+06:00

    public static Calendar parseDate(String strDate) throws ParseException {
        SimpleDateFormat sdf = new SimpleDateFormat(dateFormat, Locale.US);
        Calendar cal = Calendar.getInstance();
        cal.setTime(sdf.parse(strDate));
        return cal;
    }