using System;
using System.Globalization;
public class Test
{
public static void Main()
{
string dateString;
DateTimeOffset offsetDate;
dateString = "05/01/2008 6:00:00AM +5:00";
offsetDate = DateTimeOffset.Parse(dateString, null, DateTimeStyles.AdjustToUniversal);
Console.WriteLine(offsetDate.ToString());
}
}