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Deepak KAINTH, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent.
    No. 11-73064.
    United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
    Submission Deferred Feb. 12, 2015.
    Submitted Dec. 23, 2015.
    
    Filed Dec. 28, 2015.
    Maleeha Haq, Rai & Associates, San Francisco, CA, Arit Butani, Law Offices of Arit Butani, San Francisco, CA, Hardeep Singh Rai, Hardeep S. Rai, San Francisco, CA, for Petitioner.
    OIL, Kevin James Conway, Esquire, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, Chief Counsel ICE, Office of the Chief Counsel Department of Homeland Security, San Francisco, CA, for Respondent.
    Before: TASHIMA, McKEOWN, and CLIFTON, Circuit Judges.
    
      
       The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).
    
   MEMORANDUM

Deepak Kainth, a native and citizen of India, petitions for review of the BIA’s dismissal of his appeal from the immigration judge’s entry of an order denying his application for asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the Convention Against Torture. We deny the petition for review.

Substantial evidence supports the adverse credibility determination. The inconsistencies identified by the IJ and BIA are not so trivial as to make them immaterial for purposes of assessing credibility. “[E]ven minor inconsistencies that have a bearing on a petitioner’s veracity may constitute the basis for an adverse credibility determination.” Ren v. Holder, 648 F.3d 1079, 1089 (9th Cir.2011). Although Kainth has offered various explanations for these inconsistencies, the IJ and the BIA are not required to credit these explanations. Zamanov v. Holder, 649 F.3d 969, 974 (9th Cir.2011). The adverse credibility determination was reasonable, and Kainth’s contention that the IJ and BIA did not properly consider the totality of the circumstances lacks merit.

The determination that Kainth’s proffered corroborative evidence was unreliable was also supported by substantial evidence. We uphold the BIA’s determination unless the record “compels a contrary result.” Almaghzar v. Gonzales, 457 F.3d 915, 922 (9th Cir.2006). Here, it does not.

In the absence of credible evidence, the asylum and withholding of removal claims fail. Farah v. Ashcroft, 348 F.3d 1153, 1156 (9th Cir.2003). The CAT claim, which is based on the same testimony, also fails. Id. at 1156-57.

Petition DENIED. 
      
       This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.