Singh

MEMORANDUM **

Gurdip Singh, a native and citizen of India, petitions for review of the decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) affirming without opinion the denial by an immigration judge (IJ) of his requests for asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the Convention Against Torture (CAT). We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review *768 the adverse credibility finding under the substantial evidence standard and will uphold the decision unless the evidence compels a contrary conclusion. See Singh v. Ashcroft, 367 F.3d 1139, 1143 (9th Cir.2004). We deny the petition.

Substantial evidence supports the IJ’s adverse credibility determination. Singh’s testimony regarding material events was, in several instances, inconsistent or implausible. See Singh-Kaur v. INS, 183 F.3d 1147, 1152-53 (9th Cir.1999). For example, Singh testified that on the day before his first arrest, he attended a religious ceremony in a temple. Singh was unable to explain why a newspaper article described the ceremony in another location. Singh’s application stated that after his third arrest, he refused to tell the police anything. He testified, however, that he told the…