diff --git a/searching_algo/binary_search.py b/searching_algo/binary_search.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c0fba34
--- /dev/null
+++ b/searching_algo/binary_search.py
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+def binary_search(arr,element):
+    lower = 0
+    upper = len(arr) - 1
+    while(lower < upper):
+        mid = (lower + (upper - 1)) // 2
+        if arr[mid] > element:
+            upper = mid-1
+        elif arr[mid] < element:
+            lower = mid + 1
+        else:
+            return True
+    return False
diff --git a/searching_algo/linera_search.py b/searching_algo/linera_search.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0e31b10
--- /dev/null
+++ b/searching_algo/linera_search.py
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+def linear_search(arr, element):
+    for i in arr:
+        if i == element:
+            return True
+    return False
+