* Upgrade to node 24
Upgrade ot node
* licence manual updates
* pckage.json version update
* version update
* update package-lock.json
* upgrade `actions/checkout` to v5 and `actions/setup-python` to v6 in README.md
* upgrade `actions/checkout` to v5 and `actions/setup-python` to v6 in advanced-usage.md
Updated GitHub Actions to use newer versions of checkout and setup-python actions.
* node-version update in the workflows
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Co-authored-by: Aparna Jyothi <[email protected]>
Co-authored-by: priya-kinthali <[email protected]>