chore: Remove title and badges from README index

[rusackas]

User description

Removed project title and various badges from README. They were using 3rd party sources not allowed by the ASF.

SUMMARY

BEFORE/AFTER SCREENSHOTS OR ANIMATED GIF

TESTING INSTRUCTIONS

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

• [ ] Has associated issue:
• [ ] Required feature flags:
• [ ] Changes UI
• [ ] Includes DB Migration (follow approval process in SIP-59)
  • [ ] Migration is atomic, supports rollback & is backwards-compatible
  • [ ] Confirm DB migration upgrade and downgrade tested
  • [ ] Runtime estimates and downtime expectations provided
• [ ] Introduces new feature or API
• [ ] Removes existing feature or API

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CodeAnt-AI Description

Remove project title and third-party badges from README

What Changed

• Removed the top-of-file project title and all external badges (license, release, CI, PyPI, coverage, Slack, docs) from the repository README
• The README header now begins directly with the project image, simplifying the visual header shown on GitHub
• Viewing the README no longer loads badge images or links from third-party hosts, eliminating those external requests and linkouts

Impact

✅ No third-party badge images on README ✅ Fewer external requests when viewing README ✅ README complies with ASF asset-sourcing expectations

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